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Queen leads Nation in remembering the financial fallen

all credit to themIn an act of remembrance marking 25 years since the Big Bang, the Queen, members of the Royal Family and political leaders gathered at Canary Wharf to lead the Nation’s mourning for the financial casualties of that turbulent period of recent history.

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Posted: Nov 10th, 2011
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Robert Peston’s smugness growing as world nears economic meltdown

models his voice on fluctuations in the stock market - currently very deep‘Inflation of Robert’s ego is running at an all-time high and rising interest rates among viewers only seem to be making the problem worse.’

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Posted: Nov 1st, 2011
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New craze of ‘Working’ sweeping the internet

just one paperclip away from the experience of a lifetimeStand aside ‘Planking’, move over ‘Batmanning’, there’s a new game in town. ‘Working’ is the new craze which has Facebook users flocking to upload photos of themselves engaged in the most menial, soul-destroying jobs, while wishing they’d paid more attention at school.

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Posted: Oct 4th, 2011
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Financial Services Authority considering doing ‘something’ at some stage

Insiders say Britain’s financial regulator is planning to ‘do something’, possibly as early as next year. Details of the anticipated action are unclear, but the Financial Services Authority, which is employed to govern the banks, is rumoured to be anxious for some kind of ‘eye-catching initiative’.

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Posted: May 21st, 2011
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Kingdom United faces administration

tough times ahead against FC DeutschlandEuropean Premier League side Kingdom United could be the first high profile club to enter into administration after talks to avert a winding-up order collapsed in the high court earlier today.

Advisers acting on behalf of HMRS say the team could be just days away from going out of business altogether. A recent run of poor results, claims of mismanagement and dressing room unrest has left the troubled team languishing at the foot of the EU table and struggling to fulfil its fixture list.

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Posted: Feb 24th, 2010
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