31-Dec-2012 19:44

Gas and oil giants have staff on the government payroll working in the energy ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255251/Gas-oil-giants-staff-government-payroll.html

'Scandal' as housing cash heads south - Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette :: http://www.jarrowandhebburngazette.com/news/business/latest-news/scandal-as-housing-cash-heads-south-1-5265192

FSA ban on commission-based selling sparks 'death of salesman' fears - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/30/fsa-ban-commission-selling-death

FTSE 100 ends 2012 below 5900 - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff8c04ba-5323-11e2-9e71-00144feab49a.html

Britain hit by £10bn tax credit fraudsters - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9772132/Britain-hit-by-10bn-tax-credit-fraudsters-claims-Duncan-Smith.html

Afferro surges 10pc as takeover auction heats up - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/marketreport/9773241/Afferro-surges-10pc-as-takeover-auction-heats-up.html

EU: Britain could be given 'second-class' membership of bloc - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-britain-could-be-given-secondclass-membership-of-bloc-8434233.html

Bank bailout loses taxpayers £23bn - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/31/bank-bailout-loses-taxpayers-23bn

Battle of the bins: Defra stats show fortnightly refuse collections INCREASES ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/battle-of-the-bins-defra-stats-show-fortnightly-refuse-collections-increases-recycling-8434239.html

LIVE: President Obama statement on fiscal cliff negotiations - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20872919