30-Dec-2012 02:03

Flooding and rail problems continue to delay travellers - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/28/flooding-rail-problems-delay-travellers

First-time home buyer numbers at highest since 2007 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/9769601/First-time-home-buyer-numbers-at-highest-since-2007.html

New Year's Honours List: The full rundown of Scottish award-winners - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-years-honours-for-hundreds-of-scots-1508835

FTSE falls amid fears of US fiscal crisis - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/markets-economy/ftse-falls-amid-fears-of-us-fiscal-crisis.19790105

Main line open but floods hit other rail services in Devon and Cornwall - This is Cornwall :: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Main-line-open-floods-hit-rail-services-Devon/story-17701088-detail/story.html

UK employment set to reach record high of 30 million by 2015 - MyFinances.co.uk :: http://www.myfinances.co.uk/pensions/2012/12/29/cipd-predicts-uk-employment-to-hit-30-million-by-2015

Mo-ment of madness: Fury over Farah's New Year Honours snub while bank ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fury-over-mo-farahs-new-1510704

France drops 75 per cent tax on the rich - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-drops-75-per-cent-tax-on-the-rich-8433314.html

Senate Leaders Racing to Forge a Tax Deal as Deadline Nears - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/us/politics/president-obama-urges-last-minute-tax-deal.html?pagewanted%3Dall

Graphene research gets £21.5m investment fund - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20846282