Spowart’s last-ditch grab for HBOS ‘is not taken seriously’ (Independent)
A last-ditch bid for HBOS which would derail the bank’s agreed tie-up with Lloyds TSB has been dismissed by sources close to the Treasury.

Charges galore over rival HBOS bid (Channel 4)
A leading businessman involved in talks about a possible alternative bid for HBOS has said that the situation must not descend into political “mud-slinging”.