01-Nov-2012 02:51

Probe launched into anti-Branson bias in West Coast Mainline bid - Metro :: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/916635-probe-launched-into-anti-branson-bias-in-west-coast-mainline-bid

Barclays told to pay $470m for electricity market manipulation - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9647517/Barclays-told-to-pay-470m-for-electricity-market-manipulation.html

Benefits reform to hit affordable homes - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c60bd1fc-2380-11e2-a46b-00144feabdc0.html

Pub closures rise due to beer tax, campaigners warn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9646395/Pub-closures-rise-due-to-beer-tax-campaigners-warn.html

UK business lobby sees flat economy in 2012 - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/uk-britain-economy-cbi-idUKBRE8A000220121101

Bean: 'Bank committee has weaknesses' - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/banking/bean-bank-committee-has-weaknesses-1-2608295

Comet crash threatens 6000 jobs as insiders fear chain will be liquidated - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4620593/Comet-crash-threatens-6000-jobs-as-insiders-fear-chain-will-be-liquidated.html

Barclays faces record £290m penalty - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/01/barclay-banking

Debt crisis: as it happened - 31 October, 2012 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9644494/Debt-crisis-as-it-happened-31-October-2012.html

Next chief executive Lord Wolfson says consumers are 'subdued but not troubled' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9645010/Next-chief-executive-Lord-Wolfson-says-consumers-are-subdued-but-not-troubled.html