Apple iPhone issue highlights security debate
Regular columnist Bill Thompson says what counts as private has to change if we're to get the most out the network.

Firms breaching data protection
A & #34;horrifying & #34; number of organisations have breached data protection rules in the past year, a report says.

Choosing a personal loan
Taking out a personal loan is the standard way of borrowing money from a bank, building society or specialist loan company.

Bid to prove wife's forgery fails
A Jedburgh man fails in a court bid to prove his estranged wife ran up a bill of nearly £44,000 in his name.

Absent parents shamed on website
Absent parents who refuse to pay child maintenance will be named and shamed under plans to reform the CSA.

Warning over loan insurance costs
Consumers risk being & #34;tricked & #34; into buying payment protection insurance when taking out loans, Which? says.

Revealed: Bomber transcript
The BBC exclusively reveals the full MI5 transcript of a bugged conversation with one of the London suicide bombers.

Blair's Cabinet of '97 - where are they now?
A clickable guide to members of Tony Blair's 1997 Cabinet and their subsequent careers.

Q & A: Moving your mortgage
Moving your mortgage is not as difficult as it seems and could save you money but watch out for hefty redemption penalties and other fees.

Playing tricks on you
There may be a trickster in us all but one thing's for sure - there's a sadistic streak in every scam, says Clive James.

Wal-Mart pulls out of bank plan
Wal-Mart withdraws its controversial application for a US banking licence, blaming & #34;manufactured controversy & #34;.

New Century shares are suspended
Shares in US mortgage lender New Century are suspended amid fears the group may be close to bankruptcy.

Students torn over offers of cash
Top universities are accused of & #34;brow-beating & #34; students into accepting places with cash inducements.

Inquiry into debt insurance sales
The Competition Commission is to scrutinise the sale of payment protection insurance for loans and credit cards.

Co-op offers five times mortgages
The Co-op bank becomes the latest lender to offer mortgages at up to five times a customer's income.

Banks accused of excluding poor
MPs on the Treasury Select Committee accuse banks of discriminating against people on low incomes.

Abbey offer: Groundbreaking or gimmick?
UK's second biggest mortgage lender is offering to lend five-times salary, BBC News looks at the implications for debt and the housing market.

Banks facing fines over ID thefts
Some leading banks could face unlimited fines because of allegations customer details were dumped in the street.

Economic zone plans polarise India
India's plans for scores of special economic zones are proving highly contentious, writes analyst Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.

Housing boost for 'key workers'
Extra help for up to 20,000 key workers looking to get on the property ladder is now on offer.