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How I ripped off TV quiz viewers

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How I ripped off TV quiz viewers - A former television quiz presenter reveals shocking underhand viewers con viewers into spending hundreds of pounds BA ready for Spanish raid - British Airways is prepared launch £2.4bn bid for Iberia, its Madrid-based partner airline



How I ripped off TV quiz viewers  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
A former television quiz presenter reveals the shocking underhand viewers to con viewers into spending hundreds of pounds
BA ready for Spanish raid  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
British Airways is prepared to launch a £2.4bn bid for Iberia, its Madrid-based partner airline
A-Z of the sunday newspapers  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
Rivals call for Royal Mail to slash charges  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Royal Mail could be forced by the industry regulator to cut the price of delivering rivals' letters for the 'final mile' - a move it claims could be crippling
Brown struggles to hit his own targets  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown has one of the worst records in Whitehall for hitting his own efficiency targets, it emerged in last week's Budget
Drivers fined in insurance record chaos  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of motorists are being accused of driving without insurance because their underwriters are too slow in updating records
Norwich Union's Indian disaster  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Norwich Union has unearthed massive shortcomings in its Indian call centres, including exposing customers to potential fraud
Is Barlcays merger about ego over profits?  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
City Analysis:Is the ABN Amro merger good business for Barclays, or of the chief executive just trying to impress the in-laws? Simon Watkins reports
Hedge fund net to widen  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Investing in hedge funds, with the chance of large losses but also big rewards, should become a possibility for ordinary investors
6.4m yet to claim bank charges  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions who are entitled to a refund of unfair bank charges are failing to make a claim, with many fearing retaliation, according to a study
RBS force staff to take accounts  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Royal Bank of Scotland has told staff they must take out one of the company's bank accounts or face disciplinary action
Tax cut could cost charities £75m  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Charities could stand to lose £75m a year as a result of the 2p cut in the basic rate of income tax, analysis showed today
Sainsbury bid faces pension killer blow  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Sainsbury's shares slid today after the supermarkets giant's pension fund's trustees warned that it could face a £3bn black hole if it falls to private equity
Gifts to children escape IHT hit  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Tax experts have welcomed the news that gifts put into special trusts for children will not be hit by new IHT tax measures
Shares soar on Arsenal takeover talk  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Arsenal may be faltering in the Premiership but an astonishing rise in the club's shares has bought a late season bonanza in the boardroom, with fans asking who are the mystery buyers
VAT falls in the lap of the dancer  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The taxman can take a bite out of lap dancers' earnings after a High Court judge ruled today that the clubs where they perform are not liable for VAT
Hosepipe ban to be toughened up  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions of households face tougher restrictions on using water this summer under proposals unveiled by the Government today
Budget 2007: The big losers revealed  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Low-paid workers, pensioners and even those earning £40,000 a year will be worse off as a result of the Budget tax and NI changes, say experts
Budget 2007: Sting in the tail of 2p cut  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The surprise 2p income tax cut appeared to leave many better off, but a sting in the tail axed the lowest tax rate and raised National Insurance
Air fare war on the cards  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Air fares between Heathrow and the US could fall after European Union ministers backed a deal to create more competition in the transatlantic market
Chips to fish out the fake cigarettes  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Every cigarette pack made in the UK will in future contain an electronic chip in a bid to clamp down on counterfeit cigarettes
The Sony paystation  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The launch of Sony's Play-Station 3 at midnight tonight has been overshadowed by claims the games console is a rip-off
Standard Life to slash 1,000 jobs  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Life and pensions group Standard Life said today it plans to strip another 1,000 jobs from its business over the next two years
I don't believe your insurance claim  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The ace investigator gives short shrift to an insurance claimant who he thinks his lying about a burglary
Tea, biscuits and some tough questions  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Jeff Prestridge looks at the building society agm season and says members should be asking their boards some tough questions
Midas: Revamped Catlin set to expand  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's share tipster looks at insurance company Catlin Group and training business BPP
Shame of TV's tame watchdog  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail on Sunday editor says that Ofcom should be tougher on TV companies that rip-off viewers
Britain hits the high notes  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The one bit of the budget forecast that appears to be indisputable is the buoyant rate of economic growth at 3%
30 Second Guide To Capital Allowances  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team look at the tax relief given to businesses to encourage the rebuilding of infrastructure
Why we're Browned off  [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Brown has tried to force as many people as possible onto tax credits and means-tested allowances. But those who choose to stand on their own feet have been more highly taxed.