01-May-2014 16:49

Co-op bosses are savaged over flawed Britannia merger - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/coop-bosses-are-savaged-over-flawed-britannia-merger-9305184.html

UPDATE 1-Weir says pursuing M&A opportunities across all divisions - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/01/weir-group-results-idUSL6N0NN1CO20140501

RBC PMI signals a further improvement in business conditions during April - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140501-912095.html

Greene King sells 275 pubs to new company - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/10801523/Greene-King-sells-275-pubs-to-new-company.html

Controlled explosion carried out following security alert in Canary Wharf - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/canary-wharf-bomb-scare-controlled-explosion-carried-out-in-londons-financial-district-following-reports-of-suspicious-package-9310118.html

Fat Face furthers flurry of UK retail deals - GlobalCapital :: http://www.globalcapital.com/article/l5h61fry0wlw/fat-face-furthers-flurry-of-uk-retail-deals

£364m military radio contract boost for south Wales plant - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-27230111

Old Mutual: Latest Lloyds results 'definitely good news for investors' - What Investment :: http://www.whatinvestment.co.uk/financial-news/shares-and-trading/2462322/old-mutual-latest-lloyds-results-and39definitely-good-news-for-investorsand39.thtml

UPDATE 3-British regulator bans former UBS trader over Adoboli losses - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/01/britain-trader-idUKL6N0NN1QH20140501

UK house prices show biggest annual rise since 2007 - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/uk-house-prices-show-biggest-annual-rise-since-2007-1.1780186