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LONDON - APRIL 16: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED USING A VARIABLE PLANED LENS) Customers walk near a Marks and Spencer shop in the City on April 16, 2008 in London, England. The United Kingdom's financial outlook still looks gloomy, with house prices continuing to fall even after interest rates were reduced to 5%. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

LONDON - APRIL 16:  (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED USING A VARIABLE PLANED LENS) Customers walk near a Marks and Spencer shop in the City on April 16, 2008 in London, England. The United Kingdom's financial outlook still looks gloomy, with house prices continuing to fall even after interest rates were reduced to 5%.  (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)