03-Nov-2012 05:41

UK 'likely to face winter floods' - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/02/uk-likely-face-winter-floods

Comet offically enters administration, stores re-open for expected firesale - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9651556/Comet-offically-enters-administration-stores-re-open-for-expected-firesale.html

Direct Line and Admiral find it tough - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/direct-line-and-admiral-find-it-tough-8278026.html

Pubs raise a glass to MPs as they call for new look at Beer Duty Escalator - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/pubs-raise-a-glass-to-mps-as-they-call-for-new-look-at-beer-duty-escalator-8278019.html

Bertelsmann's pickup of Penguin shows the poor state of British publishing - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/02/penguin-random-house-ian-jack

China October official services PMI rises to 55.5 from 53.7 in September - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/03/uk-china-economy-services-pmi-idUKBRE8A201R20121103

Number of firms going bust hits seven-year low (but economists warn that ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227183/Number-firms-going-bust-hits-seven-year-low-economists-warn-recovery-recession-slow.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

It's beddy buy, buy for IKEA - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4624861/Its-beddy-buy-buy-for-IKEA.html

RBS chief expects lending to stay flat - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/rbs-chief-expects-lending-to-stay-flat.19320655

Ash crisis teams called in - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/ash-crisis-teams-called-in.19320637