UK nationalises lender
The UK Treasury said on Monday that it had opted to nationalise parts of Bradford & Bingley, a UK lender, "to maintain financial stability and protect depositors, while minimising the risk to the taxpayer."
The lender had, the Treasury said, "found itself under increasing pressure as investors and lenders lost
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