ECB should only supervise big banks - Schaeuble
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble rejected on Monday a European Commission plan to give the European Central Bank sweeping powers to monitor all euro zone banks, saying it...
View ArticleLate cardinal represented Catholic Church that might have been
PARIS (Reuters) - Carlo Maria Martini, the Italian cardinal due to be buried in Milan late on Monday, represented for many Roman Catholics a vision of a Church that might have been and a papacy that...
View ArticleClinton warns against coercion in South China Sea dispute
JAKARTA (Reuters) - China and its neighbours in Southeast Asia must move determinedly to draw up a code of conduct to help resolve disputes in the South China Sea, and should refrain from threats and...
View ArticlePM in planning pledge over economy
David Cameron has pledged to get the planning system "off people's backs" and revive the economy by easing restrictions for homes and businesses.
View ArticleMiliband urges high skill economy
Britain must shift to a more highly skilled economy in a bid to ease the burden on the squeezed middle, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said.
View ArticleMiliband Urges Move To High-Skill Economy
The next Labour government would not be able to simply increase tax credits for the less well-off as it did during the Gordon Brown years, Ed Miliband has said.
View ArticlePM Slams Judge For Calling Burglar Courageous
David Cameron has insisted that burglars are cowards, in response to a judge who reportedly told one thief that his raids took courage.
View ArticleSoames raises immigration concerns
"Heads must come out of the sand" about the scale of immigration to Britain, a Conservative MP has said.
View ArticleSpelman 'too old' claim denied
Downing Street has denied accusations David Cameron sacked Caroline Spelman as Environment Secretary because she was too old.
View ArticleCameron: Planning Changes Will Rebuild Economy
David Cameron has pledged to get the planning system "off people's backs" and revive the economy by easing restrictions for homes and businesses.
View ArticleMPs' expenses jump up to pre-scandal levels
Parliament's reformed expenses system may have shone the spotlight on MPs' allowances, but it does not appear to have substantially cut the amount they spend.
View ArticleReshuffle knighthoods trigger MPs' anger
MPs are likely to criticise David Cameron's decision to bypass a scrutinising committee when he gave out unexpected honours during this week's reshuffle.
View ArticleOsborne pounds Scottish nationalists with sterling threat
Scotland could lose the benefits of the pound and face higher interest rates if it voted for independence, George Osborne has warned.
View ArticleTitanic director visits ship's birthplace
"Titanic" director James Cameron hailed the "unsung heroes" who designed the doomed vessel as he visited Belfast, the city where it was built, on Friday.
View ArticleCameron to shower honours on Olympic heroes
Britain's Olympic and Paralympic heroes can expect an unprecedented honours haul to add to their medals.
View ArticleCameron 'keen' on Games honours
Prime Minister David Cameron wants to use "flexibility" in the honours system to ensure the achievements of Britain's Olympic and Paralympic heroes are properly recognised, Downing Street has said.
View ArticleInto the long grass: Heathrow third runway decision deferred
The coalition government will not make a final decision on the Heathrow third runway question before the 2015 general election, it has been confirmed.
View ArticleG4S boss readies for more Parliament grilling
LONDON (Reuters) - Embattled security firm G4S will be forced to relive its embarrassing London Olympics staffing failure on Tuesday when its boss returns for a second showdown with MPs demanding to...
View ArticleTory MP confirms anti-Cameron plot
A Tory plot to oust David Cameron has been revealed after a backbench MP confirmed that he was asked to consider a "stalking horse" leadership challenge against the Prime Minister.
View ArticleTory MP 'Asked To Help Anti-Cameron Plot'
A Conservative backbench MP has claimed he was asked to be a "stalking horse" leadership candidate in a plot to oust Prime Minister David Cameron.
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