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Broadband faces huge shake-up

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Broadband faces huge shake-up - Tiscali AOL, which between them serve 3.4m UK customers, are said be subjects of two massive takeover bids, with BT among predators Supermarkets slammed over cheap booze - Bargain beer spirit offers are being used by supermarkets as weapons against independent rivals, has been claimed



Broadband faces huge shake-up  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Tiscali and AOL, which between them serve 3.4m UK customers, are said to be the subjects of two massive takeover bids, with BT among the predators
Supermarkets slammed over cheap booze  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Bargain beer and spirit offers are being used by supermarkets as weapons against independent rivals, it has been claimed
Market report: Thursday 11.45  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Cable & Wireless was bid up today after the telecommunications group raised performance targets for its international unit
California sues car giants for pollution  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
The state of California is suing six of the world's largest automakers for billions of dollars in damages over global warming
From market stall to a stock market float  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
A husband-and-wife team are planning to float their home furnishings empire on the stock market at up to £400m
Pizza Express wants larger slice  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
The owner of Pizza Express said today it planned to open up to 30 new restaurants in the coming year after seeing sales and profits rise
Drivers warned on scam firm's dud cover  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
The FSA is warning customers of Eeasybrokers, an unauthorised car insurance broker, that they could be breaking the law by driving with invalid cover
Homeloans hit new record  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
The London-led house price resurgence and a boom in summer interest pushed homeloans to a new record in August as Britain borrowed £32.7bn
Nestle to axe 645 jobs in York  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Confectionery giant Nestle is to axe 645 jobs at its biggest UK factory under a major restructuring plan, the firm announced today
Chelsea face spending clampdown  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Roman Abramovich's ability to snap up any player for Chelsea Football Club could be restricted next season if new spending rules are brought in
Arsenal 'comfortable' with stadium debt  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
The cost of the Gunners' move to their new 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium has seen their debts soar from £153.3m to £262.1m
Watchdog raps broadband ad  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Internet provider Bulldog has been rapped for a high-profile advertising campaign promising high-speed broadband that many users could not get
Half will sell home to fund care  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
A shock study has highlighted the cash crisis facing millions nearing retirement, which will force half of us to sell our home to fund care
Resolution aims for £1bn of new funds  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Resolution Life, the manager of 7m pension and endowment policies, is hungry to gobble up more funds
Airlines release millions of discount tickets  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Airlines are offering millions of cut-price seats in a bid to win back passengers after last month's alleged terror plot
Online postage service launched  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Postage stamps can be bought on the Internet and printed on to envelopes at home under a scheme unveiled by the Royal Mail today
Energy customers to miss price drops  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Householders could struggle to benefit from any drops in gas and electricity prices as suppliers impose penalties for changing tariffs
Online comparisons 'may hit credit scores'  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
The internet is increasingly the place people buy financial products - but websites have made it easier than ever to damage your credit score
Playing Russian Roulette  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Faced with a choice between offshore gambling or foreign miners, I know where I'd want my money to be
Bermuda triangle for car sales  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mails investigator Tony Hetherington responds to readers' complaints - this week he looks at a firm targeting car sellers
Charter makes it mark  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's stockpicker Midas takes a look at Charter engineering and its interesting ride over the past few years
End this TV quiz disgrace  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Lucrative participation TV quizzes are the latest craze and for companies of the stature of ITV, Channel 4 and Five to perpetuate this con is unacceptable, says Lisa Buckingham
Millions should love Sharpe  [09/21/2006 01:17 PM]
Love or hate him, you can't accuse Robert Sharpe, the suave boss of Portman Building Society, of not being true to his word