UK & USA Today Editoweb 7May 2009

Hotel death leap ruling quashed

An inquest ruling that John Hogan unlawfully killed his son by throwing him from a Crete hotel balcony has been quashed.

Ghurka refusal letters 'out of date'

Legal letters refusing the applications of five Gurkhas to live in Britain will have "no practical effect", according to Downing Street.

Members of paedophile ring found guilty

Eight members of a paedophile ring have been found guilty of child pornography and abuse charges.

FTSE flat as Vodafone offsets gains

Weakness in stocks of telecoms heavyweight Vodafone extinguished early gains from optimism on the outcome of U.S. bank "stress tests" on banks, leaving the FTSE 100 flat at Thursday's close.

UK may see financial services shrink

Britain's share of the international financial services market may reduce as business expands in the Gulf and Asia, a government-sponsored report on the sector's future competitiveness said on Thursday.

Rejected Gurkhas offered fresh hope

Legal letters written to five Gurkhas rejecting their applications to live in Britain have "no practical effect", Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman has said.

Thousands flee as fire burns homes in Calif.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says dozens of homes have been destroyed by the wildfire ragging in the hills above Santa Barbara.


NY mom says she was wrong to leave kids on curb

The suburban mother who ordered her bickering daughters out of her car and drove off without them said Thursday that she made a mistake. A charge against her is likely to be dismissed.

Jury convicts Texas mom of 9 of endangering kids

A mother of nine who was arrested after authorities found a dead fetus stored in the refrigerator of her trash-strewn home in Lubbock, Texas, has been convicted of child injury and child endangerment.

Government to condemn land for Flight 93 memorial

The government will begin taking land from seven property owners so that the Flight 93 memorial can be built in time for the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the National Park Service said.

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