KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title.

By Matt Scuffham and Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed Lloyds Banking Group said it would not need to issue new equity or specialist debt in order to meet capital demands set by Britain's financial regulator. The Bank of England said in March that Britain's banks must raise 25 billion pounds ($38 billion) of extra capital by the end of the year to absorb any future losses on loans and said the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) would give banks specific guidance on their capital position by the end of May. ...