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Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 thanks to continuing fears about sovereign debt in the eurozone and news that the US Senate had passed legislation imposing stringent regulation on Wall Street.

The FTSE 250 is down today as concerns over eurozone swept shares down 2.5 pct.

Shares in British banks were up in morning trading on the FTSE 100 thanks to promising news on debt at Dubai World, following days of uncertainty over regulation and European debt.

Data obtained by Google's Street View is destroyed in Ireland but further data apparently remains on hard disks which German authorities are pressing for.

Shares in British banks were down significantly on the FTSE 100 after investor appetite was dampened by tighter regulations being passed in Germany and the USA.

The Pound and Euro tumbled in early trading today.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was in conciliatory mood today as he invited Ukraine to join the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, a security group made up of former Soviet republics. The invitation comes following an international ceremony during which invited Ukranian troops marched in Moscow's historic Red Square.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 as investors quietly grow in confidence after eurozone finance ministers appeared to solidify a deal aimed at preventing the spread of Greece's sovereign debt crisis.

IT firm Computacenter's revenues have risen after strong rebound in UK sales.