The imprisoned Libor trader, the property developer and the bank

Tom Hayes, the imprisoned Libor trader, has seen a huge response to his fundraising efforts for his appeal.

So far, according to the website, Hayes has raised £16,890. Here is the link if you want to make a donation.

Mega deals are back in vogue ... and so are the rows with British banks over mis-selling and Libor - part 2

I have a little update to my story last week on the ongoing row between Guardian Care Homes and Lloyds Banking Group. In case you don't recall, here is a link to last week's story:

http://betaville123.blogspot.com.es/2015/04/mega-deals-are-back-in-vogueand-so-are.html

Mega deals are back in vogue...and so are the rows with British banks over mis-selling and Libor

I realise today has been all about the return of the "mega deal" - see Shell's £47 billion purchase of BG Group or Mylan's $30 billion takeover offer for Perrigo - but I also noticed that a fresh legal claim against Lloyds Banking Group appears to be getting significant traction in the mainstream press.

Earlier this week my old Telegraph colleague Harry Wilson, now City Editor at The Times, revealed in his publication that Guardian Care Homes - run by Gary Hartland, the man who cost Barclays £40 million as part of a settlement over interest rate swap mis-selling - has launched a new legal claim against Lloyds.