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Savers rescued after another bank collapses

As many as 10,000 savers had to be rescued by the Government this morning as subprime lender London Scottish Bank collapsed...
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Banks to seize New Star as shares crash

New Star Asset Management was in crisis talks with banks today as it was denied a suspension in trading of its shares, which lost 70% of their value...
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MORTGAGE CRISIS

What's gone wrong with the mortgage market? And how can it be fixed?
- Rescue plans

BUDGETARY BUST

The Daily Mail's guest columnist says the Pre-Budget Report let employers down...
Budget failure

Stock market report: Monday close

16.55: Shares went into a nose-dive on both sides of the Atlantic this afternoon as investors continued to fret over the economic slump and banking crisis...

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Banks urged to follow RBS' arrears pledge

Pressure was mounting on RBS's rivals to follow its pledge to give homeowners at least six months' grace before starting repossession action...
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HSBC to cut 500 staff in the UK

HSBC is cutting 500 jobs in its UK operations, with most of the posts which are being axed based in or around London...

Economists predict 1% interest rate cut

Mortgage bills for hundreds of thousands of London homeowners are set to be slashed again this week...
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Mortgage lending falls 70% in a month

Mortgage lending collapsed during October, diving by nearly 70% to reach the second lowest figure on record, the Bank of England said...
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Job loss: what shall we tell the kids

Redundancy will affect a growing number of families in coming months and this can have a profound effect on children...
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£20bn spree was not enough, says Darling

Alistair Darling admitted that the Treasury will have to pump more money into the economy to tackle the recession...
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Ireland offers hand to crunch-hit banks

Ireland's government has become the latest to offer support to its banks as lenders seek to shore up capital depleted by the global financial crisis...

Charities to close as crisis hits donations

Charities are facing a multibillion pound shortfall as companies end sponsorship and public donations dry up in the face of the financial crisis...
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Oil slides after Opec fails to agree cuts

Oil prices fell by more than dollar today after exporter countries within Opec failed to agree on production cuts at their weekend meeting in Cairo...
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Dragon Paphitis lines up for Woolworths

The vultures are lining up to pick at the remains of struggling retailers hit by the dramatic downturn in consumer spending...
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woman in a Woolworths store doing her Christmas shopping When was the last time you bought something in Woolworths?

A to Z of the Sunday newspapers

Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
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Woolworths 'could be sold off this week'

Woolworths could be broken up as early as this week as around a dozen serious bidders circle the High Street chain, Sunday newspapers said today...
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Last-ditch bid to halt HBOS-Lloyds merger

The merger of HBOS and Lloyds TSB was today described as a 'shotgun marriage' by one of the men behind a last-ditch bid to halt the move...
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MIDAS SHARE TIPS

Financial Mail's top stock picker thinks G4S could do well out of the recession.
- Midas tips G4S

DEBT CRISIS WARNING

Lord William Rees-Mogg finds that the public finances are heading for crisis.
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End called to power firms' direct debit raid

Energy Minister Mike O'Brien has pledged to stop power companies raiding customers' accounts to charge for gas and electricity they have not used...
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Treasury wants more powers to nationalise

The Government is fast-tracking its Banking Bill through Parliament and seeking sweeping additional powers...
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Taxman tactics 'wrecking enterprise'

VAT inspectors have been accused of driving entrepreneurs to the wall...
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ANTHONY HILTON, EVENING STANDARD FINANCIAL EDITOR

Balancing game for the LSE

Since the rivals to the London Stock Exchange launched their attack on the London market the air has been filled with claim and counterclaim about their level of success

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LISA BUCKINGHAM, FINANCIAL MAIL EDITOR

A chance to punish the dividend cutters

Fear must be stalking the corridors of our big pension funds and insurance groups. Companies imposing dividend cuts - or waiving the payout altogether - are being allowed a pretty free ride.

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MIDAS SHARE TIPS

Profit poised to rise 24% at booming G4S

The recession could be good news for G4S, the world's largest security company

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DAN ATKINSON, ECONOMICS EDITOR, FINANCIAL MAIL

Treasury's time tunnel trip

If we really are living through the biggest economic emergency since the Thirties, why bother to reassure the markets?

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JEFF PRESTRIDGE, FINANCIAL MAIL PERSONAL FINANCE EDITOR

Playing safe is number-one priority

Whether Alistair Darling's £20bn gamble to lift the economy out of recession will be a spectacular success - or failure - remains to be seen

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TONY HETHERINGTON: READERS' CHAMPION

Hetherington: I'll keep a watch on failed broker

Financial Mail's ace investigator comes across some familiar names in a familiar stroy of shares mis-selling

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Don't want to go

House pricesHouse price slump London house prices are now falling faster than anywhere else in the country

CommentLord Rees-Mogg on the Chancellor 'He plans to run us into enormous debt from which we'll take years to recover'

Investing helpNew Star: Your questions New Star shares have crashed to an all-time low. Are you invested in New Star funds? We answer your questions

Tony HetheringtonFinancial Mail's readers' champion Financial Mail's ace investigator comes across a familiar tale of shares mis-selling

Mortgages and homesDiary of a house repossession Two hellish years in the life of one family fighting repossession

Recession bustingWhy you should go to the pub Don't let the crunch win, go down the pub and have a pint

Pre-Budget Tax TablesImpact: Income tax and NI Will you be better or worse off when the changes kick in? Use our tables to find out.

MotoringLook up your new road tax How much will you pay for your car tax following the latest changes?

Consumer tipsProtect against failed shops As shops struggle, how can you protect yourself when buying expensive items

Money saving tipsConfessions of a haggler Can you barter your way out of the credit crunch? Tom Sykes did, but lost a little bit of dignity along the way.