27-Nov-2013 22:32

Retailers take on extra staff in hope of Christmas shopping rush - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/nov/27/retailers-christmas-shopping-rush-cbi-high-street

Albemarle & Bond smelts its own gold jewellery to stave off bankruptcy - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10478434/Albemarle-and-Bond-smelts-its-own-gold-jewellery-to-stave-off-bankruptcy.html

Consumers drive British growth again, but business investment up too - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/11/27/uk-britain-economy-idUKBRE9AQ0BT20131127

UPDATE 1-Britain's FTSE rises as Germany agrees governing coalition - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/27/markets-britain-stocks-close-idUSL5N0JC3YF20131127

Fracking has 'inherent' risks to water supply but these can be mitigated, says ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/utilities/10479027/Fracking-has-inherent-risks-to-water-supply-but-these-can-be-mitigated-says-Water-UK.html

Royal Mail figures fuel privatisation row - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a774fa8c-5784-11e3-86d1-00144feabdc0.html

United Utilities pledges to raise water bills only by RPI inflation - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/nov/27/united-utilities-raise-bills-rpi-inflation

RBS defends business lending practices - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25130910

Npower to cut 1400 jobs in the UK - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25127453

Tony Blair plotted military intervention in Zimbabwe, claims Thabo Mbeki - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/27/tony-blair-military-intervention-zimbabwe-claim