Man faces court over five deaths

Prosecutors were today to outline the case against a former pubboss accused of murdering five prostitutes.

Steve Wright, 49, of Ipswich, Suffolk, denies murdering GemmaAdams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24,and Annette …

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Seventy percent of consumers who say they have obtained their credit report have done so even though they weren't denied credit or felt they were a victim of ID theft. A survey conducted in October 2003 by Harris Interactive and Dr. Alan F. Westin, professor of public law and government emeritus at Columbia University, also found that 63 percent of the public - almost two-thirds - say they are very or somewhat …

Argentine union suspends wage requests amid crisis

Argentina's main labor group is suspending wage-hike requests through December due to the world financial crisis.

General Labor Confederation head Hugo Moyano said Saturday that it's not the time to demand higher salaries as economic turmoil rattles the globe.

His group began working with business and government …

'Those dark days of 1939-1941 showed great comradeship'

Community correspondent Gareth Jones recounts the memories andexperience of the man in charge of preventing the Cheddar Valleyfrom burning to the ground during the blitz of the Second World War.When WJ Egan was appointed chief officer of fire services toAxbridge Rural District Council under the Fire Brigades Act (1938),the fire protection was deplorable.

Apart from two old fire engines on solid tyres, the youngest ofwhich was 20 years of age, a very old manual pump and some much usedhose and equipment, there was nothing worthy of consideration.

Under the above Act of Parliament the council were to take overall parish and volunteer brigades in the district …

Bradley has options as Fire regains health

Now things should get very interesting for the Fire.

With the exception of forward Josh Wolff--felled by a broken leftfoot early in the season--coach Bob Bradley has a full roster for thefirst time. Captain Peter Nowak, sidelined the last six games by asprained right ankle, could return for Saturday's match with theTampa Bay Mutiny at Soldier Field. If not, he'll be back forWednesday's home game with the Miami Fusion.

Defender Carlos Bocanegra also is ready for full-time duty after along battle with a left ankle sprain. His return puts Bradley on thespot. Bocanegra was last year's rookie of the year in Major LeagueSoccer. Jim Curtin, who got his chance in part because …

Israel begins work on Egypt border fence

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel began work Monday on a border fence along its frontier with Egypt that is meant to keep out Islamic militants and African migrants, the Defense Ministry said.

Bulldozers were dispatched to three points along the 150-mile (250-kilometer) boundary and Israeli TV showed them clearing patches of land and digging trenches near Egyptian border posts.

Israel approved the fence earlier this year in a bid to keep out militants believed to be operating in Egypt's Sinai desert and migrants from Africa.

The project is estimated to cost $370 million, the ministry said, and will take up to two years to complete.

The fence is expected to cover at least 87 …

Criticism leads Roethlisberger to alter hometown

For two-time Super Bowl winner Ben Roethlisberger, there really is no place like home.

In his Pittsburgh Steelers biography, Roethlisberger now lists his birthplace as the fictitious and the incorrectly spelled Corey Rawson, Ohio. There is no such community, although he did attend Cory-Rawson School in Rawson, Ohio.

Roethlisberger apparently made …