Its reappearance spells fresh danger for chief executive Marc Bolland, who seemed to have turned the corner six months ago when a 500p share price was spotted and the shiny new website finally appeared. Bolland has been boss for four years – far too long to blame a brief Indian summer if M&S is once again losing market share in clothing. The difference at Next is that sales still go up when the market is weak. RBS property boost These look like big numbers at Royal Bank of Scotland. Some £800m of impairment charges will be released in the next set of quarterly results – that's a net figure, too. Rising property prices, especially in Ireland, are finally providing relief. It's welcome news, of course, but let's get some context. RBS's Ulster Bank unit alone accumulated provisions of £17.4bn from 2009-2014, so the upcoming release of £300m in Ireland is little more than a rounding entry.