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Brown says G20 should consider transactions tax

AFP European Edition 8 hours ago

Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition. Brown told G20 finance ministers meeting in Scotland that "a global financial transactions levy" would ...

UK gives impetus to global banks tax

Reuters US Online Report Business News 8 hours ago

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain urged world governments on Saturday to consider a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, departing from long-held opposition, though there was little sign of the consensus needed to make it fly. British Prime Minister Gordon ...

Mike Tyson And Family Portrait Session

Getty Images 8 hours ago

MALDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson with Wife Lakiha Spicer and Daughter Milan pose for a portrait session on November 7, 2009 in Maldon, England. Mike Tyson is visiting the UK with 'Come Back to the Fans' Tour. ...

England v Australia - Investec Challenge Series

Getty Images 11 hours ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Ugo Monye of England is upended by Peter Hynes of Australia during the Investec Challenge Series match between England and Australia at Twickenham on November 7, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 ...

The Duke Of Beaufort's Hunt Gathers For Their First Meet Of The Season

Getty Images 12 hours ago

BADMINTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Master of the Beaufort Hunt, Ian Farquhar leads the hounds on the opening meet of the season for the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt on November 7, 2009 in Badminton, England. Many hunt supporters are hoping if the ...

Britain urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal

Reuters Environmental Online Report 14 hours ago

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal to tackle climate change but developing nations insisted they did not want to talk about it. Britain is hosting ...

APTOPIX Britain Brown Afghanistan

AP News 15 hours ago

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech to the Royal College of Defence Studies, setting out Britain's position in the on-going war in Afghanistan, Friday Nov. 6, 2009. Brown warned Afghanistan's government to take action against corruption, saying he would not ...

2 tickets win UK's largest lottery payout

AP News 16 hours ago

2 British ticketholders share in country's largest-ever payout in European lottery draw European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) — the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom. Lottery ...

Govt in push for new nuclear plants

AFP European Edition 17 hours ago

The country could face a serious energy crisis unless plans to build new nuclear power stations are implemented, the energy secretary revealed in an interview Saturday. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband told The Daily Telegraph that new planning guidelines due ...

Gov't in push for new nuclear plants

AFP European Edition 17 hours ago

The country could face a serious energy crisis unless plans to build new nuclear power stations are implemented, the energy secretary revealed in an interview Saturday. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband told The Daily Telegraph that new planning guidelines due ...

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