Anglo Irish

Savers' protection against a bank or building society going bust jumps to £85,000 under new rules that apply from today.

Almost two million UK savers with cash in an Irish bank may be nervous about the safety of their money due to the crisis facing the country's economy.

Thousands of savers are being dumped onto miserly rates as their sky-high fixed deals come to an end.

Irish banks have once again had their financial strength called into question by an influential ratings agency last night.

Savers with money in the Post Office and Bank of Ireland have been warned by the Liberal Democrats that their money may not be completely safe.