Bank of England lifeline shunned
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Banks and building societies show no interest in borrowing up to Â£10bn of Bank of England funds.
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Business & money: Bank to see off shareholder revolt but hopes of private-sector rescue dwindle further
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London equities fell on Thursday despite moves by the world's leading central bankers to combat the credit squeeze.
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The Bank of England (BoE) froze interest rates at 4.75 percent for the fifth successive month following recent signs that the British economy is losing momentum.
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Its powerful investment banking train's been halted by credit market meltdown.
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The Bank of England has offered an emergency loan to Northern Rock after the mortgage lender became the biggest British casualty of the credit squeeze sparked by the crisis in the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
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It was the second month in a row that the bank&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee has frozen the rate. The decision was widely expected following data that showed Britain&#39;s manufacturing sector slowing down and a cooling of the housing market.
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Barclays, forced this week to deny reports of exposure to troubled debt products, said it helped rescue a $1.6 billion debt fund at a London-based asset management firm.
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Barclays says a technical problem forced it to borrow Â£1.6bn and denies it is facing a cash crisis.
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Thousands of nervous customers queued for hours outside branches of British bank Northern Rock on Saturday desperate to withdraw savings after it was forced to seek emergency funds to weather the global credit crunch.
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BT has blocked premium rate numbers associated with a net scam that is costing its customers dear.
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The tricky business of thwarting online fraud Logistic and technical issues have hampered the rollout of a system designed to thwart phishing scams by UK bank Barclays.â¦
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Business & money: Bradford & Bingley says it is not planning a bid for any part of the stricken bank
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Northern Rock  turned down an offer of 500 million pounds in funding from U.S. investment bank JPMorgan  that could have eased its liquidity problems, the Daily Telegraph said on Friday.
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HSBC customers face chaos as a glitch leaves thousands unable to use its credit, internet and cash machine services.
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The Bank of England said Wednesday that it received no bids during an auction for 10 billion pounds of emergency funds made available amid the global credit squeeze.
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The Bank of England on Friday provided emergency financial support to the first major British bank to be severely hit by the credit crunch sparked by the US home loan crisis.