01-Feb-2013 09:09

House prices up 0.5 per cent in January - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/house-prices-up-05-per-cent-in-january-8476225.html

Horse DNA: Burger King Dumps Irish Supplier - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1046008

Barclays investigated over claims it lent Qatar money to invest in itself - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9841197/Barclays-investigated-over-claims-it-lent-Qatar-money-to-invest-in-itself.html

MPs call for urgent action to reduce flooding - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21280726

Accountancy's Big Four are laughing all the way to the tax office - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/01/accountancy-big-four-laugh-tax-office

Train firms furious over £40m wasted on Great Western rail franchise bid costs - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9840788/Train-firms-furious-over-40m-wasted-on-Great-Western-rail-franchise-bid-costs.html

FTSE 100 returns to 1989 with strong January performance - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/9841045/FTSE-100-returns-to-1989-with-strong-January-performance.html

Cost controls help BT beat profit forecasts - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/uk-bt-idUKBRE91009T20130201

Asian shares steady; regional PMI data dampens mood - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/uk-markets-global-idUKBRE87514J20130201

HMV administrators announce 190 job losses - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21276913