UK government outlines Rock plans
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The British government was to introduce emergency legislation Monday to temporarily nationalize Northern Rock PLC amid strident criticism of the move from opposition lawmakers and shareholders in the stricken mortgage lender.
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Britain's finance minister said on  Wednesday he was working on a set of measures which will allow  the government to launch emergency rescues if other banks run  into trouble similar to that experienced by Northern Rock.
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The government may take steps to ensure the UK has the infrastructure necessary for super-fast broadband.
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The UK government is stepping up efforts to stimulate the growing of crops for use in generating renewable energy.
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The government has plans in place to use legislation if the Northern Rock bank is nationalised, the BBC learns.
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Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling is set to announce the nationalisation of troubled bank Northern Rock later Sunday, the BBC and Sky News television reported Sunday.
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The British government said on Tuesday  it was extending guarantee arrangements for Northern Rock   to cover some unsubordinated wholesale obligations of  the stricken bank, whether existing now or in the future.
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Potential purchasers of Northern Rock will have until February 4 to make a bid to the government
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The British government on Thursday approved plans to refresh the countryâs fleet of nuclear reactors, and he invited companies to offer plans to build and operate the plants.
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Britain has received a report from U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs on options for the troubled Northern Rock bank and is talking to potential buyers about them, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday.
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Study commissioned by government says Brighton, Bristol, Midlands and Oxfordshire should be considered.
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The British government unveiled proposals Thursday to give police sweeping new powers as it attempts to live up to its election campaign promise to be "tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime."
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The Scottish Government is expected to outline its plans for the future of Scottish Enterprise.
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Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, Gordon Brown confirms.
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The British government on Thursday approved a new generation of nuclear power stations, describing evidence in support of the move as "compelling", a minister said.
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Options for the future of Britain's nuclear weapons system will be outlined in a white paper on Monday.
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Britain's financial watchdog is to be given new powers to intervene in failing banks to avoid a repeat of the Northern Rock crisis, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said in an interview out Friday.