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Murdoch tells Sir Alan: 'You're bought'

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Murdoch tells Sir Alan: 'You're bought' - The Murdoch media empire has snapped up Amstrad, business that made Sir Alan Sugar his fortune, £125m deal Lloyds sells 1.2m policies German bank - Lloyds TSB, Britain's fifth-largest bank, today sold its closed life insurance business Abbey Life for almost £1bn, announced fast-rising profits



Murdoch tells Sir Alan: 'You're bought'  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The Murdoch media empire has snapped up Amstrad, the business that made Sir Alan Sugar his fortune, in a £125m deal
Lloyds sells 1.2m policies to German bank  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Lloyds TSB, Britain's fifth-largest bank, today sold its closed life insurance business Abbey Life for almost £1bn, and announced fast-rising profits
Market report: Tuesday latest  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
11.15:Investors were breathing a huge sigh of relief today as share prices staged a rally following three consecutive days of losses
Investors hit as corporate bond funds flop  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Exclusive:Not one of the UK corporate bond funds available to small investors has made money this year - leaving many thousands of savers worse off
Heathrow facing business revolt  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Heathrow is facing a mounting revolt from despairing business leaders, with delays, queues, lost luggage and the rambling layout leading executives to avoid it
Ryanair to cut Stansted service  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Low-cost carrier Ryanair said today that it would cut back flights from Stansted after attacking the airport's high costs and 'appalling' service
League of greenest cars revealed  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
A Volkswagen Polo has been named the greenest car on the market, beating environmentalists' favourites such as the Toyota Prius
UK in top three at risk of housing crash  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's property is 20% overvalued and its market is one of the world's most vulnerable to a crash, according to a top City credit-rating agency
Unmarried couples set to get new rights  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Couples who split up after living together for as little as two years could be given the right to claim financial support from ex-partners
Floods push milk prices up 3p a pint  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
A pint of milk will rise by 3p because of shortages caused by the recent floods
EasyJet say 'You should've gone with BA'  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
A family flying with the budget airline easyJet to a funeral were dismayed to be told that their flight had been overbooked
Mortgages defy house price warnings  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Mortgage lending for homebuyers and remortgagers remained robust in June - bucking predictions the market is slowing down and warnings house prices are set to fall
Lower life insurance for vegetarians  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
A new life insurance policy was launched today offering lower premiums to vegetarians
House prices shudder to a halt  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The credit crunch has started to grip homebuyers with house prices shuddering to a halt in July, according to a new report
Banks repay £800m in fees  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks have been forced to give back nearly £800m of unfair charges after pressure from the most successful consumer revolt ever
Exposed: Lloyds' dirty tricks on fee claims  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Exclusive:The cynical methods used by one of Britain's biggest banks to avoid refunding customers' unfair bank charges are exposed today
Banks make £240m from 0% card tarts  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks made £240m in 'transfer fees' from credit cards offering zero per cent interest rates in Britain last year
UK must wait for lower 'roaming' charges  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
UK mobile phone users face waiting two months longer than European counterparts to benefit from lower charges for using their mobile abroad
HSBC dodges the bank charges bullets  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The revolt against overdraft charges is reaching new heights with banks having forked out up to £800m in refunds
30 second guide to...the FDA  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team explain the significance of the FDA
Midas share tips: Moneysupermarket  [07/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says an unlucky debut from Moneysupermarket has left its shares well undervalued and therefore a good buy