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• Lloyds and RBS 'failing to lend'
  Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds are criticised by MPs for failing to lend enough to homeowners and businesses.
  
  
• Housing crisis 'worst since WWII'
  The house building industry says Scotland is facing its worst housing crisis since World War II and recovery could take years.
  
  
• MP's letter 'sent to old address'
  A Scottish MP is told that all correspondence from the MPs' expenses inquiry team has been sent to the wrong address.
  
  
• Debt firm to create 100 new jobs
  The credit and debt recovery company, Mackenzie Hall, is to double its workforce at its Kilmarnock call centre.
  
  
• Prayers said after family deaths
  Prayers are said in a Shropshire town where the bodies of a mother, father and daughter were found two days ago.
  
  
• Getting a mortgage: your questions answered
  Richard Morea of mortgage brokers London & Country answers readers questions about getting a mortgage.
  
  
• Expenses MPs warned over defence
  The Tory and Lib Dem leaders urge MPs facing expense claim charges not to use Parliamentary privilege as a defence.
  
  
• MPs vow to fight expenses charges
  Lawyers for the MPs facing charges over their expense claims say their cases should be dealt with by Parliament rather than the police.
  
  
• Accused MP 'naive about expenses'
  One of the MPs facing charges over his expenses says he was "naive", but did not gain "one pound" from his claims.
  
  
• Housing shortage 'risks crowding'
  Millions of people living in overcrowded conditions, due to a home shortage, a housing body warns.
  
  
• Personal insolvency: Your stories
  The number of people who were declared insolvent in England and Wales hit a record high in the last quarter of 2009 and during the year in full. BBC News website readers have been telling us about their experiences of bankruptcy and debt problems.
  
  
• Four will face expenses charges
  Three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer will face criminal charges over their expenses, the CPS has said.
  
  
• Lawyer conned millions from bank
  A City lawyer who conned millions from bank bosses to help the airline of a friend who later killed himself is jailed for five years.
  
  
• Who are the four facing charges?
  A profile of the three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer who are facing criminal charges over their expenses.
  
  
• Four will face expenses charges
  Three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer will face criminal charges over their expenses, the CPS has said.
  
  
• The charges laid over expense claims
  The charges faced by three MPs and one peer following investigations in the wake of the expenses scandal.
  
  
• Personal insolvency 'record high'
  The number of people who were declared insolvent in England and Wales hit a record high in the last quarter of 2009, figures show.
  
  
• Q&A: Quantitative easing
  The Bank of England has started increasing the money supply after cutting interest rates to a record low.
  
  
• MP couple told to repay £60,000
  Husband and wife MPs Andrew MacKay and Julie Kirkbride are told to repay about £60,000 of expenses claimed for second homes.
  
  
• MPs told to repay £1.1m expenses
  MPs have been told to repay £1.1m of second homes expenses claimed between 2004 and 2008 after an audit of claims.