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£12bn Lloyds TSB / HBOS deal thrown into uncertainty
Halifax Bank of Scotland?s (HBOS) £12 billion rescue deal with LloydsTSB has
been thrown into uncertainty because of the bank?s request for an emergency
capital injection from the government.
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Royal Bank of Scotland under state control
Doubt
hits HBOS/Loyds TSB deal | Sir
Fred Goodwin faces the axe | Cost
of rescue plan keeps rising | Banks
ask for more money | Europe
follows Brown | Comment:
Anatole Kaletsky | Food
stamps for low income US | Baugur
seeks help from Sir Philip Green | Morgan
Stanley terms rewrite | Economic
View: Gary Duncan
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Gordon Brown sells British bank bailout plan to Eurozone countries
France and Germany agreed a British-style plan last night to head off
financial meltdown by spending billions of euros to guarantee loans and the
survival of leading banks.
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Leading artists urge nation to join fight to save Titian works
Letter:
Inspiring Titians must be saved for the nation
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Armed Forces say thank you for town?s respect
The Armed Forces laid on a flypast and parade to say thank you to the people
of the Wiltshire market town Wootton Bassett for honouring fallen Service
personnel. Since April 2007 they have lined the streets more than 100 times
as funeral cortèges have driven solemnly from nearby RAF Lyneham, where the
bodies of Servicemen and women are repatriated from Afghanistan or Iraq.
General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, wrote in a letter:
?It is the things that cost nothing that are the most important ? a friendly
greeting in the street, a prayer in church. But the gestures shown by the
people of Wootton Bassett surpass these at every level.?
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Driver arrested on suspicion of murder plot
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after
she allegedly drove her car into a cyclist who was fleeing a knife-wielding
attacker.
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Duke?s black-and-white case to save phone box
The Duke of Westminster is fighting to save a rarely used telephone box
outside his Scottish home in Achfary.
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Law firms ?losing talent over hours and work-life balance?
The culture in City law firms of working long hours is draining talent from
the legal profession, according to research to be published this week.
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Something spicy in the kitchen as do-it-yourself video helps the WI get to grips with sex
As a bastion of Middle England, the Women?s Institute is renowned for its
redoubtable members and their sensible advice on household matters. From
today, that sensible advice includes tips on sex.
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Conker conquerer enlisted some devious science
A mechanic from Northamptonshire has used his scientific knowledge to beat 600
contestants to the title of world conker champion. Ray Kellock, 62, of
Rushden, devised his ?kinetic energy theory? at the 44th World Conker
Championships in his home county yesterday. In the first round he tried to
hit his opponent?s conker as hard as possible, but noticed that he was
causing more damage to his own. Mr Kellock, who runs a minibus company,
said: ?I decided to let the opponent whale away and then make sure I hit
their conker every time but not too hard. It seemed to work.?
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