01-Nov-2012 21:09

CBI revises its forecasts for lacklustre growth higher - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20470528

Is a possible cure for the killer disease threatening Britain's ash trees being held ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2226411/Is-possible-cure-killer-disease-threatening-Britains-ash-trees-held-government-red-tape.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Earnings lift FTSE indices - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9aed310c-23fb-11e2-94d0-00144feabdc0.html

Call time on beer duty escalator, government told - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9765000/9765303.stm

Murdoch survives shareholder vote at BSkyB - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57a74626-23fb-11e2-9509-00144feabdc0.html

RSPCA reports a 65 percent rise in abandoned pets - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20174712

Banking industry PPI bill tops £11bn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9649620/Banking-industry-PPI-bill-tops-11bn.html

Asian factories perk up, US shows improvement - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/us-global-economy-pmis-idUSBRE8A01FC20121101

Another day, another death on the high street as investors pull the plug on Comet - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/another-day-another-death-on-the-high-street-as-investors-pull-the-plug-on-comet-8273828.html

Mitt Romney's most likely path to 270 electoral votes - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/11/01/mitt-romneys-most-likely-path-to-270-electoral-votes/