UK & USA Today Editoweb 29 september 2009

Level crossing crash kills three

Politicians are calling for an inquiry into a level crossing crash that has killed three people.

Suicide deaths: bullies 'harrassed'

One of the gang who terrorised a mother and her disabled daughter has claimed his family is being harassed after receiving death threats.

Don't give in, Brown tells Labour

Gordon Brown came out fighting - telling his party to "never stop believing" they could beat the Tories.

Widow Slams Killer's 'Jail Is Easy' Boast

The widow of a man murdered by three men has hit out at one of them for apparently boasting on Facebook about his easy life behind bars.

Brown seeks salvation in centre ground

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, hoping to prevent defeat in an election next year, promised on Tuesday a return to traditional values to rebuild a country undermined by overspending and financial crisis.

NYC terror suspect pleads not guilty, kept in jail

n Afghan immigrant pleaded not guilty Tuesday to planning a New York City terrorist attack with bombs made from beauty-supply chemicals — an alleged plot authorities say was helped by at least three accomplices whose whereabouts and level of involvement haven't been revealed.

Son sure Ky. census taker was slain

The son of a U.S. Census Bureau worker found hanging from a tree in eastern Kentucky with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest said Tuesday he has no doubt his father was slain.

New Orleans' past, future collide at Oktoberfest

The beer and oompah music are flowing as ever but there is a mournful tone to this year's Oktoberfest at the Deutsches Haus, a remnant of the city's once-vibrant German culture that faces demolition for post-Katrina development.

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