The taxpayer-backed lender said it bought 263 million shares from the Government at a price of 380.8p each, reducing the Government’s stake to around 11.4% from 14.81%, as at the end of October.

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More than 59,000 fines have been mistakenly handed to motorists using one of the county’s busiest crossings over the course of a year.

Heathrow Airport said it recorded the busiest October in its history (Steve Parsons/PA) Heathrow Airport said it has recorded the busiest October in its history. More than 7.2 million passengers ...