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Councils fear over savings

Council leaders in England and Wales are seeking an urgent meeting with the Chancellor after it emerged that at least 20 local authorities have deposits with failed Icelandic banks.

Their total investment amounts to hundreds of millions of pounds.

Andy Moore reports.

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