Brickmakers lay off hundreds of workers - Guardian Unlimited

Britain's biggest brickmakers have laid off more than 1,200 workers and started to send home hundreds more on a temporary basis as the housing crisis takes its toll on the supplies ...
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The unkindest cut - Guardian Unlimited
Yesterday, Will Hutton penned a commentary, " A rational cut for irrational times ," in which he praised the Bank of England's 1.5% interest rate cut as "a necessary move." But ...
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-05 10:32 UPDATE 2-Liberty Intl doubles provisions for failed retailers (Interactive Investor)
By Sinead Cruise
Source: www.iii.co.uk

Commercial property values down 27 percent on '07 peak (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Commercial property values dropped by a further 4.6 percent in October, extending the market's price correction to 27.4 percent from its summer 2007 peak, data from property consultant CB Richard Ellis showed.
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com