08-Jan-2015 11:53

Halifax data confirm housing slowdown - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/080ecef8-9718-11e4-9636-00144feabdc0.html

Sony Pictures hackers 'got sloppy' and revealed North Korea link, FBI director says - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/sony-pictures-hackers-got-sloppy-and-revealed-north-korea-link-fbi-director-says-9964484.html

Merkel backs welfare reform but ducks question of EU treaty change - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article4317122.ece

D-Day 'Great Escaper' Bernard Jordan's wife dies days after him - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11332209/Widow-of-D-Day-Great-Escaper-Bernard-Jordan-dies-days-after-him.html

Paris shooting: Female police officer dies following assault rifle attack morning ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-shooting-two-police-officers-injured-in-assault-rifle-attack-hours-after-charlie-hebdo-killings-9964143.html

Is turning around Tesco easier than we thought? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11332304/Is-turning-around-Tesco-easier-than-we-thought.html

Euro hovers near nine-year lows, undermined by ECB QE bets - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0KH06820150108

Tesco tops FTSE 100 after turnround plan - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fd430f8-9702-11e4-845a-00144feabdc0.html

British man arrested in Portugal after partner's body found buried in garden - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/08/british-man-arrested-portugal-partners-body-buried-in-garden