PM won't abandon NHS reform 'challenge'
David Cameron has insisted he is "doing the right thing" in sticking with the coalition's NHS reforms in a turbulent prime minister's questions.
View ArticleCameron presses for European rights court reforms
British Prime Minister David Cameron called for the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday to stop wasting time on "trivial cases", in a major call for reform of the court.
View ArticleCameron tells Europe 'to be bolder'
David Cameron is to tell Europe that it must be "bolder" if it is to shake off its economic woes.
View ArticleEU needs bolder steps to boost economy: Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Europe Thursday to be "bolder" to shake off its economic woes, saying it should explore free trade deals with the United States and Africa.
View ArticleCameron to rap 'uncompetitive' Europe at Davos
Prime Minister David Cameron will accuse Europe of being uncompetitive and failing to act decisively on the eurozone crisis when he addresses the Davos forum on Thursday.
View ArticlePNG military demands return of former PM Somare
(Reuters) - The leader of a mutiny in Papua New Guinea on Thursday demanded the governor-general reinstate former Prime Minister Michael Somare and set a seven-day deadline for lawmakers to resolve a...
View ArticleArgentina leader slams Cameron on Falklands
Just back to work after a medical leave, President Cristina Kirchner accused Prime Minister David Cameron of portraying Argentina as "violent" in the Falkland Islands dispute.
View ArticleFlooding is biggest climate risk to UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Flooding will be Britain's biggest climate risk this century, with damage set to cost as much as 12 billion pounds ($18 billion) a year by the 2080s if nothing is done to adapt to...
View ArticleInsight - Her legacy set in stone, India's "Dalit queen" faces
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - By her own standards, Kumari Mayawati's birthday celebrations were low-key this year. After driving through a red-carpeted tunnel of plaster elephant tusks in an Ambassador,...
View ArticleMiliband struggling, says Mandelson
Ed Miliband is "struggling" in key areas of his role as Labour leader, Lord Mandelson has said.
View ArticleTory grumblers told to fall into line over Lords reform
Conservative opponents to the coalition's Lords reform plans should end their resistance because the policy was in the party's general election manifesto, Mark Harper has said.
View ArticleClegg ready to make rich help 'alarm clock Britain'
Nick Clegg has pledged to accelerate moves to remove income tax payments for the first £10,000 people earn.
View ArticleCameron presents Europe with 'difficult' shopping list
Europe must mirror Britain's "bold action" to improve its economic performance, David Cameron has told the World Economic Forum.
View ArticleLabour MP Sorry For Intern 'Twit-Rape' Gaffe
Deputy Labour Party chairman Tom Watson has apologised after an intern apparently used his account to make a joke about the MP being "twit-raped".
View ArticleMoral capitalism plea 'failing'
David Cameron's plea for "responsible capitalism" is failing because he wants to do it by asking businesses to behave better rather than changing the rules, Ed Miliband has claimed.
View ArticleGreece, creditors edge closer to deal
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its private creditors made progress on Thursday in talks on restructuring its debt, both sides said, and they will continue negotiating on Friday with the aim of sealing...
View ArticleFrench implant boss released, faces bodily harm charge
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was released from police custody on Friday and faces a charge of...
View ArticleSectarian attack kills 14 of same family in Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) - Militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed 14 members of a Sunni family in the city of Homs Thursday in one of the grizzliest sectarian attacks in the ten-month uprising...
View ArticleCameron slams Europe's 'mad' transaction tax plan
Prime Minister David Cameron has launched a stinging attack on his European partners, slamming the eurozone as uncompetitive and branding a planned transaction tax "madness".
View ArticleA question of honour: Hester's £1m bonus enrages Westminster
RBS boss Stephen Hester's £1 million bonus has sparked outrage among union leaders, the opposition and even a government minister.
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