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There's a mutter of muted celebration in the office this morning.

The won a major award last night. Once again, it's the . This year more than ever, it is richly deserved. Record numbers of people are checking in with our business pages - as many as 2.65 million people a day. It helps make the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ one of the most-read websites in the world.

And - not a single one of the team has told anyone else here about it. They are that modest. They're also too busy to crow.

So - from this desk to their desk - many congratulations.

Congrats also to the ABI Financial Programme of the Year, which is over on Radio 4. It's a must-listen every Saturday lunchtime, and its presenter is a giant in broadcasting about money and finance. I had the great pleasure of being his producer over a decade ago, and he replaced me as a business presenter when I was fired from Radio 5 Live (nothing involving answerphone messages, in case you're wondering).

He's so well regarded he was also short-listed for an individual award. I was on the shortlist as well but it was obvious I hadn't won as I first knew about being on the list was when I arrived at the dinner and read the brochure. Also, no-one had checked if I was coming. Ah well. I'll survive on the reflected glory of the greater ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ news machine ...

The is our main story. We'll tell you what it means if you've got your bank accounts there or do your business banking there. I've just heard the banking expert tell ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News that it's "hug a Barclays boss day" because the bank's not asking British taxpayers for cash.

And we've got a Hallowe'en fright for you today. We've done the sums on how much the stock market has fallen in the last month. The value of your shares is down by more than 14 percent on average. I've been told it's the worst monthly performance in living memory.

So we're decking the studio out in Hallowe'en motifs. There's going to be a witch. And Naga's here of course. Our broomstick touches down at 1230.