Bankers' £2m bash with stars

Rich sounds ... Duran Duran Mortgage cost rises NATIONWIDE will raise tracker rates for new borrowers by up to 0.3 per cent today — despite the 0.5 per cent interest rate cut. It means the deals will effectively rise by up to 0.8 per cent. Northern Rock’s standard variable rate falls by just 0.15 to 7.34 per cent. National Savings and Investments has cut rates by up to 0.5 per cent on some products. The Premium Bond prize fund reduces by 0.4 to 2.85 per cent. A CRISIS bank’s staff whooped it up on a £2MILLION weekend bender starring pop band Duran Duran at the height of their credit collapse. Lloyds TSB — yesterday bailed out with taxpayers’ billions — took 1,000 staff and partners to the two-day bash... [read full story]