02-Apr-2013 17:01

UK manufacturing sector continues to shrink - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/02/uk-manufacturing-slowdown

Stobart axes executive chairman - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1759ebb4-9b88-11e2-8485-00144feabdc0.html

FTSE bolstered by Vodafone bid talk - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/02/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKBRE8710BE20130402

Mortgage approvals at five-month low, says Bank of England - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22003103

"BCC confident the UK will avoid triple dip recession" - TaxAssist Accountants :: http://www.taxassist.co.uk/resources/show-news/id/900000057

Metalrax set to enter administration - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20799055

Osborne approves £1bn UK road upgrade - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba3ba266-9b68-11e2-a820-00144feabdc0.html

Standard Life chief executive see pay package double - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/sldot/9967119/Standard-Life-chief-executive-see-pay-package-double.html

Queen gets £5m payrise from taxpayer - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/02/queen-gets-5m-payrise-taxpayer

Cyprus finance minister quits after bailout concludes, investigation begins - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/02/uk-cyprus-bailout-idUKBRE9310DP20130402