House prices rose 0.4pc in March, according to official Government figures. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said that house prices had risen 2.7pc in the twelve months to March 2013, rising from �229,000 to �235,000 on average.

... Off. � UK inflation falls further than expected to 2.4pc � G4S chief executive Nick Buckles steps down � Marks & Spencer profits fall after clothing struggles � Burberry pre-tax profits up 14pc to �427.8m � Vodafone pre-tax profit fell 65.9pc � Political attacks on ...

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Vodafone is to plough a �2.1bn dividend from US telecoms group Verizon back into its business rather than offer shareholders a windfall, after the UK-based mobile operator reported its biggest annual fall in service revenues in five years.

Royal Mail Group Ltd., the state-owned postal service that the U.K. government is looking to sell, said full-year profit more than doubled as growth in web-based shopping spurred parcel deliveries.

Marks & Spencer today mounted a vigorous defence of its strategy after its profits tumbled for the second consecutive year. The retail bellwether's bottom line has been hit by tumbling clothing sales, although it cheered investors by vowing to slash its capital ...

UK fashion brand Burberry has reported a larger-than-expected rise in annual profits, helped by a strong performance in Asia. Pre-tax profits rose by a better-than-expected 14% to �428m ($652m).

Carnival can't seem to navigate its way out of troubled waters. The cruise ship operator slashed its earnings guidance for 2013.

The bank announced in February that 13,500 mortgage customers on tracker mortgages would see their rates increase from May 1, around half of whom have a buy-to-let mortgage.