Eurozone crisis live: Cameron demands action on growth as EU summit begins

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

• David Cameron: we need to focus on growth
• Lucas Papademos: Greece faces spectre of bankruptcy
• Brussels hit by general strike
• Spain admits it will miss growth targets
• Italian borrowing costs drop
• Today's agenda
• Blogging now - Julia Kollewe

7.06pm:Nicholas Watt, meanwhile, our chief political correspondent, as been following the UK side of...

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Julian Assange's extradition battle enters final round

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

WikiLeaks founder to face seven supreme court judges in appeal against extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations

He has been described as everything from Messianic visionary to terrorist, courageous battler for government accountability to sexual abuser. So why not chatshow host? That is the latest surprise incarnation announced by Julia...

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Sarkozy re-ignites war of words with UK

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

French president says Britain 'has no industry left' while German chancellor Angela Merkel pledges to help Sarkozy on the campaign trail

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has reignited his cross-channel war of words by accusing the UK of "having no industry left" during a prime-time broadcast on national television.

Sarkozy, trailing in the polls to...

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Speed 'may not have meant to kill self'

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

Inquest hears there is not enough evidence to determine whether the Wales football manager's death was intentional

A coroner has ruled that there is not enough evidence to suggest that Gary Speed intended to take his own life.

The inquest into the death of the Wales football manager heard how his body was discovered by his wife Louise hanging in...

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Occupy London evicted from office block

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

Peaceful eviction from empty UBS building is followed by alleged assault by bailiff during removal of neighbouring squatters

Dozens of Occupy London protesters evicted from a disused office block in the City of London have criticised bailiffs for using what they claim were heavy-handed and "irresponsible" tactics in clearing the site.

At the start...

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Labour 'will maintain pressure on bonuses'

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

Ed Miliband says Stephen Hester bonus row cannot be a one-off as party pledges to look at payments to other senior bank staff

Labour has said it will put further pressure on RBS executives to rein in excessive bonuses after helping to force the bank's chief executive, Stephen Hester, to abandon his plan to take a £1m share bonus.

The shadow business...

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Impressive Mr Toad drives home his points

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

Chris Huhne was in fine, aggressive form as he made possibly his last appearance in the Commons as a cabinet minister

Perhaps you do have to admire Chris Huhne. In the past I've said he's a figure of fun, the Mr Toad of British politics, and in many ways he is: the clumsy plotting, the transparent leaking, the dementedly unjustified...

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Alain de Botton reveals plans for 'temple to atheism' in heart of London

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

Writer wants to build tower to celebrate life on earth as an antidote to Richard Dawkins' 'destructive' approach to atheism

Plans to build a £1m "temple for atheists" among the international banks and medieval church spires of the City of London have sparked a clash between two of Britain's most prominent non-believers.

The philosopher and writer...

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Ed Miliband: row with unions is watershed moment

Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:38

Labour leader says his public sector pay freeze decision was difficult but right and will not lead to disaffiliation

Ed Miliband has declared that his decision to back the public sector pay freeze marks a watershed moment in his leadership of the Labour party.

As Lord Mandelson highlighted concerns about Miliband, the Labour leader indicated that he...

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