Shares in embattled British bank Northern Rock slid further on Monday with the stock opening 31 percent lower after tumbling by a similar amount last week. Customers line up to withdraw cash from a Northern Rock branch in southeast London on Friday.

Northern Rock shares tumble again - CNN.com
By 8 a.m. on Monday dozens of people were queuing outside Northern Rock's branch in Birmingham repeating scenes seen on Friday and Saturday Britain's Press Association reported. BoE bails out key mortgage lender Police were called in some cities on Saturday to steer panicked crowds away as Northern Rock bank branches closed for the day.