The way people save has undergone a fundamental shift, but not a lot of people have noticed the change.

Traditionally, savers would put their money away into a savings account, where the interest rate would be reasonably competitive, with the highest rate accounts offering higher returns the less you touched your money (ie, notice accounts).
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The more I read about the impact of the financial crisis in the UK, the more it feels that the UK is doomed economically, and that the best option now while you have cash in Great British Sterling is to cash out and move aborad to somewhere more financially sound - ie, not threatened with collapse by the weight of its own debt. Read more

One of the more highlighted features of the financial crisis is that savings rates have plummeted on savings accounts. Anyone who has diligently saved over the past few years now faces being punished by existing low interest rates for savers. However, now that the threat of financial collapse is receding, savers are reportedly worrying less about how safe their money is, as much as getting decent returns on savings. Read more

This spring's green shoots are being increasing shown to have misplaced optimism, with economic conditions continuing to worsen within the UK - GDP continues to fall, and expectations of a recovery for next year remain muted.
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Just watched the news yesterday about a crazy murder happened in UK. Two Chinese students dead in 'gruesome' UK murder. And the murder.
On June 29, two university students from France - Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, - were bound, burned, and repeatedly stabbed in Mr Bonomo's apartment in New Cross, south-east London.
I just cannot understand why those crazy, myesterious murder all happens in UK? Is it because they have most famous detective all over the world?

How do you think Graham Henry's team done? The All Blacks conceded just three points in test action during the second halves of their five tests on tour, a penalty in the final test against England.