Newspapers have been dominated by the problems of Bradford & Bingley and the attempts of Republicans and Democrats to forge a deal to solve the US credit crisis. But there were other financial and consumer stories if you looked hard …
The Mail on Sunday reported that Tory party donors were among those betting the on collapse of Bradford & Bingley. This was my favourite story of the weekend - so that is where all the money went!
The Financial Times gave a merger-by-merger account of investors' rights for shareholders of HBOS/Lloyds TSB/A&L/Santander and members of the Derbyshire/Cheshire/Nationwide building societies.
Families who have inherited a property and have an inheritance tax bill to pay face a double whammy of not being able to sell up to raise the cash, according to The Daily Telegraph. This story from last week includes the story of Britain's top female skier (who even knew we had one).
Network provider 3 is helping customers to slash the cost of mobile calls by allowing them to use Skype when calling landlines, reports The Sunday Times.
Just where can you put your money and feel confident that it is safe? No, not under your mattress … how about gold, says The Mail on Sunday? Or, perhaps more realistically, National Savings & Investments.
