04-Jan-2013 23:22

UK service sector contracts for first time in two years - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/04/uk-service-sector-contracts-pmi

Bad weather prompting more British farmers to favour GM use - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/04/bad-weather-farmers-gm

FTSE sets highest closing level in nearly two years - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/04/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKBRE8710BE20130104

Child benefit reforms will push 320000 families over 50% tax rate - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/04/child-benefit-reform-tax-rate

Lloyds sells Admiral pubs, crystallising a £500m loss - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9781131/Lloyds-sells-Admiral-pubs-crystallising-a-500m-loss.html

David Cameron urges global action on tax avoidance by Starbucks and Amazon - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-urges-global-action-on-tax-avoidance-by-starbucks-and-amazon-8439137.html

Labour to focus on train fare squeeze - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de54e026-565e-11e2-aa70-00144feab49a.html

Poor sales put pressure on M&S chief - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1cf460ca-5693-11e2-aad0-00144feab49a.html

Co-operative is fined £100k by watchdog for PPI failings - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2257333/Co-operative-fined-100k-watchdog-PPI-failings.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Credit conditions ease 'significantly' - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6388ba64-5593-11e2-bbd1-00144feab49a.html