31-Dec-2014 15:48

Commuter belt prices boom as buyers seek the good life - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/property/article4310060.ece

Next sounds note of caution for year ahead despite rise in sales - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/next-sounds-note-of-caution-for-year-ahead-despite-rise-in-sales-30871392.html

U.K. Stocks Advance to Pare Worst Year Since 2011 for FTSE 100 - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-31/u-k-stocks-advance-to-pare-worst-year-since-2011-for-ftse-100.html

Barbour workers to go on strike in dispute over pay and working hours - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2892363/Barbour-workers-strike-dispute-pay-working-hours.html

Senior City bankers paid an average of £1.3m, data shows - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/dec/31/city-of-london-bankers-paid-1300000-average

New year petrol price cuts by three UK supermarkets - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30643816

BP probes traders on 'rigging link' - The Courier :: http://www.thecourier.co.uk/business/news/bp-probes-traders-on-rigging-link-1.763338

More Bodies Recovered From AirAsia Wreckage Amid Choppy Weather - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/airasia-plane-body-count-rises-choppy-weather-hinders-rescue-1420010679

Crude Oil Futures Set for Biggest Slump Since 2008 - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-31/oil-set-for-biggest-slump-since-2008-as-opec-battles-u-s-shale.html

Glimmer of hope for City Link as bid talks revealed - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/supportservices/article4310533.ece