| 2008 £m |
2007 £m |
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| Interest expense: | |||
| interest on bank overdrafts and loans | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| finance lease interest | – | 0.1 | |
| 1.6 | 2.3 | ||
| Fair value losses on financial instruments | 0.1 | – | |
| Accretion of discount on defined benefit pension scheme obligations (note 27) | 19.0 | 14.4 | |
| 20.7 | 16.7 |