Pawn shops thrive as credit tightens
Pawnbroking may be an ancient form of money-lending, but it is enjoying a revival in 21st-Century Britain thanks to the credit crunch.

Facebook users warned about ads
Credit companies are using the Facebook networking site to target young people, a debt charity warns.

Archbishop attacks 'debt culture'
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is to criticise the economy's reliance on high levels of consumer debt.

Gretna edging closer to closure
Gretna's administrator says the ailing club's situation has deteriorated and it may be impossible to play on Saturday.

Q & A - Liverpool refinance plans
BBC's Gordon Farquhar on Liverpool's future

Q & A: Do students pay tax?
Students do not have a special tax status - and many pay too much tax.

Fatal robbery footballer jailed
A professional footballer is jailed for eight years for helping plan a robbery which ended in murder.

Weird, or just wanting?
His visits with eccentric celebrities have made Louis Theroux an authority on weirdness. But here, writing for the Magazine, he says his time off from TV has made him ask whether weird is just in the eye of the beholder.

Does debt help you or hold you back?
BBC Africa Live asks: What difference does borrowing and debt make to the lives of Africans?

One in four 'touched' by ID fraud
A quarter of UK adults say they have had their identity stolen or know a victim of ID fraud, Which? magazine says.

Cardiff will enjoy foreign affair
Bolton and Middlesbrough's foreign legion could make it a sparkling Carling Cup final in Cardiff.

Credit card culture takes hold
Nearly one in four people regularly uses loans and credit cards to pay household bills or meet other day-to-day costs, a new survey suggests.

Tax credit delay infuriates parent
Ted Duggan applied for the new tax credits months ago, but is still waiting for his payment.

Q & A: Do students pay tax and national insurance?
Students do not have a special tax status, but they have exemptions under the system that could fatten up their wallets.

Britons prefer spending to saving
Nearly three-quarters of Britons say they do not have enough money to save or invest, according to a new poll.

Worcester's proud Cup story
Worcester manager John Barton is hoping to write a new chapter in the FA Cup history books.

Transferring to other sports
As football attempts to find a solution to the European transfer fee stalemate, how do other sports cope with the problem?