It’s too early to bid farewell to the decade-long equity bull market as stocks are still providing healthy returns for investors, according to Goldman Sachs.

Karen Buckley’s father described Alexander Pacteau as ‘truly evil’ after the killer admitted repeatedly hitting her with a spanner and trying to dispose of her body in a bath of chemicals. In an emotional speech outside of court, John Buckley, who travelled with his wife Marian and three sons for the hearing said there are no words to describe what the family went through.

Bad news: Discarded car batteries contain a potential source of lead pollution.

Standard Life Investments has said it was moving its investment stance on non-British European equities to “heavy” from “neutral, “ expecting good performance by companies.