Ice the latest threat as big freeze ruins journeys
Commuters are enduring another day of hazardous journeys to and from work as the heavy snow of recent days turns to ice.
Three hurt in gas cylinder blast
Three men have been taken to hospital - one with serious burns - after a gas cylinder exploded at an industrial premises.
Weaker Vodafone turns FTSE negative
The top share index inched lower by the close on Thursday, as weakness in heavyweight Vodafone offset modest gains from energy stocks.
Retailers urge action as shoplifting surges
Retailers have called on police to do more to protect them as they reveal a surge in shoplifting during the recession.
Putsch fizzles, Brown to lead Labour into vote
An attempt to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown appeared to have fizzled out on Thursday, leaving a battered Brown to lead his jittery party into this year's election.
Councils ration salt in snow crisis
Local authorities are rationing their salt as the Government deploys an emergency list to prioritise those most in need.
Obama ordering changes after anti-terror foul-ups
Security officials flagged the name of the airline bombing suspect for extra screening after he was already in the air, U.S. officials said Thursday, as President Barack Obama got ready to outline government missteps in the near-catastrophe and order fixes.
Frigid weather hits Midwest, -52 wind chill in ND
Snow was piled so high in Iowa that drivers couldn't see across intersections and a North Dakota snowblower repair shop was overwhelmed with business as heavy snow and wind chills as low as 52 below zero blasted much of the Midwest on Thursday.
Report: High rate of sex abuse at juvenile centers
A government study issued Thursday finds 13 juvenile detention facilities around the country have high rates of sex abuse and victimization, with nearly 1 out of every 3 inmates reporting some type of victimization.
Police: Houston teen hired friend to kill mom
A high school student told investigators he hired a schoolmate to kill his mother because she was too strict, police said in announcing capital murder charges against the two.
Ohio executes man in second use of 1-drug method
Ohio executed a man Thursday for the shooting death of a shopkeeper during a 1993 robbery, successfully using its new one-drug lethal injection method for the second time.
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Commuters are enduring another day of hazardous journeys to and from work as the heavy snow of recent days turns to ice.
Three hurt in gas cylinder blast
Three men have been taken to hospital - one with serious burns - after a gas cylinder exploded at an industrial premises.
Weaker Vodafone turns FTSE negative
The top share index inched lower by the close on Thursday, as weakness in heavyweight Vodafone offset modest gains from energy stocks.
Retailers urge action as shoplifting surges
Retailers have called on police to do more to protect them as they reveal a surge in shoplifting during the recession.
Putsch fizzles, Brown to lead Labour into vote
An attempt to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown appeared to have fizzled out on Thursday, leaving a battered Brown to lead his jittery party into this year's election.
Councils ration salt in snow crisis
Local authorities are rationing their salt as the Government deploys an emergency list to prioritise those most in need.
Obama ordering changes after anti-terror foul-ups
Security officials flagged the name of the airline bombing suspect for extra screening after he was already in the air, U.S. officials said Thursday, as President Barack Obama got ready to outline government missteps in the near-catastrophe and order fixes.
Frigid weather hits Midwest, -52 wind chill in ND
Snow was piled so high in Iowa that drivers couldn't see across intersections and a North Dakota snowblower repair shop was overwhelmed with business as heavy snow and wind chills as low as 52 below zero blasted much of the Midwest on Thursday.
Report: High rate of sex abuse at juvenile centers
A government study issued Thursday finds 13 juvenile detention facilities around the country have high rates of sex abuse and victimization, with nearly 1 out of every 3 inmates reporting some type of victimization.
Police: Houston teen hired friend to kill mom
A high school student told investigators he hired a schoolmate to kill his mother because she was too strict, police said in announcing capital murder charges against the two.
Ohio executes man in second use of 1-drug method
Ohio executed a man Thursday for the shooting death of a shopkeeper during a 1993 robbery, successfully using its new one-drug lethal injection method for the second time.
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