02-Jun-2012 19:35

NBNK gets regulator backing for Lloyds branches bid - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/01/us-lloyds-branches-nbnk-idUSBRE8500BE20120601

Britain's manufacturing sector shrinks at fastest rate in three years - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9305026/Britains-manufacturing-sector-shrinks-at-fastest-rate-in-three-years.html

Buyers vie to rescue Clinton Cards - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/buyers-vie-to-rescue-clinton-cards-7811792.html

Simon Read: The real reason car insurance costs have soared? Backhanders - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/money/insurance/simon-read-the-real-reason-car-insurance-costs-have-soared-backhanders-7811839.html

Martin Lewis sells MoneySavingExpert.com for £87 million - MyFinances.co.uk :: http://www.myfinances.co.uk/cut-your-bills/2012/06/02/martin-lewis-sells-moneysavingexpert-com-for-87-million

Jobs under threat as camera retailer Cecil Jacobs goes in administration - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-18307016

Energy firm Vattenfall condemns wind farm protesters - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18307160

Plan to remove 'granny flat' council tax - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18309372

Spain calls for eurozone fiscal authority - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de432dbc-acd2-11e1-bb93-00144feabdc0.html

Tax relief limit on charity to be axed in fresh U-turn - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18278253