UK & USA Today Editoweb 22 April 2010

Marmite launches legal action against BNP

Marmite is beginning legal action against the British National Party after an image of a Marmite jar was used on a political broadcast without its permission.

Tory Hopeful Arrested Over Prescott Scuffle

A Conservative local election candidate has been arrested after a scuffle at a John Prescott campaign event.

Riding surge in support, LibDems in spotlight

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg surged in popularity after a televised election debate last week but his rivals are likely to give him a much tougher time in Thursday's next round.

Missing Hull Dad: Police Find Body In River

Police searching for a missing father-of-two who disappeared after a night out with friends have found the body of a man in a river.

Domingo, Terfel, Fleming in "proms" lineup

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, who has just returned to the stage after cancer surgery, will be among the highlights of this year's "proms" music festival where he will sing in Verdi's opera "Simon Boccanegra"

'My Way' send-off for punk legend

The architect of punk, Malcolm McLaren, remained a rebel to the last as mourners said farewell to a soundtrack of Sid Vicious's My Way.

Oil rig that had explosion sinks; 11 still missing

The Coast Guard is saying an oil platform that suffered a massive explosion two days ago has sunk in the Gulf of Mexico.

Schools urge parents not to take kids to work

Many U.S. school districts urged parents to keep their kids in class and not take them to work Thursday for an annual event they say disrupts learning at an increasingly critical time of year.

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