The Telegraph

M&S REVEALS FESTIVE SLUMP ON WEAK CLOTHING SALES

Marks & Spencer Group Plc was hit by a

worse-than-expected fall in clothing sales in the run up to

Christmas.

UBS MANAGERS 'INEFFECTIVE' OVER LIBOR RIGGING

Senior UBS managers have called management at the

Swiss bank 'ineffective' and 'arrogant in missing Libor rigging

as it emerged that only 18 out of 70 staff involved in the

scandal had been fired.

The Times

MILLIONS ARE SQUANDERED AS RED TAPE CHOKES ACTION

Millions of pounds of taxpayers money has been spent seeking

public opinion on subjects ranging from scallops to the

electronic monitoring of pigs.

SAINSBURY SAYS IT IS CHRISTMAS WINNER

J Sainsbury Plc claimed on Thursday that it was the

winner amid a bruising Christmas for retailers even as it

reported its weakest sales growth in eight years.

The Independent

JESSOPS JOBS ON THE LINE AS CHAIN IS 2013'S FIRST CASUALTY

Camera store chain Jessops has become 2013's first

high street casualty after it collapsed on Wednesday, leaving

2,000 jobs under threat.

The Guardian

REGENERATED: 6 MLN STG FOR POWER STATION FLAT

Battersea power station has joined the London property boom

after the first slew of flats on the site were put on sale.

(Reporting by Brenda Goh)

Keywords: PRESS DIGEST BRITISH BUSINESS/JAN10

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