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How I ripped off TV quiz viewers [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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A former television quiz presenter reveals the shocking underhand viewers to con viewers into spending hundreds of pounds
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BA ready for Spanish raid [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Airways is prepared to launch a £2.4bn bid for Iberia, its Madrid-based partner airline
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A-Z of the sunday newspapers [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
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Rivals call for Royal Mail to slash charges [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Brown struggles to hit his own targets [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown has one of the worst records in Whitehall for hitting his own efficiency targets, it emerged in last week's Budget
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Drivers fined in insurance record chaos [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of motorists are being accused of driving without insurance because their underwriters are too slow in updating records
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Norwich Union's Indian disaster [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Norwich Union has unearthed massive shortcomings in its Indian call centres, including exposing customers to potential fraud
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Is Barlcays merger about ego over profits? [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Hedge fund net to widen [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Investing in hedge funds, with the chance of large losses but also big rewards, should become a possibility for ordinary investors
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6.4m yet to claim bank charges [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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RBS force staff to take accounts [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Royal Bank of Scotland has told staff they must take out one of the company's bank accounts or face disciplinary action
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Tax cut could cost charities £75m [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Sainsbury bid faces pension killer blow [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Gifts to children escape IHT hit [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tax experts have welcomed the news that gifts put into special trusts for children will not be hit by new IHT tax measures
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Shares soar on Arsenal takeover talk [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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VAT falls in the lap of the dancer [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Hosepipe ban to be toughened up [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Millions of households face tougher restrictions on using water this summer under proposals unveiled by the Government today
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Budget 2007: The big losers revealed [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Budget 2007: Sting in the tail of 2p cut [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Air fare war on the cards [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Air fares between Heathrow and the US could fall after European Union ministers backed a deal to create more competition in the transatlantic market
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Chips to fish out the fake cigarettes [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every cigarette pack made in the UK will in future contain an electronic chip in a bid to clamp down on counterfeit cigarettes
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The Sony paystation [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The launch of Sony's Play-Station 3 at midnight tonight has been overshadowed by claims the games console is a rip-off
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Standard Life to slash 1,000 jobs [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Life and pensions group Standard Life said today it plans to strip another 1,000 jobs from its business over the next two years
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I don't believe your insurance claim [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The ace investigator gives short shrift to an insurance claimant who he thinks his lying about a burglary
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Tea, biscuits and some tough questions [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Jeff Prestridge looks at the building society agm season and says members should be asking their boards some tough questions
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Midas: Revamped Catlin set to expand [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail's share tipster looks at insurance company Catlin Group and training business BPP
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Shame of TV's tame watchdog [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail on Sunday editor says that Ofcom should be tougher on TV companies that rip-off viewers
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Britain hits the high notes [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The one bit of the budget forecast that appears to be indisputable is the buoyant rate of economic growth at 3%
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30 Second Guide To Capital Allowances [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team look at the tax relief given to businesses to encourage the rebuilding of infrastructure
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Why we're Browned off [03/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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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.
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