27-Dec-2013 18:13

Jump in £1m homes fuels housing bubble fears - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/10538150/Jump-in-1m-homes-fuels-housing-bubble-fears.html

Vodafone and BSkyB lifted by deal rumours - CITY A.M. (blog) :: http://www.cityam.com/blog/1388134729/vodafone-and-bskyb-lifted-deal-rumours

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca In New Crestor Licence Deal, Barclays Brokerage Fined - London South East :: http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code%3Dgofkiorj%26headline%3DTOP_NEWS_AstraZeneca_In_New_Crestor_Licence_Deal_Barclays_Brokerage_Fined

Johnston Press helped by lenders to refinance debt - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-25526493

Bargain-hunters brave bad weather as they return to sales - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10539139/Bargain-hunters-brave-bad-weather-as-they-return-to-sales.html

Women workers and a fragile recovery - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-25529343

UPDATE 1-UK's FTSE extends rally for second week on back of US strength - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/27/markets-britain-stocks-close-idUKL6N0K628G20131227

Cheques to be paid in via smartphones - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25495962

Can Britain really overhaul the Germans? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10538710/Can-Britain-really-overhaul-the-Germans.html

Distressed mortgages in Ireland: The human toll - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25405335