UK & USA Today Editoweb 17 May 2009

Speaker to make expenses statement

Commons Speaker Michael Martin will make a statement to MPs amid rapidly mounting calls for him to quit over his handling of the MPs' expenses crisis.

Property firms plan fundraisings

Self-storage company Big Yellow and property companies Great Portland Estates and Shaftesbury are planning fundraisings to take advantage of slumping real estate, Sunday newspapers said.

Killer protests innocence online

A man serving a life sentence for the murder of a three-year-old child is protesting his innocence via social networking site Facebook.

Swine flu cases pass 100 mark in UK

The number of people confirmed with swine flu in the UK passed the 100 mark after 14 more cases were diagnosed, the Health Protection Agency has said.

Lloyds chief announces retirement

Sir Victor Blank said he will retire as chairman of part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group before the firm's annual meeting next year.

US scholars planning Islamic college

A group of American Muslims, led by two prominent scholars, is moving closer to fulfilling a vision of founding the first four-year accredited Islamic college in the United States, what some are calling a "Muslim Georgetown."

Ohio scraps new license plate design, citing cost

Ohio officials have scrapped a plan to issue standard license plates with a new design in an effort to help drivers save money.

Suspect killed, cop wounded in SoCal shooting

A man armed with a semiautomatic handgun was killed early Sunday in a shootout with police and one officer was wounded in the leg, authorities said.

Responders stage ground zero emergency drill

More than 800 first responders have staged a disaster drill at the World Trade Center PATH station.

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