04-Jan-2014 14:18

£75 for blackout Christmas - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/money/consumeraffairs/article3965648.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_01_03

Now follow that, M&S... Next reveals a Christmas sales boom - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/now-follow-that-ms-next-reveals-a-christmas-sales-boom-9037023.html

FTSE rises as retailers rouse the market - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/market-data/stocks-a-bonds/0/1140292/

Bank card glitch at pumps - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/bank-card-glitch-at-pumps.23093422

Construction sector maintains strong growth in December - MyFinances.co.uk :: http://www.myfinances.co.uk/mortgages/2014/01/04/manufacturing-and-construction-pmi-s-suggest-strong-gdp-grow

Ancient woodlands could be cut down under 'biodiversity offsetting' proposal - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/04/ancient-woodland-cut-down-biodiversity-offsetting

Ofgem: Energy tariff reforms should 'simplify' market - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25568823

Desmond considers £700m sale of Channel 5 - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/media/article3963634.ece