UK & USA Today Editoweb 2 february 2009

Snow Hits Football Transfer Window

Football's transfer window has closed but not before being hit by the terrible weather conditions across the UK.

There's Snow Escaping The Big Chill

The heaviest snowfall to hit the UK in 18 years has brought travel chaos to large parts of the country and closed thousands of schools.

Ford and GM hike car prices in UK

American car makers Ford and General Motors are raising UK vehicle prices despite falling sales as they struggle to combat the impact of the weak pound.

Protester throws shoe at China's Wen

A protester threw a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and called him a dictator as he delivered a speech on the global economy on Monday.

Soldier on 1st skydive leads dying instructor down

Strapped to his dying instructor a few thousand feet from the ground on his first skydive, Daniel Pharr found himself floating toward a house and some trees.

Researchers propose safer high beams all

Researchers may have refined a way to help with the old problem of high-beam headlights temporarily blinding oncoming drivers.

Treasury needs to borrow $493B in current quarter

The Treasury Department said Monday it will need to borrow $493 billion in the first three months of this year, a record amount for the January-March period.

US retailer Macy's slashes 7,000 jobs

Leading US retailer Macy's said Monday it would impose 7,000 job cuts as it streamlined operations to cope with a deepening recession that had dampened American consumer spending.

Tech stocks rise but broader market declines

Investors worried about a deepening recession cherry-picked stocks Monday, sending tech shares higher and financials and blue chips lower. The Dow Jones industrials fell about 100 points, but the tech-laden Nasdaq composite index showed a modest gain.

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