UK & USA Today Editoweb 15 October 2009

Army kit 'contracting-out' rejected

The Government has rejected calls to contract out the acquisition of equipment for the Army

Postal staff agree to two-day national strike: union

Tens of thousands of postal workers will strike nationwide next week in a bitter row over jobs and pay, the Communication Workers Union announced on Thursday following a vote.

Post staff to hold national strikes

Postal workers are to stage two nationwide strikes next week in a bitter row over pay, jobs and working conditions, it has been announced.

Pie crust shows Tommy Cooper's face

Comedian Tommy Cooper may have died 25 years ago but his likeness lives on - on the bottom of a steak pie.

FTSE slips as Citi, Goldman dent banks

The top share index closed lower on Thursday as banks fell after U.S. banking earnings failed to meet some expectations, while miners tracked metal prices down.

Gunmen, bombs hit 5 sites in Pakistan, 39 die

Teams of gunmen launched coordinated attacks on three law enforcement facilities in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore, and car bombs exploded in two cities near the Afghan border Thursday, killing 39 people in an escalating wave of anti-government violence.

Carter: Obama's Nobel mixes achievement, promise

Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that President Barack Obama deserves his Nobel Peace Prize based on his achievements and the promise of an aggressive agenda that he's still working to fulfill.

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