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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent

Guardian Daily: Developing nations' ultimatum in Copenhagen

Asia environment correspondent Jonathan Watts reports from the climate change summit in Copenhagen that developing nations have issued an ultimatum to speed negotiations. They say their leaders will not come at all if there's nothing to sign. Tony Blair, who's already there, agrees.

As John Lewis reports its best trading week ever, and Christmas shopping gets into full swing, we take a trip down Oxford Street to find out if punters are curbing their spending, or throwing caution - and their money - to the wind.

Political editor Patrick Wintour assesses the likelihood of an early general election, and explains the pros and cons for the Conservatives and the Government.

Jon Boone reports from Afghanistan where a huge turbine dragged to a dam in Helmand Province is being mothballed without ever being used. It's now too dangerous to transport the cement which is needed to fix it in place.

And Steven Morris has the latest from the frontline in Cornwall - on the musical Battle of Battery Rocks Beach.

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