A-Z of the Sunday newspapers

THIS Is Money reads the Sunday papers so you don't have to. Here is this week's run-down of who is making the headlines on the City pages:

Sunday Telegraph

Center Parcs

Collins Stewart, the stockbroker, looks set to win the bidding war to buy Center Parcs UK, the holiday chain, for around £300m.

Football

The director general of the BBC, Greg Dyke, has warned that half of all English football clubs could go bust in the next three months, when he expects the EU to block BSyB's £1bn purchase of exclusive rights to show live football.

Homes

The Treasury is planning a massive expansion of privately rented accommodation through the provision of tax breaks to a new species of property investment company.

Steven Norris

The newly appointed chairman of Jarvis, faces fresh controversy next week when administrators raise concerns about the conduct of ZeTek Power, a company of which he is a non-executive director.

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Sunday Times

Interest rates

The Bank of England is set to leave interest rates on hold this week amid renewed signs of investment weakness and concerns about the strength of high-street spending.

Leed United

The debt-ridden Premier League football club could be saved from administration by a rescue loan proposal that may be agreed by the board this week.

Railtrack

The Railtrack Private Shareholders Action Group, which has 45,000 members, will this week sue the government for compensation in what is thought to be Britain‘s largest class action.

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Observer

Barclays

A fresh row has erupted over the proposed promotion of chief executive Matt Barrett to chairman of Barclays, contravening the Higgs code on corporate governance.

Corus

Steel unions have drawn up a turn-around plan for ailing Corus to prevent the closure of its Teesside and Llanwern plants and help the company achieve growth.

Mortgages

The Financial Services Authority has launched a nationwide probe among mortgage lenders following allegations that people are lying about how much they earn to qualify for larger home loans.

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Independent on Sunday

Congo

The Government is looking into the cases of four British companies named in a critical United Nations report into the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo. De Beers, Oryx Natural Resources, Avient Air and Das Air deny the claims.

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Sunday Express

Dixons

Electrical retailer Dixons could embark on a £200m share buyyback after its interim results in the New Year.