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From MARKETS 12:08pm

Sterling hits two-year low after downgrade

George Osborne

Bets against pound grow, CFTC data show

Markets Insight Fate sealed on pound’s loss of haven status
Westminster blog Balls v Osborne
Osborne feels heat over rating blow
Q&A; Moody’s downgrade
Martin Wolf A government at the mercy of events

UK POLITICS & POLICY 1:07pm

UK’s most senior Roman Catholic steps down

Cardinal O’Brien also pulls out of conclave to elect next pope

From COMPANIES 10:44am

Watchdog eyes wholesale data price cuts

Ofcom rules BT has ‘significant market power’

From COMPANIES 4:00pm

Ikea drawn into horsemeat scandal

Batch of retailer’s meatballs withdrawn from sale in 13 countries

From COMPANIES 4:43pm

UK funding scheme boosts housebuilders

Persimmon and Bovis signal strong start to selling season

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From GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:19pm

UK borrowers focus on paying debt

January mortgage approvals fell 14% on last year

Osborne vows to press on with austerity
Martin Wolf A government at the mercy of events

The site near Turnpike Lane where a Banksy work of art was removed last week.

©Charlie Bibby From LIFE & ARTS Feb 24, 2013

Banksy mural withdrawn from sale

Removal of street art from wall in London outrages art world

Editorial Banksy’s art attack
Council probes sale of Banksy mural

UK POLITICS & POLICY 9:41pm

Currency battle looms for Scotland

Deficit cap would be policed in London

From COMPANIES 11:21pm

UK to benefit from North Sea investment

Spending upswing will boost production

UK POLITICS & POLICY 11:17pm

Free school applications higher in London

Policy benefiting areas that already have best schools

In depth UK schools
Northeast sees fight for new secondary

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The British pound falls as Sir Mervyn King votes for more quantitative easing

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©Bloomberg Last year was the worst for housebuilding starts since 2009, which was itself pretty awful

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UK under EU pressure to cap bankers’ bonuses to a month’s fixed salary

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Balls v Osborne mud-slinging over downgrade

Martin Wolf

Uk Sterling

©Charlie Bibby Weaker pound is welcome but no panacea

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