Nationwide will merge with rivals The Nationwide Building Society says it will merge with two smaller rivals, the Derbyshire and Cheshire Building Societies.
Mortgage bail-out rallies markets Financial markets in Asia rally after the US government said it was taking over mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
One in four 'facing fuel poverty' Almost a quarter of the population will be pushed into fuel poverty by the end of next year as prices rise, a report suggests.
Mass-market scams rake in £3.5bn Fraudsters will devise more mass-marketed consumer scams to take advantage of the economic downturn, the OFT warns.
Rises in directors' pay 'slowing' The UK's top bosses enjoyed pay rises well above inflation last year but the rate of growth is slowing, Deloitte says.
Simpler rail ticketing introduced The second phase of changes to the rail ticketing
comes into force, with two categories for buying tickets on the day.
