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Lloyds bank job loses
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Lloyds profits wiped out by £1.8bn PPI hit

Lloyds Banking Group has taken a £1.8bn hit for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling compensation, almost wiping out its third quarter profits.

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MPs demand changes to business rate regime

The government must urgently examine alternatives to business rates instead of “sticking plasters” on a system in need of reform, a group of MPs has warned.