UK debt levels 'disturbing'

10.14 Sun Dec 21 2008
The level of debt in the UK is "disturbing", the head of the International Monetary Fund has said.

HSBC to release £1bn to small firms

HSBC
14.23 Sun Dec 07 2008
Global banking giant HSBC has announced a move to release £1 billion of extra funding to help small businesses.

Personal debt exceeds Britain's GDP

09.02 Fri Aug 22 2008
Personal debt in the UK is higher than the income generated by the country as a whole.

Woody Allen unveils new film

All the bad thingsReuters
18.02 Sun May 25 2008
Woody Allen's latest film Cassandra's Dream is a tale of murder, debt and gambling.

Credit crunch hits middle classes

Credit card debt
13.15 Sun May 18 2008
A debt advice charity says it cannot cope with demands for help in some of the most affluent parts of the country.

Shaw reveals debt heartache

Suzanne Shaw
09.39 Wed Mar 26 2008
Suzanne Shaw has revealed how her debts spiralled out of control after her break-up from Darren Day.

Government takes on Northern Rock debts

A Northern Rock sign
11.38 Thu Feb 07 2008
Northern Rock "has not been nationalised", even though billions of pounds lent to the bank have been brought onto the Government's books.

Britain's debt is higher than GDP

18.39 Thu Aug 23 2007
New research shows that consumer debt in Britain is now more than its gross domestic product.

Student debt at record levels

Debt-laden university students
13.08 Mon Jun 11 2007
Student debt is reported to have risen above £3 billion for the first time following the introduction of top-up tuition fees.

Record number of people go bust

Debt stress
12.52 Fri May 04 2007
A record number of people went bust during the first three months of 2007, new figures have shown.