03-Nov-2012 07:43

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

UK construction ekes out growth in October - Markit - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/uk-pmi-idUKBRE8A10CC20121102

Ikea bucks retail trend - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/02/ikea-bucks-retail-trend

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

Trees that thrive amid killer fungus hold secret to saving threatened ash - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/9652599/Trees-that-thrive-amid-killer-fungus-hold-secret-to-saving-threatened-ash.html

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

Fears for jobs as administration looms for Comet - This is Nottingham :: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Fears-jobs-administration-looms-Comet/story-17215196-detail/story.html

RBS prepares for 'miserable' day over Libor - Yorkshire Post :: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/rbs-prepares-for-miserable-day-over-libor-1-5090842