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Michael Grade quits BBC for £8m

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Michael Grade quits BBC for £8m - Michael Grade is set pocket £8m after defecting from BBC take control of ITV, saying today move was 'like coming home' Nationwide 'amazing' U-turn - Nationwide has come under fire for breaking its pledge always offer new existing customers same mortgage rates



Michael Grade quits BBC for £8m  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Michael Grade is set to pocket £8m after defecting from the BBC to take control of ITV, saying today the move was 'like coming home'
Nationwide in 'amazing' U-turn  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Nationwide has come under fire for breaking its pledge always to offer new and existing customers the same mortgage rates
Market report: Tuesday latest  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
09.15:Music giant EMI has received a bid approach just months after the collapse of its attempted merger with Warner Music
Rail fare rises set to bust inflation  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Millions of rail passengers will face above-inflation fare rises in the new year, with some tickets going up more than 7%, it was announced today
Average house price tops £170,000  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The average price of a home in England and Wales has been pushed above the £170,000 mark following a strong increase in October, official statistics have shown
Bargainsville, USA  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The pound's climb towards the magic two-dollar mark for the first time in 25 years is fuelling an exodus of Christmas shoppers to the US
Mortgage fees rocket by 125%  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The cost of applying for a mortgage has soared with the average fee for a new homeloan rising from £281 to £634 over the past three years
Retailers face bleak Christmas  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Retailers are facing their worst Christmas for 25 years, which is good news for shoppers but bad for retail investors
Bills up but Kelda backers get payout  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Shareholders in Yorkshire Water group Kelda are to get a £750m windfall as customers take stock of their latest above-inflation bill hike
'Farepak must never be repeated'  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The Farepak disaster must never be allowed to happen again, the Government's financial watchdog has warned
Blow to ING Direct savers  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
More than a million customers of ING Direct have been told their savings rate will not be changing, despite the hike in rates from 4.75% to 5.0%
£1,000 jump in cost of a home  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
House price growth speeded up in November thanks to strong demand and falling supply with the cost of the average home jumping £1,000
CBI boss blasts unfair blocks on UK bidders  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Hypocritical protectionism in Europe harms British companies and hampers their efforts to break into China and India, the CBI president said today
Caudwell hands staff £5,000 cheques  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Traditionally staff are presented with a gold watch as a reward for long service. Flamboyant billionaire John Caudwell was a little more generous
40% of families pay death tax  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
A record number of families face paying death duty according to the only study that measures property wealth and other assets
Network Rail announces first profit  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The firm in charge of Britain's railway tracks and signals said today that it had made a profit for the first time in its history
Buy music from your radio  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
A service that allows you to buy and download music as you listen to it on your radio will be launched at the start of next year
Bye bye to the big box  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The death knell was sounded last night for traditional television sets, with flat screens set to take over
'Virtue' spending overtakes 'vice'  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The amount spent on 'ethical' products in the UK has overtaken over-the-counter sales of beer and cigarettes for the first time
Tesco to create UK's biggest store  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Tesco is set to create Britain's largest supermarket, three-and-a-half times the size of a football pitch
National debt is £1.3 trillion  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Researchers have claimed that the National Debt is three times higher than Government figures
Tesco's suffers India setback  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Tesco today suffered a major defeat in its global expansion plans as Wal-Mart beat it in the race to open for business in India.
A green airline? Guess who pays  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
An airline has responded to criticism about the damage planes do to the environment by adding a green levy to its ticket prices
ITV's man for all seasons  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
ITV shareholders will be looking to Grade to see off predators, strengthen management and financial performance, and to boost the shares
30 Second guide to... Not-for-profit organisations  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's city team takes you through the organisations - from charities to Network rail - that run on a not-for-profit basis.
Expert small-cap share tips  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week: Debt Free Direct, Prime People and CustomVis
The City needs a light touch  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail editor argues that the City works more effectively when its regulator adopts a light-touch approach
Midas: Hard to get NIS has solid future  [11/28/2006 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  [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
The ace investigator looks into the case of a pensioner who has lost £12,000 to United Land Holdings