Clegg warns of uncertainty over Europe
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warned his boss David Cameron on Tuesday that a prolonged period of uncertainty about Britain's relationship with the EU would have a "chilling effect" on the economy.
View ArticleSix bombers attack spy agency in Kabul, kill two
KABUL (Reuters) - Six suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack on Afghanistan's spy agency in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least two and wounding 22 others, Afghan officials said. The attack...
View ArticleFrance to stay in Mali until stability restored
BAMAKO/DUBAI (Reuters) - France pledged on Tuesday to keep troops in Mali until stability returned to the West African country, raising the spectre of a long campaign against al Qaeda-linked rebels who...
View ArticleMerkel rival drags on his party's ratings before state vote
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives have opened a 20-point poll lead over Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD), leaving the chancellor's gaffe-prone rival with even more ground to...
View ArticleWe eat horses, do we? Labour blames Tesco horse burger on coalition
Labour has pinned the blame for the discovery of traces of horse DNA in Tesco's beef burgers on the coalition's drive to reduce regulation.
View ArticleCameron rejects in/out EU referendum for now
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he did not favour holding an in/out referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union for now, but said he felt it was right to...
View ArticleFinland's Katainen - EU without UK like "fish without chips"
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union without Britain would be like "fish without chips", the prime minister of Finland said on Wednesday as he made a detailed case for Britain remaining a strong and...
View ArticleHorse meat discovery at Tesco "completely unacceptable" - Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) - Horse meat found in beef burgers sold by Tesco was condemned by the Prime Minister on Wednesday and was likely to prove both embarrassing and costly for the firm. "People in our...
View ArticleLondon helicopter crash: Cameron says helicopter flights over capital 'should...
Mr Cameron, reacting to the tragedy at Prime Minister's Questions today, said the issue of helicopter flights through London 'needed to be examined' in light of the capital's changing skyline.
View ArticleCameron under new pressure to dilute EU ties
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron came under fresh pressure from his own party to loosen ties with the European Union on Wednesday, two days before a speech in which he will spell out...
View ArticleBrussels on edge ahead of Cameron's EU speech
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - It's been called a tightrope walk, an attempt to thread a needle in the dark and like sailing between Scylla and Charybdis - anything but easy - for Britain's David Cameron to...
View ArticleFury in Britain, Ireland over horsemeat in beefburgers
David Cameron voiced concern Wednesday about the "extremely disturbing" discovery of horsemeat in beefburgers sold in supermarket giants.
View ArticleEurope: Tory MPs Demand Return Of Powers
Tory MPs have demanded that David Cameron seizes back powers from Brussels, warning "the status quo is no longer an option".
View ArticleBattle lines drawn: PMQs reveals referendum dividers for 2015 election
David Cameron's impending promise of a referendum on Europe is pitting Conservative claims of advancing Britain's "national interest" against Labour's warnings on the economy, today's prime minister's...
View ArticleIrish PM warns UK exit from EU would be 'catastrophic'
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny warned Wednesday that a British exit from the EU would be a disaster, after giving a passionately pro-Europe speech to the European Parliament.
View ArticleCameron risks "dangerous gamble" on EU - minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will be taking a "dangerous gamble" if tries to win concessions from the European Union by exploiting a crisis among the bloc's euro zone...
View ArticleHelicopter crashes into crane on London tower, kills two
LONDON (Reuters) - A helicopter crashed into a crane on top of one of Europe's tallest residential blocks on Wednesday, killing two people as it burst into flames and spiralled down into rush-hour...
View ArticleLabour issues pre-emptive strike on Cameron's EU speech
Labour will launch a strong attack on David Cameron's EU policy later, just a day before what is expected to be one of the most important speeches of his premiership.
View ArticlePM urged not to 'gamble' on Europe
Vince Cable is to urge David Cameron not to take a "dangerous gamble" with the national interest as the Liberal Democrats mount pressure over Europe.
View ArticleViva la revolution: Cities ready to break Whitehall's shackles
Local authorities could be on the brink of a revolution freeing them from subservience to Whitehall, the leader of Manchester city council has claimed.
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