Liam Dutton
Bank holiday weather: a soaking start but getting better
The weather is looking mixed this bank holiday weekend, so which day will be best for the great outdoors?
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Will ‘cocos’ make the banks go pop?
In the City they are hot property. Cocos (contingent convertible capital) are meant to protect taxpayers. So why the nickname “death spiral securities”? CNBC UK Business Editor Helia Ebrahimi reports.
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Heat or eat? Church of England bishops’ hunger plea
Twenty-seven bishops condemn the government’s “punitive” welfare reforms, which they say have forced people into food and fuel poverty.
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Labour will cut banks down to size – Miliband
Labour leader Ed Miliband says there should be limits on the size of the big five high street banks, with the creation of two new lenders and the forced sale of branches to create more competition.
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Miliband vows competition ‘reckoning’ with banks
Labour leader Ed Miliband promises to force banks to give up branches in order to make way for new competitors if Labour wins the next general election.
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Cameron ducks proposals to veto RBS bank bonuses
Prime Minister David Cameron ducks Labour demands for the government to veto individual bonuses paid to RBS bankers.
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BNP leader Nick Griffin declared bankrupt
BNP leader Nick Griffin is declared bankrupt, but insists he will still run for re-election to the European Parliament in May.
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FactCheck: Scotland hands its economic future to England
Scotland’s first minister insists there is a “very, very powerful argument” for Scotland to retain use of sterling. FactCheck investigates.
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What’s gone wrong at the Co-op Bank? The key questions
The Co-op has a proud history, but after the resignation of its chairman, the Paul Flowers affair and the proposed financial rescue by US hedge funds, Channel 4 News looks at what the future holds.
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Welby: jury is still out on banking reform
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tells Channel 4 News banks remain “too big to fail”, Prince George could become a Buddhist if he wanted, and the Daily Mail was “out of order” on Ralph Miliband.
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Bank stress tests: how they could affect your finances
Annual stress tests for banks are meant to ensure they remain financially secure, but tougher conditions could make it harder to get a loan, writes Economics Producer Neil MacDonald.
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Post Office row continues as staff hold bank holiday strike
Post Office workers across the UK strike in a dispute about closures, jobs and pay. The dispute involves up to 4,000 staff across the Crown office network.
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Liam Dutton
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Liam Dutton
My bank holiday weather headache
Thankfully, each of the bank holiday weekends so far this year have come up trumps for most of us, but the final one of the year is going to be tricky to get right.
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England v Scotland 2013 – needle match or football sideshow?
England play Scotland on Wednesday in one of international football’s greatest rivalries. But, asks John Anderson, can the game match the intensity of some earlier encounters?
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Faisal Islam
War and peace in battles between Britain and the banking sector
Outgoing Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King’s insistence that banks shore up their balance sheets met with widespread resistance – but Barclays is leading the way.
