Reuters: UK

1. Taxpayers may lose 2 billion pounds on Northern Rock rescue - NAO
   LONDON (Reuters) - UK taxpayers could lose up to 2 billion pounds from the government's 2008 rescue of mortgage lender Northern Rock by the time all the assets are wound down, according to the country's spending watchdog.

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2. Northern Irish police charge three men over militant attacks
   BELFAST (Reuters) - Three Irish nationalists were charged in Northern Ireland on Friday for involvement in "terrorist acts" including conspiracy to murder and cause explosions, police said following a high-profile investigation.

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3. BoE's Posen to quit to head U.S. think tank
   LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Adam Posen will not seek a second term at the central bank and instead plans to step down in August to head a leading U.S. economic think tank, the Bank said on Friday.

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4. Bristol Airport under pressure to refinance debt
   LONDON (Reuters) - The owners of Bristol Airport may have to stump up some cash to help with the refinancing of 515 million pounds ($814 million) of debt which falls due next year, banking sources said on Friday.

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5. Cameron urges G8 action to stop euro zone crisis from spreading
   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will tell leaders of some of the world's biggest economies on Friday that they must work together to stop the economic crisis afflicting the euro zone from spreading worldwide.

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