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12-10 The Guardian Treasury cash injection could threaten HBOS takeover by Lloyds Government looks at options for HBOS amid fears planned rescue takeover by Lloyds TSB could fall apart
12-10 The Guardian EU bank bail-out plan agreed Germany, France, Italy and a further 12 European countries unveiled plan to salvage banking systems from potential ruin
12-10 The Guardian Chris Riddell: Let's invade Iceland Chris Riddell on Gordon Brown's response to the global financial crisis
12-10 The Guardian Brown calls for EU-wide banking system bail-out PM holds key talks with European officials desperate to prevent continent-wide meltdown in banking sector
12-10 The Guardian Blair intervened over F1 tobacco ban exemption, documents showBlair interevened over F1 tobacco ban exemption, documents show Tony Blair personally intervened to secure an exemption for formula one from a tobacco advertising ban just hours after meeting the sport's boss, Bernie Ecclestone, according to Whitehall documents
12-10 The Guardian Melissa Benn: Private companies' sponsorship of schools has run aground Melissa Benn: A sponsor's withdrawal from one of the first city academies highlights the problems with letting private capital run public services
11-10 The Guardian Two million Britons on the dole by Christmas Companies are being squeezed as the City turmoil spreads into the so-called real economy
11-10 The Guardian Andrew Rawnsley: Why the crisis puts a spring in the Prime Minister's step Andrew Rawnsley: A re-energised Gordon Brown has been given a second chance to persuade the voters to respect him and listen to him
11-10 The Guardian Editorial: A new order must be imposed on the City Editorial: British banks guessed that they are so vital to the economy that politicians would never let them fail
11-10 The Guardian Will Hutton: Without real leadership, we face disaster Will Hutton: A lethal new threat is emerging at the dark heart of the financial system. We must have a unified global response or an already perilous position will become a calamity
11-10 The Guardian Jim Wallace on overcrowding in Scotland's prisons It only needs an incident such as a fire and Scotland's overcrowded jails will reach crisis point, says Jim Wallace
11-10 The Guardian Nick Cohen: History shows how poverty helps the right Nick Cohen: Where wealthy media executives once sought to investigate poverty, now they laugh at it
11-10 The Guardian Badgers blamed as TB in cats suggests disease is on the rise DEFRA figures showing rise in cats with bovine tuberculosis prompt claims the disease is out of control
11-10 The Guardian Now we are facing our moment of truth - Brown Gordon Brown will try to broker a Europe-wide bail-out of banks today modelled on Britain's £500bn intervention
11-10 The Guardian Mandelson to pocket a £1m Brussels pay-off Business Secretary eligible for 'golden goodbye' after just four years as Britain's European Commissioner
11-10 The Guardian ID cards plan in crisis as the 'guinea pigs' revolt Airline pilots vow to take legal action as opposition sweeps through Britain's universities and councils
11-10 The Guardian Scotland is safer in UK, says Labour Alex Salmond is accused of aiming to turn Scotland into a new Iceland as by-election campaign hots up
11-10 The Guardian Politics: Left-winger Cruddas in think-tank challenge MP for Dagenham Jon Cruddas aims to rebuild support for modern centre-left policies at grass-roots level
11-10 The Guardian Met quizzed over leaks in Dizaei probe Corruption inquiry into allegations officers passed 'unauthorised' data concerning Ali Dizaei, to Daily Mail
11-10 The Guardian Trains, water and power may be next in line for a bail-out Peter Hain urges government to draw up reserve powers to be used in the event of a major utility collapse
11-10 The Guardian Omagh lawyer calls for GCHQ secrets Intercepts of the calls between bomb plotters are 'absolutely central' to civil case against Real IRA
11-10 The Guardian Mick Fealty: Patience runs out as Stormont's stalemate continues Mick Fealty: As Sinn Féin and the DUP continue to battle over power sharing, Northern Ireland is running out of patience
11-10 The Guardian Ken Livingstone: Nationalisation of failing banks is now the only option Ken Livingstone: Half-measures like recapitalisation will put taxpayers' money at grave risk. The only option is full nationalisation of failing banks
10-10 The Guardian Government to consider relaxing annuity rules Ministers will consider reforms to ease the burden on pensioners caught out by the drop in the stockmarket
10-10 The Guardian Seven days of turmoil in world markets Crucial steps taken to try to avoid collapse of the country's banks which may precipitate a 1930s-style depression
10-10 The Guardian Race for a global rescue plan Crisis meeting among G7 agrees to take 'urgent and exceptional action' to bail out banks
10-10 The Guardian Letters: Goodbye to these fools and knaves Letters: A number of your commentators and editorials have urged the 'curbing' of City bonuses this year
10-10 The Guardian Government may be forced to buy half of RBS as banks' market values dwindle further still Shares in RBS, which owns brands including NatWest, Coutts and Churchill, slump by 25%
10-10 The Guardian Editorial: The rich and the rest Editorial: Research sheds new light on the economic gulf between the rich and the rest
10-10 The Guardian Editorial: The priority now is to stop a financial crisis turning into a depression Editorial: Rich nations must agree this weekend on a plan to stem the banking crisis
10-10 The Guardian David Marquand: Situation vacant: a theorist is sought to succeed Mr Keynes David Marquand: The capitalist system is the least bad we have, but the role of states and markets need redefining for the modern economy
10-10 The Guardian Roy Hattersley: Don't mess with Iceland Roy Hattersley: As I found out in the cod war of 1975, the people of that tiny island can prove fearsome foes. Beware
10-10 The Guardian Polly Toynbee: Brown is proving a good man in a crash. Now can he show how to mend it? Polly Toynbee: Brown's next task is to craft a vision of a good society in bad times, and reflect the public mood on supersonic wealth
10-10 The Guardian Letters: Kicking Iceland when it's down Letters:Gordon Brown's diatribes against Iceland have a hollow sound
10-10 The Guardian Shot solicitor's case throws spotlight on gun police Conferring while writing notes after police shootings an 'opportunity for collusion', says judge
10-10 The Guardian Letters: Harold Challenor Andrew Weir writes
10-10 The Guardian Private data on armed forces goes missing Hard drive contains personal details of military personnel, possibly including bank account details
10-10 The Guardian Martin Kettle: Gordon Brown should wait and see how effective his bail-out is before claiming it as a success Martin Kettle: Instead of grandstanding about his rescue plan, the British prime minister should wait and see how effective it really is
10-10 The Guardian Andrew Brown: Andy Burnham's plan to abandon the rule of silence in libraries is cruel and futile Andrew Brown: The culture secretary is proposing that libraries should abandon the rule of silence. What a cruel and futile plan
10-10 The Guardian Pensioners demand return of cheap evening classes Do not gloss over adult education cuts, campaigners warn skills secretary
10-10 The Guardian Douglas Carswell: Rightists can take power away from the elites and give it back to voters Douglas Carswell: Power must be taken away from the elites and given back to the voters. And rightists are the people to do it
10-10 The Guardian Local byelection results offer Labour some solace Labour lost one council seat to the Liberal Democrats in yesterday's local byelections, but there were signs from overall voting figures that the party was holding its own despite the financial crisis
10-10 The Guardian Yesterday in Parliament The government backed plans to allow expansion of Stansted airport to handle an extra 10 million passengers a year
10-10 The Guardian Joint head of super-union forced to seek re-election Derek Simpson forced to stand down as Unite joint general secretary because of union rules on age
10-10 The Guardian Worth a look: six articles worth reading today Six articles worth reading today
10-10 The Guardian Hands off Sporticus - and why the financial sewer must keep flowing Michael White: Should London be picking a fight with Reykjavik, home of Sporticus, the children's TV hero, at the height of a global financial crisis? I think not
10-10 The Guardian Treasury officials head to Iceland to resolve banking crisis Treasury officials en route to Iceland hope to meet officials to seek a solution that minimises the impact on UK individuals and councils with money in its banks
10-10 The Guardian Alan Wardle of LGA on council savings in Iceland Alan Wardle of the Local Government Association tells Jon Dennis about negotiations with the government on its savings in Iceland
10-10 The Guardian Will Hutton applauds the government's bank bail-out Will Hutton of the Observer on the government plan to save British banks
10-10 The Guardian Government considering suspending fund rules to help pensioners Move follows dramatic fall in share prices as panic spreads across world markets