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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:10:00 GMT

UK gives impetus to global banks tax

By Huw Jones 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.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:10:00 GMT

UPDATE 3-UK gives impetus to global banks tax, U.S. doubtful

ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (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
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:04:00 GMT

UK gives impetus to global banks tax

By Huw Jones 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.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMT

UK gives impetus to global banks tax

By Huw Jones 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.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:02:00 GMT

Unions To Ballot BA Crews Over Xmas Strikes

Passengers flying British Airways over Christmas could face big disruptions after union leaders served notice to ballot thousands of cabin crew staff on strike action. The dispute over new contracts and job cuts comes after BA confirmed another 1,200
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:59:00 GMT

UPDATE 3-UK gives impetus to global banks tax, U.S. doubtful

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown raised the idea at a weekend meeting of Group of 20 financial leaders in Scotland -- ending London's resistance to such moves on behalf of its huge financial sector. The United States, key to the success of any global
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:58:00 GMT

UPDATE 3-UK gives impetus to global banks tax, U.S. doubtful

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

UK Gives Impetus to Global Banks Tax

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
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

UK gives impetus to global banks tax

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax. France and Germany
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:52:00 GMT

UK gives impetus to global banks tax

By Huw Jones ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:49:00 GMT

U.K. pushes G20 to make deal on financing climate change initiatives

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:49:00 GMT

U.K. military leading charge in climate battle

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:49:00 GMT

UPDATE 3-UK gives impetus to global banks tax, U.S. doubtful

(Adds US, Canada, IMF comments) ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (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
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:48:00 GMT

UPDATE 3-UK gives impetus to global banks tax, U.S. doubtful

(Adds US, Canada, IMF comments) ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (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
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:46:00 GMT

British Prime Minister Proposes Global Tax on Banks

At a meeting of G20 finance ministers being held in St Andrews, Scotland, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken of how a global levy on their transactions could help make banks more accountable to the taxpayers who have bailed many of them out.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:44:00 GMT

WRAPUP 4-UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks

* UK adds impetus to push for global financial levy * Doubts remain over U.S. position, key for any progress * Group of 20 divided on push to reach climate finance deal * Pledges contd economic stimulus, recovery still fragile * Agrees new framework for
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:38:00 GMT

Queen's Baton travels to 2012 London Olympic sites

NEW DELHI: The Queen's Baton today passed through different venues of 2012 London Olympics Games in Newham where it was given a rousing welcome by a host of former and present athletes. Among those present were Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Britain supports global tax on banks

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax. France and Germany
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:31:00 GMT

UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts but failed to make much progress on securing a G20 deal to meet the cost of climate change. Finance ministers
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:31:00 GMT

RBS posts third-quarter losses

Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has posted third-quarter losses of £1.53 billion despite slim signs of improvement at the beleaguered business.The operating loss was below second-quarter losses of £3.53 billion. Bad debts remained
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:27:00 GMT

WRAPUP 4-UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks

By Sumeet Desai and Huw Jones ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts but failed to make much progress on securing a G20 deal to meet the cost
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT

WRAPUP 3-UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks

By Sumeet Desai and Huw Jones ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts and called on the G20 to work toward a $100 billion deal to meet the cost
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT

WRAPUP 2-UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks

By Sumeet Desai and Huw Jones ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts and called on the G20 to work toward a $100 billion deal to meet the cost
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Roberts double rescues Rovers

Jason Roberts climbed off the bench to hit a late double as Blackburn came from behind to claim three priceless Barclays Premier League points with a 3-1 win over fellow strugglers Portsmouth. Jamie O'Hara had put Pompey in front with a 30-yard effort in
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Kraft pondering hostile Cadbury bid

Confectionery giant Cadbury remained silent amid reports that US-based food group Kraft was set to launch a hostile takeover bid for the firm. Cadbury refused to comment on a report in the Financial Times that Kraft was this weekend finalising plans to
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT

British man provides photo for his own wanted poster

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down. South Wales Police had issued media with the photo
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT

RBS reports sharp loss

London - State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8bn ($3bn) during the third quarter. The announcement comes at the end of a week in which Britain's government increased its stake in RBS to 84% in the wake of the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:19:00 GMT

BA losses surge

London - British Airways on Friday reported a net loss of 208m ($346m) for the six months ending in September as revenue fell by 13.7%. The company's pretax loss of 292m was worse than the consensus of analysts' expectations for a 252m loss. The
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:19:00 GMT

UK calls for global tax

Britain has called for consideration of a global tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis The UK has also urged world finance officials meeting on Saturday in Scotland to agree on bearing the cost of fighting climate change. At a
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:12:00 GMT

BA cabin crews balloted over cuts

Union leaders have served formal notice of a ballot among thousands of British Airways cabin crew in a dispute over new contracts and job cuts. Unite said thousands of its members would start voting on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action on
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:03:00 GMT