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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Tesco may bid for Northern Rock

Date: Wednesday 01 Jul 2009

Tesco has emerged as a potential bidder for Northern Rock as the Government races to sell the state-owned lender before a general election, The Times has learnt.

The supermarket chain has shown provisional interest in buying the bank nationalised as the credit crisis brought the financial system within...

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