News Headlines - 26 September 2010

▽UK banking sector grows at fastest rate since 2007 - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11414386
The UK's banking sector is growing at its fastest rate since before the financial crisis, a new industry-wide survey suggests.

▽House prices fall as demand drops - The Press Association
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5geNKKiFa63K6Y_oaWRisct0AODBg
House prices fell for the third month in a row during September as demand from potential buyers continued to fall, research indicated.

▽Diana favourite Catherine Walker dies - Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/diana-favourite-catherine-walker-dies-2090432.html
The fashion designer Catherine Walker, known for dressing some of the world's most glamorous women, has died, aged 65.

▽Virus hits Iran nuclear programme - FT.com
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06253578-c9c7-11df-b3d6-00144feab49a.html
Iran confirmed on Sunday that its nuclear programme had been affected by a mysterious computer virus, but sought to play down the impact.

▽Gordon Bennett balloon race competitors cross France - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11413900
Twenty teams of gas balloonists, including the Wiltshire adventurer David Hempleman-Adams, are crossing France in the Gordon Bennett race.