London Press

A STRONG rebound in metals prices gave blue chip miners a boost and helped add £40billion to the value of leading UK shares yesterday.

Pub group Enterprise Inns frothed up strongly yesterday after the company said it was confident of meeting repayment schedules on its £3.7billion debt.

Housebuilder Bellway is detecting the earliest glimmers of recovery in the housing market after the group tumbled into the red during the first half of the year.

A NEW run of bestsellers helped publisher Bloomsbury maintain its sales magic in the post-Harry Potter era.

DAILY Mail & General Trust chairman Viscount Rothermere has sold £540,000 shares in the company, it emerged yesterday.

THE break-up of the UK -retail empire of collapsed Icelandic investor Baugur Group continued yesterday with the sale of its 13 per cent stake in department store Debenhams for up to £52million.

Barclays yesterday named private equity group CVC as preferred bidder for its iShares business in a deal that is worth £3billion.

AN INFLUX of younger shoppers helped Marks & Spencer clock up -better than expected sales figures -yesterday.

EASTENDERS beauty Tointon to compete in Strictly Come Dancing for the SECOND time

GOBBY Morgan BANS David Beckham from his chat show branding him just too ’selfish’