News Headlines - 27 June 2014
▽One step closer to quitting Europe - Telegraph
Britain has moved a step closer to leaving the European Union after David Cameron declared “war” on Brussels over the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker.
▽Former Cameron aide charged over indecent images of children - FT.com
A former senior Downing Street adviser has been charged with making and possessing indecent images of children, compounding a difficult week for the prime minister following the conviction of his former spin-doctor on phone hacking offences.
The head of the Syrian moderate opposition is asking for more foreign aid as his rebels try to back a bloody insurgency even as they continue their so-far unsuccessful effort to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad.
▽Supermarket Tesco under shareholders’ fire at heated AGM - FT.com
Tesco came under attack from private shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday, with some accusing Britain’s biggest retailer of “arrogance” and “abusing” investors.
▽BBC News - Japan consumer price growth at 32-year high
Consumer prices in Japan rose at an annual rate of 3.4% in May, the fastest pace in 32 years, as the effect of the sales tax hike started to be felt.
