31-Dec-2014 16:49

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

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

Asda boss predicts grocery brands will disappear - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11319137/Asda-boss-predicts-grocery-brands-will-disappear.html

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

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

Miner formerly known as Bumi wins ruling against former director - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/mining/11319084/Miner-formerly-known-as-Bumi-wins-ruling-against-former-director.html

Oil price dips further as US opens crude exports - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/dec/31/oil-price-dips-further-us-opens-crude-exports

Wax-jacket maker Barbour facing four week strike action in Newcastle - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/206304/wax-jacket-maker-barbour-facing-four-weeks-strike-action-newcastle

AirAsia QZ8501: First bodies returned to airport - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-30641554