UK & USA Today Editoweb 12 november 2009

Half term sparks fall in swine flu

The number of people contracting swine flu has dropped - possibly due to the half-term school break, latest figures have shown.

Two Arrested Over Poppy Tin Theft In Pram

Police hunting a couple caught on CCTV stealing a Poppy Appeal tin and slipping it into their daughter's pram have arrested two people.

BBC publishes bosses' pay and expenses

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) published details of the salaries and expenses of more than 100 of its top executives on Thursday, in what it called a "step change in openness."

BBC's top pay and expenses revealed

Top BBC managers claimed nearly £175,000 in expenses in three months, it has been revealed.

Report to recommend free-to-air Ashes TV coverage

The England cricket team's home Ashes matches with Australia could be forced on to free-to-air television under a review of televised sport in Britain, reports said Thursday.

Army: Fort Hood suspect charged with murder

The Army psychiatrist suspected in a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged in a military court with 13 counts of premeditated murder.

Studio settlement reported for fake movie news

Universal Pictures has agreed to pay $20,000 to the Alaska Press Club to settle complaints about fake news archives used to promote the movie "The Fourth Kind," the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.

Fla. man gets deal in dementia-plagued dad's death

A man charged with killing his dementia-plagued father by dragging him into the ocean has reached a plea deal, his attorney said Thursday, in a case that illuminated the stresses faced by those who care for people with Alzheimer's disease.

Waning Ida's downpours swamp Mid-Atlantic coast

Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, pelting communities from North Carolina northward with gusty winds and heavy rains, inundating streets and stranding drivers in hard-hit Virginia.

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