Europe: Britons in most debt

If you discount mortgages we owe around £3,000 each, according to the latest figures from business research group Datamonitor.

That's double most of the Continent. 100,000 under 24's are having to pay off at least £5,000 on their cards. Researchers say a lot of it is down to our buy now, pay later attitude.
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Living in debt

Living in debt is a fact of life for many householders. Inside Out investigates how money lenders are targetting some of the most vulnerable people on the South's housing estates.

Being in debt isn't a new phenomenon, but it's increasingly common in today's credit-obsessed society.

More people are living on what used to be called "the tick", with consumers running up more and more credit, and many increasingly falling into the debt trap.

But what happens when consumers turn to loan companies to help them with their accumulated debt?
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