UK & USA Today Editoweb 30 April 2009

MPs pass claims reform to committee

MPs have voted to leave reform of the controversial second homes allowance to an independent committee in a further rebuff for the Prime Minister.

Jail term stands for death crash father

A bid to increase the two-year jail term imposed on a dangerous driver who caused the death of four of his children has been rejected.

Students witness denies pressure claim

A witness at the trial of two men accused of murdering two French students has denied she was put under pressure to change her evidence

Fourth G20 protest probe

A fourth investigation is being held into allegations against police stemming from the G20 protests.

2nd Home Allowance Axed For London MPs

It's one of several reforms published by the Government which will take effect ahead of the publication of an independent review by the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

Chrysler will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Chrysler will file for bankruptcy after talks with a small group of creditors crumbled just a day before a government deadline for the automaker to come up with a restructuring plan, President Barack Obama said Thursday.

Death for Ala. man who tossed 4 kids from bridge

judge ordered a death sentence Thursday for a jobless shrimper convicted of murdering four young children by tossing them from an 80-foot-high bridge on the Alabama coast.

Tenn. financier pleads guilty in bank fraud case

Prosecutors say a Tennessee financial adviser has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the first fraud case related to the federal bank bailout program.

NC Rep. Foxx calls hate crime murder case a 'hoax'

A North Carolina congresswoman says she made a poor choice of words when she called the infamous murder of a gay Wyoming student a "hoax" to justify passing hate crimes bills.

Part of vacant NYC building collapses, no injuries

Part of a vacant five-story building that had recently been cited for loose bricks and cracks collapsed in lower Manhattan on Thursday morning, leaving mounds of rubble but apparently causing no injuries.

Anti-torture activists march to White House

More than 100 anti-torture activists are marching solemnly from the U.S. Capitol to the White House.

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