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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Esther Addley

Guardian Daily: the triumph of the banks

With overdraft charges to continue, bankers got a second helping of good news as the Walker report into pay transparency fell short of expectations. We hear from customers on the streets of London, while in the studio head of business Dan Roberts says the public has every right to be angry.

Jill Insley, head of the Guardian's consumer team, says that those chasing banks for repayment of overdraft fees should not give up all hope.

The parliamentary committee looking into the effectiveness of homeopathy has heard from Bad Science columnist Ben Goldacre among others. Our science correspondent Ian Sample witnessed a lively hearing where the practice was compared with prostitution.

A new exhibition opens today at the Wellcome Collection in London on the subject of personal identity. Maev Kennedy met the curator and found out why the Big Brother diary room is part of the exhibition.

Flood damage to bridges in Cumbria has left half of the town of Workington isolated. Martin Wainwright hears from residents as they struggle to get to work, school and the local shops.

And Annie Lennox on why celebrities can do more harm than good to charitable causes and why she has no plans to reform the Eurythmics.

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