10 biggest business stories of 2011

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A number of British companies went under during a turbulent year for finance and business. Well-known high street names Blacks Leisure and La Senza became the latest retailers to head towards administration just before Christmas, while the lenders to Battersea Power Station, one of London's most famous landmarks, also called in administrators. Banks defied public criticism and paid out big bonuses again. Plus ça change.