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Farepak's helpline horror - Victims of Farepak scandal have been paying 30p minute call phoneline set up help them Branson steps up ITV war - Sir Richard Branson cable giant NTL will table formal complaints media competition regulators BSkyB's ITV stake



Farepak's helpline horror  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Victims of the Farepak scandal have been paying 30p a minute to call a phoneline set up to help them
Branson steps up ITV war  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Sir Richard Branson and cable giant NTL will table formal complaints to media and competition regulators BSkyB's ITV stake
Market report: Friday close  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Close:Word coming out of Mumbai today was that Tata Steel may be prepared to dig deep and offer as much as 550p a share for Corus
Police swoop in probe into shares fraud  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
The Serious Fraud Office has carried out a series of raids in Barcelona as it investigates an alleged international shares swindle
Alarm at 'quickie' bankruptcy  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Debts of up to £15,000 could be written off after a year with no need to go to court under the 'quickie' bankruptcy
MPs square up to quiz show chiefs  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
TV quiz show bosses face a rough ride on Tuesday when the Media Select Committee investigates controversial phone-in
Is housing boom cooling off?  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
House price and mortgage lending figures due tomorrow will be scrutinised for signs that the property market is slowing
AA jump-start for £3bn float  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
The AA has lit the touchpaper on a £3bn sale or float next year, which would launch it into the FTSE 100
Fresh boost for Isa savers  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Savers with cash in Isas from previous years will be able to transfer their money into potentially more lucrative stocks-and-shares Isas
Insurers to run new pensions  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
The insurance industry is to be handed the job of running of the new Personal Accounts designed to save millions from the risk of pension poverty
Tax raid on cars and flights  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown will target air passengers and people who drive petrol-thirsty cars in next month's Pre-Budget Report
One in ten have gambled online  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
One in ten people have been drawn into gambling on the Internet, a study has found - six times more than official government estimates
US websites offer festive bargains  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain's Christmas bargain hunters could save hundreds of pounds by buying from American websites.
Cameron defends debt web ad  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Conservative leader David Cameron has defended a web-based campaign about debt which uses the word 'tosser' to get its message across
Rip-off ruling rocks Sky TV firm  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Quoted Sky television channel operator TV Commerce was considering its future today after telecoms regulators found it guilty of ripping off its viewers
Billionaire Britain  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
A new study reveals London as the world's top hotspot for billionaires. So what's the pull in Britain's capital city?
Firms need to brush up on the internet  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
The internet is having a major impact on UK industry, a survey shows today, but most firms admit they still have a lot to learn
Clampdown on travel insurers  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Travel insurers who fail to make clear their policies do not cover terrorist attacks face a regulatory clampdown by the Treasury>> TOOLS: Find cheaper travel cover
Flat-screen boom boosts retailers  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
John Lewis and Comet became the latest retailers to benefit from the boom in demand for flat screen TVs today as sales continued their World Cup surge
Bogus charity lottery alert  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Charity chiefs have warned the public to be on the alert for a bogus lottery that uses the names of two of two leading UK charities
The City needs a light touch  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail editor argues that the City works more effectively when its regulator adopts a light-touch approach
Making monkeys of us all  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
Economics editor Dan Atkinson says Gordon Brown's future of a 'creative industry' boom is just a myth
It's death by a thousand cuts at Lloyds TSB  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's personal finance editor, Jeff Prestridge, attacks Lloyds TSB for cutting too many branches
Hard to get NIS has solid future  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
This week the Financial Mail's top stock picker looks at Northgate Information Solutions, a company that has rejected several offers
Tony Hetherington investigates  [11/26/2006 01:17 PM]
The ace investigator looks into the case of a pensioner that has lost £12,000 to United Land Holdings