UK & USA Today Editoweb 23 April 2009

Social workers snatch elderly mother

Social workers have snatched an elderly woman from her daughter's home, denying her the right to care for her own mother.

Brown denies 50p tax is death knell

Gordon Brown has denied that the new 50p top rate of tax sounded the death knell for New Labour, insisting that the party remained committed to aspiration and opportunity for all.

Troops 'Humiliated' Naked Teenage Soldier

The soldier, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was stripped naked, handcuffed and held down.

FTSE down as banks outweigh commods

Weakness in banks and drugmakers outweighed gains in commodity stocks and retailers, nudging the top shares down by the close Thursday.

By George! Let's celebrate saint's day

Civic and church leaders have joined calls for greater emphasis to be placed on St George's Day.

Actress sought for Jade the musical

Organisers of a musical about the life of Jade Goody are hunting for an actress to play the late reality TV star.

judge's career finished over ties to stripper

Thomas E. Stringer spent more than three decades quietly building his legal career in Florida, working his way up from an assistant state attorney to appeals court judge in the Tampa Bay area. In 2007, he was inducted into his law school's hall of fame.

Adoptive mom of girl found in storage bin arrested

The adoptive mother of a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was found in a plastic bag in a storage unit has been arrested in her death, and is a blood relative of the girl, a prosecutor said Thursday.

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