UK & USA Today Editoweb 16 December 2009

Court to rule on BA Christmas strike row

London's High Court will rule Thursday over the legal action brought by British Airways to prevent a damaging cabin crew strike during the busy Christmas and New Year period.

Serial Killer Peter Tobin To Die Behind Bars

Serial killer Peter Tobin has been told he will die behind bars after being found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Dinah McNicol.

fireworks company men jailed over blast deaths

the owner of a fireworks company and his son have been jailed for the manslaughter of two firemen.

UK Eurostar drivers to strike this week

British train drivers on Eurostar services will strike on Friday and Saturday in a dispute over meal allowances, but the company said it expected no disruption for pre-Christmas travellers.

Snow hits UK, but too early for Xmas prediction?

There may have been snow today but forecasters say its too early for a Christmas prediction, whilst bookies Ladbrokes slash their odds.

Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside

The 10-day-old climate talks ran into disputes and paralysis as they entered a critical stage Wednesday, just two days before President Barack Obama and more than 100 other national leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.

Dead rodents, skinny snakes found in Texas raid

A raid on an exotic animal delivery company in Texas found starving snakes, hundreds of reptiles packed in shipping crates and rodents that had killed and eaten each other, officials said.

Attorney: Fort Hood suspect moved out of ICU

The Army psychiatrist charged in last month's deadly shooting at Fort Hood has been moved from a hospital's intensive care unit to a private room, his attorney said Wednesday.

Chances slim 2 climbers are alive, authorities say

Five days into the search for two missing climbers, authorities in Oregon were piecing together a theory about what may have gone wrong as hope dwindled that the pair would be found alive.

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