Barclays profits fall by 25 per cent

Barclays has reported a drop in pre-tax profits for the first quarter of 25 per cent...

The bank says a weak performance in its investment banking division, bad loans and increased operating costs were behind the fall.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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