02-Jan-2013 13:25

400 Scots are facing 'financial Armageddon' each week - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/400-scots-are-facing-financial-armageddon-each-week-1-2714343

FSA backs down to give billionaire route to the top at Metro Bank - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3645489.ece

Benefit rises outstrip private sector pay, says government - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/02/benefits-rising-faster-private-sector-pay

Retail administrations continued to increase last year - Property Week News :: http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/retail/retail-administrations-continued-to-increase-last-year/5048133.article

Factory activity unexpectedly rebounds in December - PMI - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/02/uk-manufacturing-pmi-idUKBRE90105E20130102

John Lewis sales rise 13pc over Christmas - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/9775437/John-Lewis-sales-rise-13pc-over-Christmas.html

City Spy: Sorrell in a taxing change of mind - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/cityspy/city-spy-sorrell-in-a-taxing-change-of-mind-8435344.html

New rail fares 'not that expensive', says Norman Baker - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9775309/New-rail-fares-not-as-expensive-as-they-seem-says-Norman-Baker.html

Shares rally on US fiscal cliff deal - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20887074

Fiscal cliff deal approved by House of Representatives - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/back-from-the-brink-us-fiscal-cliff-deal-sends-londons-ftse-100-index-soaring-though-6000-barrier-8434832.html