31-Dec-2012 21:46

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

I've bin keeping all last year's rubbish in one bag! Extreme recycler crowned ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/john-newson-extreme-recycler-crowned-1512638

Lloyds bank cards fail ahead of new year celebrations - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/banking/9773332/Lloyds-bank-cards-fail-ahead-of-new-year-celebrations.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

Wall Street rises on fiscal cliff hopes - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2190aa3e-52fc-11e2-aff0-00144feab49a.html

Iain Duncan Smith: universally challenged - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/31/iain-duncan-smith-universally-challenged

EU federalists: UK could be 'associate member' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20875755

Comex Gold Locks in 12th Straight Annual Gain; Up 7% in 2012 - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121231-705175.html