LONDON (Reuters) - A Conservative British government would impose a carbon tax on electricity generation, to create a clear incentive for long-term investment in renewable energies, the party said on Friday. Unveiling its energy strategy, the opposition Conservative party said it would reform an existing Climate Change Levy (CCL), imposing a levy instead on the carbon content of power production. Utilities ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A British anti-radicalization campaign called Prevent is a pressing priority in the European country experts see as the most at risk from al Qaeda attack. But to listen to its critics, the project, aimed mainly at Muslim communities, might more accurately be named Provoke. Security officials are struggling to stem a tide of unease among Muslim communities about ...

England captain Steve Borthwick will miss Saturday's Six Nations match against France because of a knee injury, England manager Martin Johnson said. Flanker Lewis Moody will captain the team in Paris with Leicester's Louis Deacon taking Borthwick's place. Tom Palmer of Stade Francais joins the bench. Borthwick, captain for Johnson's entire reign as manager, had a ...