Local authorities reported that a bank in the town's shopping center was held up Thursday by an old man in a wheelchair. Reports say that the suspect was an elderly white male, between 65 and 70 years old, has grey hair and was sporting a beard. He was immobilized, police said, as he was seen with bandaged legs, with one in a cast.

Rogue trading is all in a day's work, says Nick Leeson who toppled Barings Bank in 1995 with illicit trading worth $1. 6 billion, but the $7. 2 billion fraud that cost France's banking giant Societe Generale is frightening. "Rogue trading is probably a daily occurrence within the financial markets," Leeson told the BBC. "What shocked me was the size. I never for one moment believed it would get to this degree of magnitude, this degree of loss. "

Here's some welcome news for those who love to hate washing the dishes after eating. A food firm based in Birmingham has invented a bowl totally made out of bread which could be filled up with soup - , chili or curry, before the diner gets to gulp down the bowl too.

A man in his 20's and wearing a Santa Claus hat and a scarf robbed a bank in Londonberry, New Hampshire taking away an undetermined amount of cash on Tuesday. Londonberry police are investigating the 5:00 p. m. robbery at St. Mary's Bank in Nashua Road and are gathering evidence that will lead them to the suspect.

A company in South Korea has introduced diamond-encrusted credit cards for the VVIP clients. GK Power has developed the high end luxury card which is studded with 1mm by 1. 65mm diamonds into a silver rivet on a highly glossy black card.