01-Aug-2013 10:31

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

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

FTSE LIVE: US Fed pledge to keep stimulus cash flowing cheers investors ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2382351/FTSE-LIVE-US-Fed-pledge-stimulus-flowing-cheers-investors.html

Fuel duty to be cut by 5p a litre in remote regions - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fuel/10215207/Fuel-duty-to-be-cut-by-5p-a-litre-in-remote-regions.html

SocGen Profit More Than Doubles on Investment Bank - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-01/socgen-profit-more-than-doubles-as-investment-bank-income-surges.html

Shell misses market expectations amid trouble in Nigeria - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/754a5d72-fa78-11e2-a7aa-00144feabdc0.html

Lloyds says bank ready for taxpayer to start selling stake as profits hit £2bn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10215508/Lloyds-says-bank-ready-for-taxpayer-to-start-selling-stake-as-profits-hit-2bn.html

Thomas Cook swings back into profit as tour operator recovers under Harriet ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/10215648/Thomas-Cook-swings-back-into-profit-as-tour-operator-recovers-under-Harriet-Green.html

Vince Cable: Business Silence On RBS And Lloyds 'Crucifying' Firms Is 'Worrying' - Huffington Post UK :: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/31/rbs-lloyds-lending-cable_n_3682640.html?utm_hp_ref%3Duk