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This week's roundup brings news of troubled times for a number of major UK businesses, including an 80% profits drop for BP, BHS being placed into administration and Scottish Power being hit with an £18 million penalty. We also discuss the new £20 note design, which will feature the artist JMW Turner.

In our roundup this week, we bring news of a profits fall and subsequent restructuring plan for Barclays, a significant drop in UK manufacturing activity, an increase in consumer borrowing in January and new figures suggesting women have barely half the pension savings of men.

Our finance and investment news roundup this week looks at new Bank of England plans requiring banks to hold more capital and a rise for the FTSE 100 after success for the banking sector when facing its latest stress tests, as well as an apparent preference for online shopping over the high street across the Black Friday weekend, and a slowing of UK house price growth in November.

This week's roundup looks at the latest developments in Greece's attempts to remain in the Euro Zone, the potential for interest rate rises in the UK in the near future and a drop in the FTSE 100.

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