UK & USA Today Editoweb 26 february 2010

Lads' mags 'should have age restrictions'

A new study says age restrictions should be introduced on "lads mags" to crack down on the sexualisation of children.

Commods lift FTSE 1.5 pct by close

Firmer miners and energy stocks, bolstered by rebounding commodity prices, helped push the FTSE 1.5 percent higher by the close on Friday.

GDP growth revised upward

The economy grew faster than previously estimated in the last three months of 2009 but the 18-month recession from which it emerged turned out to be deeper, revised official figures showed Friday.

Thousands Left Without Power After Snow

Around 3,000 homes in the Perthshire and Aberdeenshire areas of Scotland are without electricity after heavy snowfalls brought down power lines.

MI5 have "dubious record" on torture

Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended the work of MI5 after the Court of Appeal published a judgement strongly criticising the country's security services over the alleged torture of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee.

Hospital admits safety failings

A grieving mother called for health bosses to be held accountable after a hospital admitted safety failings over the death of her severely disabled son.

Storm rakes East; more than 1 million in the dark

A strong-willed winter storm that began with a whimper parked itself Friday over the Northeast, bringing hurricane-force winds, flooding and more than 2 feet of snow as it cut power to more than a million homes and businesses.

Storm rakes East; more than 1 million in the dark

A strong-willed winter storm that began with a whimper parked itself Friday over the Northeast, bringing hurricane-force winds, flooding and more than 2 feet of snow as it cut power to more than a million homes and businesses.

Wash. teacher killed outside school before classes

A man shot and killed a special education teacher as she walked into her Tacoma, Wash., school Friday, shortly before students began arriving for school.

Police: Mistakenly released inmate caught in W.Va.

An inmate serving three life terms for attempted murder was back behind bars Friday, a day after he conned his way out of a Baltimore prison with the help of his cellmate, authorities said.

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