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Charities are suffering from higher costs and lower donations, it has been revealed.

Job losses resulting from the economic downturn have pushed up unemployment.

Members of the public are being invited to put their questions to those in charge of handling the crisis in the banking sector.

Pensioners are facing higher-than-average inflation and should be offered a state pension increase that reflects this, it has been suggested.

As the banks struggle on the UK high street the Britannia, Britain’s second largest building society, is in merger talks with Co-operative Financial Services.

Increases in the cost of gas and electricity pushed consumer price inflation to 5.2 per cent in September.

RBS and HBOS are to be taken over as part of a government bailout of the banking sector.

Gordon Brown has suggested that indviduals who take unnecessary risks in financial institutions should be culpable for their actions.

The High Court has ruled in favour of lenders in the recent case over overdraft penalty charges.

Kaupthing is the third Icelandic bank to fall foul of the credit crunch.

Banking shares have boosted stock markets after government intervention.

The government will take stakes in financial firms in a bid to boost confidence in the sector.

British bank executives have discussed selling shares to the government with Alistair Darling, the BBC's finance editor has claimed.

More and more people are feeling the need to seek out advice in the credit crunch, a coalition of charities claims.

Britons carry higher levels of personal debt than other European nations - while the UK economy is also more dependent on the financial services sector.

Banks are falling behind on the guidelines, a director has suggested.

With inflation rising and the credit crunch worsening, many travellers find that they just can't leave their worries behind on holiday.

George W Bush has welcomed news of the vote - which saw three-quarters of senators pass the new legislation.

Provision for over-22s has gone up by 21p per hour, following a government announcement.

George W Bush spoke out yesterday, insisting that the bill's passing was necessary to stabilise the economy.

Star financial expert Alvin Hall had some sound advice for householders today - after a new poll revealed surprising gaps in their knowledge.

The collapse of stock exchanges yesterday has brought about dire warnings from economists - and recriminations among politicians.

Capitol Hill appears close to adopting the £350 billion "bad bank" bailout plan for the US financial system.

The service is to publish specific complaints data for the first time in its history.

The royal household wants more money, in order to meet its maintenence costs.