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Full text of response from HBOS

We have received a letter from Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson and are reviewing it. Sir Peter and Sir George are not putting forward a substantive offer for HBOS.

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Sir George Mathewson and Sir Peter Burt call for HBOS resignations

Two former bank chiefs have sent a letter to HBOS calling for its chairman and chief executive to resign.

Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson call for HBOS resignations

Two former bank chiefs have sent a letter to HBOS calling for its chairman and chief executive to resign.

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Lloyds TSB investors back HBOS rescue

Lloyds TSB investors have overwhelmingly backed the bank’s controversial rescue of HBOS and its plans to raise £5.5bn of capital despite concerns expressed by a handful of shareholders. Several hundred investors gathered in Glasgow to hear Sir Victor Blank, Lloyds chairman, say the “landmark� deal would transform his bank, deliver £1.5bn of cost savings and create value for HBOS and Lloyds shareholders. The vote to buy HBOS, backed by 96% of investors, clears a major hurdle for the all-share takeover. Investors also backed a plan for Lloyds to raise capital through a government-backed placing. HBOS holds a vote for its investors on Dec 12 Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson, two Scottish bankers campaigning to keep HBOS independent, seemed on Wednesday to pull back from the fight after a government statement this week said tha

Sir Allen Stanford apologises to England players

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Sir John Parker to quit Bank of England Court

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Sir Allen Stanford gets up close and personal with Matt Prior's wife

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Turn veggie to save planet, says Sir Paul

Sir Paul McCartney has teamed up with a Nobel Prize-winning scientist to urge people to become vegetarian to save the planet from the greenhouse gases created by rearing livestock.

The Beatles iTunes debut stalls again, says Sir Paul

Sir Paul McCartney has thrown cold water on hopes that The Beatles back catalogue will be appearing on iTunes sooner rather than later.

Professor Sir John Lawton on need to test nanotechnology

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Sir Jon the Don of NZ ballet

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Video: See Sir Allen Stanford getting jiggy with England cricketer Matt Prior's pregnant wife

Cricket-loving billionaire Sir Allen Stanford risked the wrath of England's cricket team yesterday when he was caught bouncing wicket keeper Matt Prior's pregant wife on his knee.

Former bank chiefs move in on Lloyds TSB / HBOS merger

Sir George Mathewson, former chief executives of RBS (RBS) and Sir Peter Burt, former chief executive of Bank of Scotland (BoS), are trying to convince HBOS shareholders they will not benefit from the current Lloyds TSB deal on the table.

HBOS coup pair turn to shareholders

Former RBS and Bank of Scotland bosses Sir George Mathewson and Sir Peter Burt want to force out HBOS's chairman and chief executive and scrap the merger plans in favour of a recapitalised stand-alone bank.

HBOS coup pair turn to shareholders

Former RBS and Bank of Scotland bosses Sir George Mathewson and Sir Peter Burt want to force out HBOS's chairman and chief executive and scrap the merger plans in favour of a recapitalised stand-alone bank.

Bank chiefs oppose HBOS takeover

In a letter to HBOS chairman Lord Stevenson, Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson said the merger was "no longer necessary" given the Treasury's plan to inject money into the banking sector.

Tuesday paper round-up: HBOS shareholders dismiss Scots plans

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Shareholders in mortgage lender HBOS have dismissed attempts by Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson to derail its takeover by Lloyds TSB.

Unite reaction to rival HBOS plan

Derek Simpson, Unite Joint General Secretary said: "Unite has serious doubts about the plans by Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson and their motives. They have failed to come up with any concrete proposals or any money, and it is irresponsible of them to threaten the proposed merger between HBOS with LTSB. We have serious concerns that the extreme arrogance of these two individuals will lead to the nightmare scenario in which HBOS collapses.

Sir Paul 'doesn't mind' illegal downloading

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Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that negotiations on making the Beatles' music available for download on iTunes had stalled.

"When it's something as big as the Beatles, it's heavy negotiations," he said. "We've been pushing it but there are a couple of sticking points, I understand.

Sir Peter Burt attacks HBOS board

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Sir Allen Stanford 'spying row '

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

This narrative poem of chivalry, Arthurian myth and romance ought to cut a considerable dash on the stage, particularly when the version of the text involved is Simon Armitage's sinewy, witty translation of the original northeastern-inflected Middle English. But the adapter/director Daniel Buckroyd's touring production for New Perspectives fights shy of the work's darkest and most intriguing aspects and feels awkwardly unsure of its audience. No potentially thrilling moment has the faintest shiver of danger; no instance of romance or eroticism is allowed to pass without a snigger.

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