The trial of five antiwar protesters accused of criminal damage of a United States Navy plane at Shannon Airport has collapsed following a suggestion by the defence that the trial judge had attended the inauguration of George W Bush as US president.

FLORIDA Governor Jeb Bush ignored advice to throw out a flawed felon voter list before it went out to county election offices despite warnings from state officials, according to a published report this weekend.

A three foot two inch radio personality in the US has launched a legal battle to overturn a ban on ‘‘dwarf tossing’’ so he can earn money as a bar room attraction.