Daily News Roundup
Here is todays roundup of stories.
A touch rushed this morning.
News
James Mackintosh in London (FT)
- UK watchdog plans shake-up for listing rules
Britain’s financial watchdog has proposed a shake-up of London’s stock market listing rules in an attempt to shore up the UK reputation as a financial centre.
Michael Wilson (Sky)- Rock Board has a fight on its hands
The board of Northern Rock will have to fight off demands from shareholders for a greater say in its future at an Extraordinary General Meeting today.
Anne Penketh, Diplomatic Editor (Independent)- Russia furious as British Council reopens in Moscow
The diplomatic crisis between the UK and Russia – stemming from the radiation poisoning in London of the former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko – escalated significantly yesterday as the Russian government retaliated after Britain decided to reopen two regional cultural offices in defiance of the Kremlin.
Owen Bowcott (Guardian)- FBI wants instant access to British identity data
Americans seek international database to carry iris, palm and finger prints
BETH HALE (Daily Mail)- Caught on camera: Surfers hit by 50ft wave off Cornwall
But with the lights of shore just flickering through grey skies this is Penzance, in Cornwall, where stormy weather has created 50ft waves.
Comment
- Emerging-market multinationals
The latest trend reflects a new, fundamental shift. In a more open world, emerging economies are spawning their own giants.
Seamus Milne (Comment is Free)- Compare and contrast
The difference between two cases of government whistleblowers suggests that the law on official secrets is applied according to sheer expediency
Brian Whitaker (Comment is Free)- The long drip of change
Human Rights Watch published practical recommendations for dealing with honour killings in 2004. What has happened since?
Arts
Dominic Cavendish (Daily Telegraph)
- Diplomatic indiscretions
Dominic Cavendish reviews the Ambassadorial (i.e., Craig Murray) Belly Dancer at the Arcola Theatre, London E8.
Tags: daily roundup, the skinny, matt wardman, wardman wire, mattwardman
[tags]daily roundup, the skinny, matt wardman, wardman wire, mattwardman[/tags]
