RAINY DAY COVER
Washed out on your summer break?
There may be a silver lining in the grey clouds that darken your holiday pictures.
Lufthansa is offering passengers compensation for rainy days on holiday, the latest travel company to do so.
ABOUT TIME DARLING >
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has warned bankers that the party is over and they must realise that the world has changed.TOXIC DEBT EXPLAINED >
"Toxic" debt has become shorthand for the various asset classes hard hit by the financial crisis, such as sub-prime mortgages – the original "toxic" asset. The word "toxic" caught on because these assets have proved financially ruinous.
NON CANCELLABLE >
Consumer credit agreements regulated by the Consumer Credit Act can be cancellable or non-cancellable. Both kinds must be made in writing and provide specified information in the way set down in regulations. Rules also govern how and when you supply hirers with copies of agreements.