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Debt-laden Co-op to flog its farms
While the Co-op's bank losses have hit £1.3bn there's a smidgen of good news for the troubled group - rising land value prices. The Co-op is set to to sell off 17,800 acres of farmland across England and Scotland. The timing is
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RBS losses total £8.2bn
Royal Bank of Scotland revealed a £576 million bonus pot for staff today despite slumping deeper into the red with annual losses of £8.2 billion. The bonus pot - down 15% on 2012 - includes a £237 million payout shared among its investment
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Fan left homeless after Arsenal bet
An Arsenal fan in Uganda has been left homeless, after betting his house that his club would beat Manchester United last Sunday. Henry Dhabasani bet against Manchester United fan Rashid Yiga, who put up his new Toyota Premio car and his wife.
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Ex-Olympus boss guilty of cover-up
Former Olympus president Tsuyoshi Kikukawa has admitted guilt over a cover-up scandal of massive investment losses at the top Japanese camera and medical equipment company. The scandal emerged last year when Michael Woodford, the British chief
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Bank of Ireland announces losses
Bank of Ireland has announced pre-tax losses of 1.25 billion euro (£984 million) for the first half of the year. The bailed out bank blamed the poor performance on impaired loans and having to sell off
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French Connection warns of £7m hit
Fashion retailer French Connection has revealed it is facing a big half-year loss after seeing revenues decline by 7% on a year earlier. The group, which has been taking steps to revitalise its UK stores business, said the result for the six
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Bookings surge lifts Thomas Cook
Britons looking to escape to the sun after weeks of miserable weather have lifted holiday bookings at beleaguered travel firm Thomas Cook. The UK's second biggest travel company said its summer programme was now 88% sold after a
