There will always be valid criticism that can be made about any industry, and Wall Street is no exception.

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The Commission says an extra 9bn euros is needed for cohesion - that is, development projects in the EU's poorer regions - and an extra 2.2bn "to cover needs in practically all other areas of the budget, with the exception of administration, where no additional requests have been made".

BBC: UK challenges new EU demand for 2013 budget cash

Generation X and Y may have noticed that their elders have made a mess of quite a few things, and our monetary system is no exception.

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However, the panel made an exception for the defendant and Merseyside Police and Merseyside CPS say they know of no delay to the case, which is due to begin on 2 October.

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