Breaking pre-market news on Tuesday,

- Burberry expects annual profits to be at the top end of expectations after sales rise 30 per cent in Q3 — statement.

- RBS agrees the sale of Priory Group to Advent International — statement.

- Regal Petroleum gets reverse takeover approach from Geo-Alliance –statement.

- Meggitt to acquire Pacific Scientific Aerospace for $685m — statement and statement.

- Corporate: Ashtead, African Barrick Gold, Chemring, Essar Energy, Experian, Rio Tinto, SAB Miller, Pearson, IG Group, Taylor Wimpey, Futura Medical, Carphone Warehouse

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