1.   Rumours have suggested Susan Hill was given a million pounds for writing it, she says she got nothing like that amount.

2.   Unconfirmed rumours suggested that DSP troops had blown up installations run by Gecamine, the state mining company.

3.   Market rumours this week suggested Deutsche Telekom wanted to buy a stake in Telkom.

4.   Persistent rumours suggest that Roche might soon bid for a rival.

5.   Rumours suggested that the president of Chargeurs, Jerome Seydoux, might want to sell a stake held by his company in the British company BSkyB.

6.   Repeated rumours previously suggested that Mladic is suffering from serious health problems.

7.   Recent rumours have suggested former Arsenal manager George Graham is a Birmingham target.

8.   Rumours have suggested up to six Wallabies could make the switch to the professional code rather than wait for better financial rewards to filter through to union stars.

9.   Rumours suggesting the RUF leader is dead, seriously injured, has left the country or gone into hiding are circulating like wildfire in the capital.