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THE mother of Shannon Matthews was found guilty today of kidnapping her own daughter. Karen Matthews, 33, of Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, was also convicted by a jury at Leeds Crown Court of false imprisonment and perverting the ...

4 Dec 2008

THE Bank of England slashed interest rates by one per cent today as policymakers stepped up their battle to stave off a deep recession. The dramatic percentage point cut takes the cost of borrowing from 3% to 2% – a rate not seen since 1951 and ...

4 Dec 2008

FEARS of blizzards and treacherous conditions across Scotland receded today as much of the expected bad weather failed to arrive. Forecasters had been predicting a white-out with heavy snow across the country. But the snow did not fall as heavily as ...

4 Dec 2008

EXPECTATIONS were mounting today for a full 1% cut in interest rates when the Bank of England delivers its vote on the cost of borrowing. The Bank's rate-setters could slash rates again, from 3% to an all-time record low of 2%, as the economy slides ...

4 Dec 2008

A GROUP of Scottish business leaders behind a last-ditch attempt to derail Lloyds TSB's takeover of HBOS scored its first victory yesterday after the Competition Appeals Tribunal ruled it would hear the case under Scots law. The Merger Action Group ...

3 Dec 2008