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THE TIMES
ARMY WANTS TO RETREAT IN AFGHANISTAN
Army chiefs are drawing up plans to withdraw British troops from outlying bases in Afghanistan.
GOLDMAN'S BOSS: WE DO GOD'S WORK
The boss of Goldman Sachs, the bank that is set to pay a record £12 billion in salaries and bonuses this year, has told The Sunday Times that banks serve "a social purpose" and do "God's work".
THATCHER SAID HE WAS A SPY FOR SOUTH AFRICANS
Sir Mark Thatcher became an informer to the South African secret services (SASS) in an attempt to avoid prosecution for his role in a botched coup in central Africa.
City:
BROWN TRIGGERS ROW WITH CALL FOR BANK SUPERTAX
Gordon Brown yesterday threw his weight behind a "Tobin tax" on financial transactions as a way of taxing and reining in the banks, despite warnings that such taxes are unworkable.
SECRET £165BN LOAN KEEPING LLOYDS ALIVE
Lloyds Banking Group is being kept afloat with £165 billion of loans and guarantees from the Bank of England and other central banks around the world, The Sunday Times can reveal.