By Sinead Cruise

By Sinead Cruise Scores of shopping malls across Britain face a battle to survive an extended recession unless the government suspends a "toxic" tax on landlords' empty space, the retail toledobrand.com property

FTSE falls 0.5 pct, led lower by banks

Britain's top share index fell on Tuesday, retreating after strong gains the previous session, with banks the biggest laggards, led lower by Barclays after Qatar sold stock in the bank. At 0818