31-Jan-2013 17:54

BSkyB buoyant after subscription price rises boost profits - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bskyb-buoyant-after-subscription-price-rises-boost-profits-8475449.html

Mutuals lending up 30% in 2012 - bdaily :: http://bdaily.info/finance/31-01-2013/mutuals-lending-up-30-in-2012/

Councils up in court over benefit changes - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f73030d8-6b02-11e2-9670-00144feab49a.html

Sales increase for Scotch whisky firm Diageo - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-21282419

MPs grill accountants over tax avoidance - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35692ffa-6bb0-11e2-8c62-00144feab49a.html

Banks to 'right the wrongs of the past' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/rate-swap-scandal/9840104/Rate-swap-scandal-Banks-to-right-the-wrongs-of-the-past.html

English forests 'safe' from being sold off - but what about funding? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9839695/English-forests-safe-from-being-sold-off-but-what-about-funding.html

Ailing AstraZeneca Should Go Shopping for Deals - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/source/2013/01/31/ailing-astrazeneca-should-go-shopping-for-deals/?mod%3Dgoogle_news_blog

HMV staff take to official Twitter account to liveblog their own 'mass execution' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/were-all-being-fired-exciting-hmv-staff-take-to-official-twitter-account-to-liveblog-their-own-mass-execution-8475491.html

US upstream arm weighs on Shell results - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91b14e18-6b7a-11e2-8c62-00144feab49a.html