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US private equity swoops for Virgin Media - Virgin Media shares were set jump more 20% today after news of £5.5bn US private equity bid from Carlyle Group emerged at weekend Elderly face soaring home-help charges - Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are facing steep charges for homehelp, report will say week



US private equity swoops for Virgin Media  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Virgin Media shares were set to jump more than 20% today after news of £5.5bn US private equity bid from Carlyle Group emerged at the weekend
Elderly face soaring home-help charges  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are facing steep charges for homehelp, a report will say this week
Market report: Monday latest  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
11.15:Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley will be hoping he has landed a knockout blow on shareholders of boxing gloves maker Everlast
The latest £1m Bond winners  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
One of the £1m winners of July's Premium Bond draw has had a rapid return on his investment after only purchasing the Bond late last year
Half-price Harry Potters hurt small shops  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
An MP has called for an urgent inquiry into the prices supermarkets will charge for the new Harry Potter book
Property 'has peaked' as prices slow  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Claims that the property market has peaked have been supported by new figures showing house price growth slowed dramatically in June
Property magnate buys landmark skyscraper  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
London's landmark Citigroup tower in Canary Wharf was today sold for around £1bn to a consortium of investors led by Irish property magnate and Savoy Hotel owner Derek Quinlan
Blunder puts 15 extra years on mortgages  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of homeowners face years of additional mortgage payments after Abbey failed to tell them about changes to their repayments
Hedge fund boss gives record £230m to charity  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
A City financier has given £230m to a charity linked to his multi-billion-pound hedge fund.
Eurostar joins alliance to battle airlines  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Europe's leading high-speed train operators are banding together in an attempt to prise even more passengers off the airlines
Falling profits may be headache for Darling  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
New chancellor Alistair Darling will be tested sooner than he thought as a series of interest rate rises around the world are expected to hit profits
Pound stays above $2 with rate rise expected  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
An almost-certain rise in UK interest rates this week has seen sterling hold on to its jump above $2
Japanese cars streets ahead on reliability  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
European cars have work to do to overtake Japanese models for reliability, an owner satisfaction survey from Which? Car magazine revealed today
Vodafone 'buys' new customers  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
In a 'desperate' sales plan to force up UK subscriber numbers, Vodafone is handing out free mobile phones and call minutes
A-Z of the Sunday Newspapers  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Here's our weekly round-up of some of the biggest news stories from the financial world this SundaySHARE TIPS: Sunday newspaper round-up
Kwik Save staff grasp for a lifeline  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Staff at the stricken Kwik Save supermarket chain face an agonising wait as management struggles to secure a lastditch rescue this week
Interest rates to rise to 6%  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
New Chancellor Alistair Darling faces his first big test this week with the Bank of England almost certain to raise interest rates
BA complains of Heathrow 'threat'  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
It has now become a gateway of shame for Britain ... so why is a Spanish billionaire demanding more money to run it?
Instant repeats from Channel 4  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Channel 4 is poised to become the first major broadcaster to show its main output an hour later on a digital channel
Call centre for whistleblowers  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
The City is to set up a dedicated call centre for whistleblowers in an attempt to flush out fraudsters in the financial services industry
Small cap share tips: ACM, Debt Free Direct  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week ACM and Debt Free Direct are both 'buy's
Midas: Synergy poised for boost from NHS  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says Synergy is set to benefit from a new NHS hygiene code
Hetherington: Last hope for endowment victims; Pacific Continental sinks  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he looks at an endowment mis-selling claim and the collapse of broker Pacific Continental
A failure to produce the goods  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's economics editor on the challenges facing the new Chancellor Alistair Darling
A vital step in the struggle for independence  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's personal finance editor says financial advisers are cleaning up their act but there's more to go
Are debt markets living on borrowed time?  [07/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Easy money has a nasty habit of drying up with the most devastating consequences, as the last days of the dotcom boom show