29-Dec-2012 07:45

Profits rise but big UK companies are paying less tax - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/profits-rise-but-big-uk-companies-are-paying-less-tax-16255094.html

How has Britain's travel chaos affected you this Christmas? - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/2012/dec/28/travel-chaos-affected-you-christmas

Britain's employment expected to hit record high at 30 million in 2015: CIPD - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-12/28/c_132069918.htm

Rail line opens sooner than expected - Chard & Ilminster News :: http://www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/somerset_news/10130859.Rail_line_opens_sooner_than_expected/

Scotch Whisky industry's 'second golden age' generates £4bn per year - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/features/scotch-whisky-industry-s-second-golden-age-generates-4bn-per-year-1-2710628

New Lynch attack on Hewlett Packard valuation - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/new-lynch-attack-on-hewlett-packard-valuation-8432806.html

Fiscal cliff casts shadow over markets - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/market-reports/fiscal-cliff-casts-shadow-over-markets-1-2711088

New Year Honours: Cherie Blair recognised for services to women - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/new-year-honours-cherie-blair-recognised-for-services-to-women-8432938.html

Analysis: For Senate leaders, a mission impossible from Obama - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/29/us-usa-fiscal-stalemate-idUSBRE8BS03020121229

Up to a fifth of recycling 'contaminated' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9757081/Up-to-a-fifth-of-recycling-contaminated.html