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Lloyds announces 5,000 job cuts
Lloyds Banking Group says it is cutting 5,000 positions by the end of next year, with the permanent loss of 2,600 jobs.
Barclays profits fall by a fifth
Lloyds and RBS cut down to size
RBS cuts thousands of retail jobs

From top left: Warrant Officer Darren Chant, Sgt Matthew Telford and Guardsman Jimmy Major. From bottom left: Cpl Steven Boote, Cpl Nicholas Webster-Smith and Sjt Phillip Scott. Soldiers' bodies being flown home
The bodies of six fallen UK servicemen - five of whom were shot by a "rogue" Afghan policeman - are being repatriated.

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The only suspect in the murder of British teacher Lindsay Hawker has been arrested by police in Japan, the Foreign Office confirms.


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