Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

What the Sunday papers said

Sunday 02 September 2012 23:09 BST
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

The Independent on Sunday: New airport mooted to rival Heathrow

A secret consortium has drawn up plans for a new four-runway hotel near Heathrow. A top infrastructure firm is assessing sites to the west and north-west of London which could accommodate an airport to rival or even replace Heathrow. It is understood to be talking to Chinese sovereign wealth funds over financing for the project, which could cost between £40bn and £60bn.

The Sunday Times: Banks ready to take control of Yellow Pages publisher

A syndicate of banks including Royal Bank of Scotland, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank is preparing to seize control of the publisher of Yellow Pages, having lost patience with its management's ability to reduce its huge debts. The former Yell, now called Hibu, has seen its share price collapse from 600p five years ago to 1p today. Its debt of £2.2bn is 100 times its stock market valuation.

The Mail on Sunday: Champagne and sports tickets not counted as bribery

The new head of the Serious Fraud Office has reassured companies that entertaining clients at events like the Olympics will not lead to them being prosecuted under the Bribery Act. David Green said: "We are not interested in that sort of case. The sort of bribery we are investigating would not be tickets to Wimbledon or bottles of champagne. We are not the 'Serious Champagne Office'."

The Sunday Telegraph: Stansted valuation belongs in Noddy Land, says O'Leary

Michael O'Leary, chief executive of the budget airline Ryanair, is set to accuse BAA and its regulator of inflating the value of Stansted ahead of its forced sell-off. O'Leary will accuse BAA of using accounts straight out of "Noddy Land" as he tries to drive down the expected £1bn to £1.3bn sale price. His airline accounts for almost seven out of every 10 Stansted flights.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in