A to Z of the Sunday newspapers

HERE is This is Money's round-up of some of the bigger stories from the Sunday newspapers.

The Business

British Energy

British Energy is talking to leading City institutions about private funding for a nuclear power building programme to solve the UK's looming energy crisis. The discussions are being held in the anticipation of ministers supporting a nuclear programme after the General Election.

Somerfield

Icelandic retailer Baugur will this week spark a three-way bidding war for the supermarkets group by producing a new offer for the UK chain worth more than £1bn.

Independent on Sunday

Liverpool Football Club

The club's 12-year shirt sponsorship deal with Carlsberg is said to be about to collapse. The deal, the longest running in the Premiership, comes to an end this season. The two parties have been locked in talks to renew the contract, which is said to be worth around £6m a year. Liverpool is thought to be securing a replacement sponsor.

Land Securities

The UK's biggest quoted property company, Land Securities, has challenged BT's virtual monopoly in providing telephone connections to new homes and businesses. The group has written to the telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, urging it to consider whether BT has the right to impose itself as the de facto telecoms provider on new developments.

Network Rail

Network Rail will reveal this week that it has exceeded its target on reducing train delays, paving the way for the company's board to receive bonuses. This will guarantee chief executive John Armitt a bonus of at least 10% on his £468,000 salary, but this is likely to rise to 30% as financial targets are met.

Nuclear power

A secret team within the Department of Trade and Industry is preparing the case for a programme to build nuclear power stations after the General Election. The group of senior officials, known as the Future for Nuclear, has made the case for up to 10 new reactors.

The Observer

London Stock Exchange

The Office of Fair Trading is expected to rule this week on whether Paris-based Euronext or Deutsche Borse can bid for the London Exchange. The OFT could wave through both potential bidders or refer one or both to the Competition Committee for a three-month inquiry.

Super rich

The world's richest individuals have placed $11.5 trillion of assets in offshore havens as a tax avoidance measure. The figure - 10 times Britain's gross domestic product - is contained in an authoritative study of the wealth held in offshore accounts. The study is by the Tax Justice Network, a group of economists and accountants concerned at the escalating wealth being held in offshore locations.

Whitehead Mann

One of the world's best-known headhunters, Whitehead Mann will this week announce plans to leave the main stock market and downgrade by seeking a listing on the Alternative Investment Market.

Sunday Telegraph

Jonathan Bloomer

The ousted chief executive of the Prudential insurance group will receive a pay-off of up to £1.8m. The terms are understood to have been hammered out on Thursday, when the Pru announced that Bloomer would step down on 5 May after five years in the job.

Endemol

Greg Dyke, the former director-general of the BBC, has been approached to run Endemol, one of Europe's largest independent television companies ahead of the group's £1.75bn flotation planned for the autumn. Endemol is the creator and owner of the Big Brother television format.

Goldshield Group

Two senior executives of Goldshield, the listed drugs supplier, have been arrested and released on police bail after being interviewed by the Metropolitan Police. Ajit Patel, the chief executive, and Kirti Patel, the chief operating officer, were arrested and interviewed under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act in London last week. The two men were called in as part of an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into suspected price fixing of generic medicines by drugs companies supplying the National Health Service.

Sunday Times

Betfair

The controversial betting exchange is exploring a potential £700m stock market float that would land its two co-founders fortunes of more than £100m each and create windfalls for dozens of shareholders. The company has appointed NM Rothschild to advise on its strategic options.

Jaguar

American car maker Ford is preparing a £500m capital injection for Jaguar, the British luxury car brand, after years of heavy losses at the Midlands-based company.

Interest rates

City analysts still expect a rise in interest rates by June, in spite of stagnant retail sales and hints from members of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee that they are in no rush to change rates in either direction.