Britain has been left out of the EU financial crisis accord after 10 hours of negotiations in Brussels. Officials said efforts to alter the treaty governing all 27 countries had been abandoned but would continue with the 17 eurozone members and six others. David Cameron's "unacceptable" demands for exemptions over financial services blocked the chance of a full treaty, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said. "It wasn't possible, given the position of our British friends," he said. Mr Sarkozy said the eurozone countries would sign an intergovernmental accord aimed at stabilising the currency in the face of the debt ... (full story)