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GMTV bosses knew viewers were cheated - Devastating emails show breakfast station was fully aware premium-rate phone lines were kept open after winners had been picked A-Z of Sunday newspapers - Here's our weekly round-up of some of biggest news stories from financial world Sunday



GMTV bosses knew viewers were cheated  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Devastating emails show the breakfast station was fully aware premium-rate phone lines were kept open after winners had been picked
A-Z of the Sunday newspapers  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Here's our weekly round-up of some of the biggest news stories from the financial world this Sunday
Market report: Friday close  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
17.00:Foster's and John Smith's brewer Scottish & Newcastle led blue-chips higher with a rise of as one City player gave its blessing to a bid by S&N associate Carlsberg
Probe into BSkyB stake in ITV  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Sir Richard Branson won a major victory over Rupert Murdoch today as watchdogs ruled that BSkyB's stake in ITV raised major competition concerns
Beware 'free' home pack offers  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
House-sellers were warned today about misleading offers of 'free' home information packs from estate agents - with many carrying hidden catches
Microsoft man to bid for Southampton FC  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Exclusive:Paul Allen, co-founder with Bill Gates of global software giant Microsoft, is set to make a stunning entry into English football by bidding for Southampton
Exposed: 'I'm not an ethical bag'  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The designer bag which has been 2007's shopping phenomenon thanks to its green message was made using cheap labour in China, the Evening Standard reveals
Charities lose out on £1bn of Gift Aid  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Charities are losing out on almost £1bn of funding every year because workers are unaware of the tax benefits of payroll giving, it was claimed today
Watchdog wants showdown over pensions  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The Government and its own watchdog look set for an unprecedented confrontation in the courts over claims being made by Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton, it emerged today
The man from Pru heads east  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Amid the squalor of India's poverty Western firms have found the goldmine of the future. Lucy Farndon reports from Mumbai
GMTV battles new quiz claims  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
An investigation into GMTV's phone competitions is to be widened after fresh accusations that viewers are being duped
Energy price war as British Gas cuts again  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
British Gas has intensified the energy price war by cutting bills for the second time this year>> Is British Gas really the cheapest?>> Fuel bills update: Should you switch?
Rip-off Britain is getting worse  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The cost of groceries in the UK is rising nearly three times as fast as in the rest of Europe, as supermarkets exploit their monopoly position, research shows
OFT widens bank charges study  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The OFT has officially announced that it will investigate whether a crackdown on bank charges will result in the loss of free bank accounts
M&S poised to take on Waitrose online  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Marks & Spencer is reportedly preparing to launch its first online food and grocery business as it seeks to challenge a sector dominated by Waitrose
Repossessions 'to double' if rates jump  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The number of homes repossessed could more than double if interest rates rise next month, a report has warned
Live-in couples warned over home rights  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Couples who are not married should not expect to receive an equal share of their home if they break up, judges warned
Buy-to-let could double by 2010  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The number of buy-to-let landlords could double within three years despite fears of a property crash, a report reveals
House price inflation tops 10%  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices jumped 0.9% in April as the Nationwide Building Society insisted talk of a property market crash was premature
Insurance firms warned on cold-calling  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Insurers were warned today to improve their standard of cold calling and stop putting pressure on customers to make rash decisions
Spanish property crash feared  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Fears of a property market crash in Spain are growing after a massive sell-off of real estate stocks yesterday
Midas share tips: New dogs, old tricks  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Can you double your money with the ten new Dogs of the Footsie? asks Financial Mail's top stock-picker
Hetherington: Offered £7 for shares worth 3½p  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week readers' champion Tony Hetherington investigates your problems -
Customer service? What's that?  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
When a company makes a mistake it should put it to right quickly and politely. Customers should not have to endure an earful of abuse from call centre staff.
Bad sports hit High Street  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
If Merrill Lynch is not embarrassed by the performance of its client Sports Direct, dumped on the stock market less than two months ago, it darn well should be
Midas share tips: Ashtead and PHC  [04/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says that macinery hire firm Ashtead knows what it is doing