UK & USA Today Editoweb 22 December 2009

Judge bailed lover who then killed

A judge who bailed a spurned lover who went on to murder his terrified ex-girlfriend just six weeks later has been named.

Eurostar says quickly clearing passenger backlog

Eurostar has been "pretty successful" in clearing the backlog of passengers which built up while cross-Channel passenger trains were suspended for three days, its chief executive said Tuesday.  

Afghanistan: Second 'Friendly Fire' Death

A UK soldier has died following the second suspected "friendly fire" incident in two days in Afghanistan, as the MoD named the first serviceman killed.

Meredith Kercher's killer has sentence cut

Rudy Guede, one of the killers of British student Meredith Kercher had his sentence halved by an appeal court.

Backlash against councils as icy weather continues

There have been further disruptions to Britain's transport network in the icy conditions but councils defend themselves in backlash.

Obama: No vacation until Senate passes health bill

President Barack Obama won't leave Washington for his Hawaii vacation until the Senate finishes work on the health care overhaul, even if that means staying in town for Christmas Eve.

Feds mull regulating drugs in water

Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health.

Judge rejects `necessity defense' in abortion case

A judge ruled Tuesday that Kansas law doesn't allow a so-called "necessity defense" in the trial of a man charged with killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers.

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