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Planalytics UK WeatherCall Report: After a Slow Start, Favourable Weather Aided Retailers as Christmas Trading Period ... (ITNews)

LONDON, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Planalytics Inc., the global leader in Business Weather Intelligence(R), today released its new WeatherCall(SM) report detailing weather's influence on the United Kingdom's 2008 Christmas shopping season.

Freeze triggers weather payouts (Channel 4)

The total cost of government's cold weather payments scheme will pass £100m as people in areas of London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Sheffield, Newcastle and Southampton are among those now eligible for the cash to help with heating bills.

Russian Gas Flows to Europe Through Ukraine Halted (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Russian natural-gas exports through Ukraine to Europe halted for the first time in three years, threatening to create shortages as freezing weather spurred demand for power.

U.K. Clothiers Will Weather Slump Better Than U.S., WGSN Says (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. clothes retailers are better positioned than U.S. chains to weather a spending slump because they take less time to get collections from the design stage to store shelves, fashion forecaster WGSN said.

Wednesday tips round-up: CRH, Debenhams, London Capital (ShareCast)

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Building materials giant CRH going to face a tough year as the recession bites though eventually it should emerge as a strong performer.