A drop in oil prices triggered by a joint US and UK move to release strategic reserves pulled energy stocks and the wider FTSE 100 Index into the red today.

Mining stocks bore the brunt of a shift in sentiment today amid fears that the recent rise in commodity prices may have been overdone.

FROM flab to fab in 48 hours — the latest in mummy makeovers is a growing trend towards tummy tucks with one cosmetic clinic recording a 20% increase in post- pregnancy procedures.