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Banks' share prices plunge

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Banking shares have fallen in London amid news that the bosses of Britain's biggest banks have asked the Chancellor for a rescue deal to be speeded up.

It comes as a British Chambers of Commerce report says the UK is in a "worsening" recession.

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