01-Jan-2014 13:06

Report reveals rise in house prices - Halifax Evening Courier :: http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/national/report-reveals-rise-in-house-prices-1-6341681

Mortgage debt threatens overstretched UK households - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2e5f86c-7076-11e3-9ba1-00144feabdc0.html

Voters 'expect cost crisis to last' - Aol Money :: http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/12/31/voters-expect-cost-crisis-to-last/

SMEs 'rely on savings and handouts' - Aol Money :: http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/12/31/smes-rely-on-savings-and-handouts/

Royal Mint unveils new coins commemorating historic British anniversaries in 2014 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/royal-mint-unveils-new-coins-commemorating-historic-british-anniversaries-in-2014-9032092.html

UK Stock Market 'May Hit Record Levels' - City Talk 105.9 :: http://www.citytalk.fm/news/business/20131231-uk-stock-market-may-hit-record-levels/

Justin Welby: 'The Pope is an extraordinary man' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25559862

Debenhams issues profits warning - Stoke Sentinel :: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Debenhams-issues-profits-warning/story-20385971-detail/story.html

HAPPY START FOR BANKERS: RBS boss gets £1.5m shares after 3 mths in job ... - Malaysia Chronicle :: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option%3Dcom_k2%26view%3Ditem%26id%3D207661:very-happy-start-for-bankers-rbs-boss-gets-%25C2%25A315m-shares-after-3-mths-in-the-job-115-goldman-execs-get-%25C2%25A33m-each%26Itemid%3D3

CITY FOCUS: Footsie turns 30 ... what's in store for iconic index? - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2531958/CITY-FOCUS-Footsie-turns-30-So-whats-store-index-charts-ups-downs-Britains-biggest-companies.html