Yesterday Patagonia Gold’s technical director Marc Sale resigned from the board with immediate effect after the company was forced to declare that he had made a series of trades in the company without informing the market.

Quindell shares have had a boost today on the decision to buy out their telematics joint venture with RAC called Connected Car Solutions. The shares are currently trading up 8% at 182p following official conformation of the story which was first rumoured by the FT about a month ago.

The onshore oil and gas sector of the UK has been controversial of late with the start of exploration using non-conventional fracking methods which have raised emotions amongst locals who are worried about the effects of well fluids on ground water, seismic disturbances and so on.