Local authorities

• What the recycling symbols on your plastic rubbish actually mean - Big changes are coming to how the UK recycles, but here's what you should know in the meantime.
• NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, family believed dead in Statesville plane crash - Highway Patrol said they believe that NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his immediate family were killed when his private jet crashed Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport. They cannot confirm as of Thursday afternoon due to the extent of th