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Alistair Darling VAT cut mooted for recovery plan
A VAT cut could form the centrepiece of the pre-Budget report on Monday, according to widespread speculation.
Hugh Pym on Labour's big test
Analysis: Crunch time for Darling
Royal Bank of Scotland branch RBS lending pledge to small firms
Britain's second biggest bank is to guarantee overdraft rates and contracts for its business customers for at least a year.
Snowman (picture: Mark Stewart, Dundee) Arctic winds bring snow across UK
Snow is falling across much of the country, with drivers warned to beware of black ice on the roads.
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