Could Thomas Cook go bust?

It looked as if Thomas Cook was going to make it through the winter, after announcing last month that it had secured a £100m credit arrangement with its banks to tide it over until next year's bookings started to roll in.

But that's all up in the air again, after the beleaguered high-street travel agent revealed that it has gone back to the banks to try to borrow more money -- and that the firm's full-year results will be delayed until it has completed its current round of begging.