01-Aug-2013 09:30

Dairy workers to lose their jobs after closure of two milk depots is confirmed - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/dairy-workers-to-lose-their-jobs-after-closure-of-two-milk-depots-is-confirmed.21747929

Invensys agrees £3.4bn takeover by Schneider Electric - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/engineering/10213147/Invensys-agrees-3.4bn-takeover-by-Schneider-Electric.html

RBS selects McEwan as new chief - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0935a53c-fa0b-11e2-98e0-00144feabdc0.html

Lloyds reports £2bn profit as PPI provisions hit £7.3bn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10215508/Lloyds-reports-2bn-profit-as-PPI-provisions-hit-7.3bn.html

China factory sector perks up, elsewhere gloomy - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/01/uk-global-economy-idUKBRE97008K20130801

Thatcher made secret plans to bring in the military during the miners' strike - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/10213447/Thatcher-made-secret-plans-to-bring-in-the-military-during-the-miners-strike.html

Councils make £635 million profit from motorists' parking - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10214344/Councils-make-635-million-profit-from-motorists-parking.html

Sales give drinks company reason to celebrate - the Irish News :: http://www.irishnews.com/business/sales-give-drinks-company-reason-to-celebrate-1276841

Shell profits drop on shale write-down and Nigerian woes - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10215535/Shell-profits-drop-on-shale-write-down-and-Nigerian-woes.html

British Gas plans to offer 'free electricity' on Saturdays - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10214956/British-Gas-plans-to-offer-free-electricity-on-Saturdays.html