<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080213/bs_nm/northernrock_virgin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080213/2008_02_12t193037_450x344_us_northernrock_virgin.j pg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=ugN1vNhWN8BYbl2RmieXHg--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Buildings are reflected in the windows of Northern Rock's Leicester branch, central England February 4, 2008. The Virgin consortium has been told it is the front-runner to rescue ailing British bank Northern Rock Plc but it needs to improve its offer over the alternative of nationalization, a person familiar with the matter said. (Darren Staples/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two suitors competing to rescue British
bank Northern Rock have been told to improve their
offers to beat the alternative of nationalization, sources
familiar with the matter said.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: Northern Rock bidders told to improve offers: sources
(Reuters)