UK & USA Today Editoweb 11 august 2009

Queen to attend Iraq memorial event

The Queen is to attend the memorial service marking the end of combat operations in Iraq, it has been announced.

FTSE down as banks, miners pressured

The top share index edged down on Monday pressured by miners and banks, with investors booking profits from hefty gains in the previous week, while the market searched for direction as the earnings season tailed off.

Bank may leave door open for more QE

The Bank of England's new growth and inflation forecasts will likely leave the door open for more quantitative easing, as weak economic growth raises the risk of inflation falling short of its 2 percent target.

Boys in blue to get a BlackBerry

Police will soon be able to spend less time on paperwork in the office and more time out on the beat with the aid of new technology.

Obama, leaders of Mexico, Canada vow cooperation

President Barack Obama on Monday joined the leaders of Mexico and Canada in pledging a united effort on economic recovery, trade, swine flu and climate change.

Kansas man wins lottery for second time in a year

Edward Williams is the definition of lucky after winning the lottery for a second time in less than a year.

Fed payments for holding immigrants vary widely

As federal officials begin an overhaul of the widely criticized system used to incarcerate immigrants awaiting hearings and deportation, their challenge includes a deep inconsistency in the amount paid to a hastily assembled network of private prisons and local jails that hold thousands of such detainees.

Feds holding back $100 million in drill leases

Brian Wixom's company has paid the U.S. government hundreds of thousands of dollars for leases to drill for oil and gas on federal lands over the years, only to never put a rig in the ground.

news from Yahoo News