Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable says one of the UK’s top bank chiefs admitted to him two years ago that his bank’s lending practices were “foolish and dangerous”. ...

A unique analysis of voicemail messages left on mobile phones over the past two months has found the most frequently used words included equity, valuation, mortgage, credit, appointment, meeting, role, policy and quote. An indication that concerns over the economy are growing, the word 'worried' has become more common, appearing in three times more messages than a month ago. This is ...