Merged mobile phone giant returns to growth

Everything Everywhere - the company behind merged mobile phone brands Orange and T-Mobile - has returned to growth in the third quarter, albeit by the slimmest of margins.

Sales grew to £1.8bn (€2.06bn) - an increase of 0.1% compared to the same period the previous year - due mainly to the firm increasing its number of contract customers by 185,000 and amid strong demand for smartphones. In the second quarter sales were down by 4.8% year-on-year.