Aston Martin posted a first-quarter pretax loss of $138.45 million after it made fewer cars and burned more cash than analysts anticipated, sending the shares 11% lower.

The average house price fell for a second successive month in April but property values are still about 4 per cent below all-time highs, Nationwide said.

Four arrests were made in Whitehall – one on suspicion of assault and three on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, the Metropolitan Police said.

Inflation in Britain was 3.2 per cent in March, down from 3.4 per cent in February, higher than predicted, quelling hopes of an early cut to interest rates.