UK savings: more accounts now offering 6%-plus interest

Government-backed NS&I increases its rates, as building societies and banks launch better deals

Amid the mortgage misery, there was more good news this week on savings rates, with a growing number of accounts now paying 6%-plus interest.

Meanwhile, the government-backed NS&I - a favourite of many in these uncertain times - has upped the rates on some of its popular fixed-rate accounts.