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Anger over possible expenses snub

ITN - 8 mins ago

The head of the watchdog charged with cleaning up Parliament may scrap key elements of the plan to overhaul the MPs' expenses system. More »

Brown says G20 should consider transactions tax
AFP - 20 mins ago
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - 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. More »
Wallabies start slam bid with England win
AFP - 56 mins ago
LONDON (AFP) - Australia completed the first leg of a possible grand slam after a strong second-half performance saw them beat England 18-9 at Twickenham here on Saturday. More »
UK calls for global tax
ITN - 1 hour 32 mins ago
Britain has called for consideration of a global tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis More »
AU keeps Madagascar suspension despite new deal
Reuters - 2 hours 22 mins ago
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) said on Saturday it would not re-admit Madagascar until a newly agreed power-sharing government was in place and fresh elections in the pipeline. More »
G20 wants 'ambitious' Copenhagen talks
AFP - 2 hours 34 mins ago
ST ANDREWS (AFP) - G20 countries committed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting on Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding. More »
G20 wants 'ambitious outcome' at climate talks
AFP - 2 hours 44 mins ago
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - The G20 is committed to an "ambitious outcome" at December's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, it said in a communique after talks Saturday, but did not agree a figure for climate finance. More »
Murdered French students' parents claim against UK
AFP - 3 hours 11 mins ago
LONDON (AFP) - The parents of two French students brutally killed in London are demanding compensation from the British government for mistakes that could have prevented the murders, their lawyer said on Saturday. More »
Japan urges Myanmar to release Suu Kyi before poll
Reuters - 3 hours 54 mins ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan urged Myanmar Saturday to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before next year's election, adding it was ready to provide more aid if democratisation in the country advanced. More »
Britain rallies G20 on climate change
AFP - 5 hours 4 mins ago
ST ANDREWS (AFP) - Hosts Britain urged G20 finance ministers to put aside their differences and strike a deal on climate funding on Saturday despite fading hopes for an accord at key UN talks next month. More »