Police arrest 18 tied to organized-crime group peddling drugs (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
OTTAWA - Police say they have shut down an organized-crime operation involved in drug trafficking throughout Ontario and the U.S.

Organized-crime arrests linked to Akwesasne (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
OTTAWA — Police say they have shut down an organized-crime operation involved in drug trafficking throughout Ontario and the U.S. They say an 18-month undercover drug investigation, known as Project Scarecrow, ended Tuesday with the arrest of 18 people. They appeared in provincial court Wednesday.

Events in Connecticut (New York Times)
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Walk on water (BBC News)
Regeneration secret. Get bridge. Make bridge. Thrive

Get bridge. Make bridge. Thrive. (BBC News)
Once upon a time bridges were all about getting people from one side of a river to the other. Whether it was traders or workmen or retreating soldiers, bridges existed for a purely practical purpose.

Runaway Land Rover's off-road skills tested on 250ft slope (BBC News)
A four wheel drive car slips 250ft down a slope on Dartmoor after the hand brake is apparently left off.

Linda Grant speaks to Boris Johnson's sister about the lives of the new Tories (Guardian Unlimited)
Linda Grant: You will not find anywhere else a more accurate and detailed study of the coming Cameronian right

London News and Reviews (Evening Standard)
A new poll has offered a crumb of comfort to Gordon Brown by suggesting Labour will not improve its chances against the Tories if it dumps him for Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

Miliband would not help Labour beat Cameron, poll warns as Brown prepares for autumn fightback (Daily Mail: World News)
A new poll has suggested Labour will not improve its chances against the Tories if it dumps Gordon Brown for Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

Labour minister accuses Cameron of 'distracting voters with frisbees and floral shorts' (Daily Mail)
A senior Government minister today launched a highly personal attack on David Cameron, accusing him of using 'photo ops and warm words', as Gordon Brown took back control of Number 10.