Clydesdale owner hit by UK loss

Banking firms Clydesdale and Yorkshire have racked up annual losses of £183 million for their Australian owner after a sharp jump in bad debt provisions.

National Australia Bank (NAB) said falling property values in the current economic climate caused its charge for UK bad and doubtful debts to rise to £631 million in the year to September from £296 million a year earlier.
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