Ottawa Mayor Faces Influence Charges

I guess allegedly offering money or services in exchange for dropping out of the race isn't just immoral, it's illegal to boot! If this is true, you've got to feel bad for the guy who turned down the offer, losing to an influence peddler."Mayor Larry O'Brien has been charged...

Gun victim, 16, was from 'well liked' family

" A 16-YEAR-OLD boy gunned down in a Sheffield suburb plagued by gun crime came from a "well-liked" and "well respected" family, police revealed today. The teenager, named locally as Jonathan, of Verdon Street, is believed to have been the victim of an "inner city gang...

Two Dead In Light Aircraft Crash

"A man has died and a second body has reportedly been found after a light plane crashed in Monmouthshire. Gwent Police said the aircraft which is believed to have flown from Cornwall had crashed near Undy at 1550 BST. Part of the plane's wing ended up on a road and debris was...

US Sheriff's Bid to Find Policeman

"A retired US deputy sheriff has written to people in West Somerset asking for help to find out more about a 19th Century West Country policeman. Mackenzie Allen of Tacoma, Washington, bought a clock with a plaque dedicated to Mr William Uriah Self, Supt of Police, Williton...