UK & USA Today Editoweb 29 April 2009

Kenya court postpones verdict on Cholmondeley trial

A Kenyan court on Wednesday postponed until next week the verdict in the trial of a British aristocrat accused of killing a trespasser on his ancestral ranch, a defence lawyer said.

Swine Flu: Child Among Three New Cases In UK

A 12-year-old school girl from Paignton in Devon, a 41-year-old woman from Redditch in Worcestershire and a 22-year-old from southeast London have contracted the rare flu strain.  

E.ON, EDF and RWE buy UK nuclear plots

France's EDF won a UK auction to buy land to build a new nuclear power plant at Bradwell and an E.ON , RWE joint venture bought land at Wylfa and Oldbury, an industry source said.

FTSE up 2.3 pct on banks

The leading share index ended 2.3 percent higher Wednesday, driven by banks on strong results from Spain's Santander and bullish broker notes, while firmer raw material prices helped commodity stocks.

Brown Suffers Symbolic Defeat On Gurkhas

A Liberal Democrat motion - not binding on the Government - was supported by 267 to 246, a majority of 21.

Mexican boy visiting Texas 1st US swine flu death

A Mexico City toddler who traveled to Texas with family to visit relatives is the first confirmed death in the U.S. from swine flu.

Bus crash in California kills 5 French tourists

Luggage and bodies were left strewn around a central California highway after a bus carrying French tourists overturned on an overpass, killing at least five and injuring dozens.

Report: Most Americans in areas with unhealthy air

Sixty percent of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air pollution levels, despite a growing green movement and more stringent laws aimed at improving air quality, the American Lung Association said in a report released Wednesday.

El Paso car wreck kills 3, injures 1

Authorities in Texas say a car carrying four people has crashed into a utility pole after police stopped chasing it, killing three people in the vehicle and injuring one.

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