Britain's Chancellor George Osborne walks back to his hotel after radio and television interviews on the second day of the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Pay up in instalments, EU to tell Britain on disputed bill

BRUSSELS - EU finance ministers will tell Britain today that the only way to resolve a row over a surprise budget bill to Brussels is to pay in interest-free instalments, officials say, but Chancellor George Osborne insists the bill is "unacceptable".  Full Article 

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Royal Mail rallies as FTSE advances 8:55am GMT

LONDON - Britain's top equity index marched higher on Friday, building on gains made over the last two days, while a positive broker note boosted the shares of Royal Mail .

A picture illustration of U.S. dollar, Swiss Franc, British pound and Euro bank notes, taken in Warsaw January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Banks

U.S. regulators to join UK in forex fines

WASHINGTON/LONDON - U.S. regulators plan to join their UK peers in a multi-billion-dollar settlement with a group of the biggest global banks accused of manipulating the foreign exchange market, sources familiar with the matter say.  Full Article 

Ed Miliband, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, listens to deputy leader Harriet Harman speak at the party's conference in Manchester, September 24, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Politics

Labour tells MPs to unite after plot whispers

The Labour party must "pull together" after reports of serious internal discontent about leader Ed Miliband or risk damaging its chances in the election, the party's campaign co-ordinator warns.  Full Article 

Barbed wire is seen in a former prison in Cottbus November 4, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal
Germany

Stasi victims still in trauma 25 years on

COTTBUS, Germany - Sunday marks 25 years since the collapse of the regime that imprisoned and persecuted them, but many victims of former communist East Germany are still so traumatised that celebrating may forever be a challenge.  Full Article 

Israeli police officers stand guard on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Middle East

Israel greater threat to Jordan than IS

AMMAN - As Jordan joins a military campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria, tensions in Jerusalem pose a potentially bigger risk to a nation only slightly scathed by the turmoil sweeping the Middle East.  Full Article | Related Story 

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Autos

Is this the death of a salesman?

Hyundai has come up with a revolutionary way to sell its cars. It's opened its first auto dealership with no dealers. As Julian Satterthwaite reports it thinks it can sell more cars if it gets rid of the salesmen.  Video | Related Article 

Sheriffs' deputies look at wreckage from the crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo near a broken down house near Cantil, California November 2, 2014. REUTERS/David McNew
Science

U.S. space industry girds for more oversight

WASHINGTON - Executives in the fledgling commercial U.S. space industry are bracing for increased scrutiny and oversight after two accidents last week, including one that killed a pilot, but say they view the mishaps as temporary setbacks.  Full Article 

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The logo of French bank Societe Generale is seen on a building in the financial district of La Defense near Paris August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

SocGen’s pull-back

Reuters Breakingviews looks at Societe Generale’s pull-back from investment banking as the French bank posts a 57 percent rise in Q3 net profit.  Video