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UK treasurer: Euro crisis is killing our recovery

Britain's Treasury chief says that uncertainty over the future of Europe's single currency is threatening to keep Britain from returning to economic growth.

 

Rabies case woman dies in London

A woman who was being treated in London for rabies has died, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says.

 

In China, British expatriate's death prompts calls for open trial

Gu Kailai

Friends and foes say Gu Kailai, the high-profile suspect in Neil Heywood's death in Chongqing, deserves an open trial that follows the rule of law. The country's most famous murder suspect may have laid bare divisions in Chinese society, but friends and foes alike are united in their demand that her trial be a test case for justice in a system notorious for secrecy and flouting of the rule of law.

 

David Cameron raises possibility of euro breakup

David Cameron appeared to cast doubt on the future of the euro during prime minister's questions when he said the eurozone "either has to make up or it is looking at a potential breakup".

 

From Cameron with love: Murdoch protégée haunts PM

David Cameron signed off messages to tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks with an affectionate "LOL", she told an inquiry on Friday, conjuring the embarrassing image of a British prime minister-in-waiting fawning over a Rupert Murdoch protégée.

 

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II outlines government focus on economic, constitutional reforms

With all the pomp and ceremony befitting the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday unveiled the government’s agenda for the coming year, foreshadowing heated debates over reform of the House of Lords, state pensions, financial regulation and the introduction of a law broadening the scope of intelligence agents to monitor communications.

 

London jogger: Dustin Hoffman 'saved my life'

A jogger who suffered a heart attack while running in a British park has credited actor Dustin Hoffman with helping save his life, according to a report.

 

Al-Qaeda offers to trade U.K. hostage for cleric

Al-Qaeda it would release hostage Stephen Malcolm if cleric Abu Qatada were freed.

 

Olympics: Residents may get missiles on rooftops

Some London residents are getting troops and surface-to-air missiles on their rooftops for the Summer Olympics.

 

Green energy 'cheap within years'

Renewables can be a cheap form of energy within years, Prime Minister David Cameron says, as governments aim for global spread of clean power.

 

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