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Sky to launch on Freeview

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Sky launch Freeview - The satellite broadcaster is expected get go-ahead for pay-TV service that includes Premiership football through normal aerial Old light bulbs out by 2015 - Inefficient old-style light bulbs will be switched off permanently within eight years, according plans drawn up by manufacturers



Sky to launch on Freeview  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The satellite broadcaster is expected to get the go-ahead for a pay-TV service that includes Premiership football through a normal aerial
Old light bulbs out by 2015  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Inefficient old-style light bulbs will be switched off permanently within eight years, according to plans drawn up by manufacturers
Market report: Friday close  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Close:The FTSE spent most of the day under water but closed level at 6505.1 after the Dow Jones opened strongly this afternoon
Summer rate hike still on the cards  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners breathing a sigh of relief after the decision to keep interest rates on hold could still see mortgage bills rise by the end of the summer, experts have warned
Tesco plots to rule gardens  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarket giant Tesco has revealed plans to conquer more of the British retail market after announcing a shock £156m move into the gardening world today
Government denies hiding BAE sweetners  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Tony Blair's Government is facing new claims that it hushed up sweeteners in a huge arms deal with Saudi Arabia by ordering the Serious Fraud Office to ditch an investigation
Pound hit by rates hold  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The pound tumbled more than a cent against the dollar today after the Bank of England left interest rates on hold
House prices at 10 times salary  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Home ownership will be unlikely for millions of young people within a few years, a Government-backed housing body has warned. It also warned house prices would keep powering ahead
Sugar sells Spurs shares for £25m  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Apprentice star Alan Sugar has cashed in his stake in Tottenham Hotspur for £25m by selling to majority shareholder Enic
Worked your 48 hours yet?  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
British workers are more likely to put in long hours than those anywhere else among wealthy countries, a report reveals
Vodafone to rebuff cashback call  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Vodafone today called an emergency board meeting to reject dramatic proposals from activist investors
Homes rise by just £500 in May  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices rose by just £500 in May as homebuyers tightened their belts, according Britains biggest mortgage lender
City bonuses to boost house prices  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
City bonuses will break all records this year, according to new research. The rise will give another boost to London's overheated property market
Post office workers in pay deal strike  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
A national postal strike moved dramatically closer today because of a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions
Crackdown planned on holiday clubs  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Plans to crackdown on bogus holiday clubs that have scammed up to £12m from British customers have been announced
EasyJet continues price vow  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Budget airline easyJet today pledged to keep up the low-cost carrier price war throughout the peak summer season
Customers feel the overdraft squeeze  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Greedy banks have increased their overdraft interest rates well above Bank of England base rate rises over the past year
End the pension bias  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The Money Mail editor says the pensions system needs to be overhauled to make it fairer for women who contribute unpaid labour to the economy
Sarin sees off a saucy raid  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
There are few figures who know as much about telecoms as John Mayo. It was his headlong rush into the sector, at the height of the dot.com boom, which almost buried Marconi
30 second guide to Al Yamamah  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team examine the arms deal between the UK and Saudi Arabia which is the UKs biggest ever export agreement
Midas: Standard enjoys hotspots growth  [06/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's stockpicker Midas says that sentiment towards Standard Chartered has changed dramatically