UK & USA Today Editoweb 18 february 2009

Helicopter crashes in North Sea

A civilian helicopter with 18 passengers and crew on board has come down in the North Sea.

Murder victim warned of threats

A woman found murdered shortly after her estranged husband's apparent suicide had made a complaint to police five days before her body was discovered, it has emerged.

Helicopter With 18 On Board Ditches Into Sea

A Puma helicopter with 18 people aboard has ditched into the North Sea 120 miles off the coast of Aberdeen, Sky sources have learned.

Let's take on bank, urges ex-QC

A former QC who has taken a civil action against the Royal Bank of Scotland accusing it of negligence has said he hopes other shareholders will take on the bank.

Helicopter With 20 On Board Ditches Into Sea

A Puma helicopter with 20 men aboard has ditched into the North Sea 120 miles off the coast of Aberdeen, Sky sources have learned.

Swimmer And Writer Receive Queen's Honours

Teenage Paralympic swimming sensation Ellie Simmonds and writer Terry Pratchett have both been honoured by the Queen.

Writer Terry Pratchett Knighted By Queen

Writer Terry Pratchett has received a knighthood from the Queen for services to literature.

Bernanke cuts growth view, considers inflation target

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its 2009 economic forecast sharply and discussed setting a target for inflation at its previous meeting as a deepening recession heightened fears of a dangerous decline in prices.

Fed downgrades economic forecast for this year

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday sharply downgraded its projections for the country's economic performance this year, predicting the economy will actually shrink and unemployment will rise higher.

Bernanke vows to do all he can to revive economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged anew Wednesday to do everything in his power to lift the country out of recession, while defending the extraordinary steps the Fed has taken to fight the worst credit and financial crisis since the 1930s.

Stanford whereabouts unknown after charges: SEC

Federal regulators said on Wednesday they do not know the whereabouts of billionaire Texas banker Allen Stanford, charged with a "massive" $8 billion international financial fraud.

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