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  Year ended
31 December
2004
£m
Year ended
31 December
2003
£m
a) Group interest payable and similar charges
Interest on:    
Bank loans and overdrafts 103 101
Other borrowings 12 22
  115 123
Interest capitalised (8) (2)
Group interest payable and similar charges – ordinary 107 121
Exceptional interest (note 8) 31 16
Total Group interest payable and similar charges 138 137
b) Interest payable of joint ventures and associates    
Share of interest payable of joint ventures 12 10
Share of interest payable of associates 32 22
Total interest payable of joint ventures and associates 46 32