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A sharp economic downturn could push Britain's financial system to the brink of collapse, forcing banks to raise billions in fresh capital, the Bank of England has warned
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If an award were to be given for the most alarmist advertisement of the US presidential race so far, Tom Tancredo, a long-shot Republican candidate thought to be on the brink of withdrawing, would be the runaway winner