30-May-2014 11:08

Help to buy figures show most support for mortgages on cheapest homes - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/may/29/help-to-buy-mortgages-outside-london-south-east

HMRC controversially hiring third party debt collectors to recover £1.6billion from ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2643575/HMRC-controversially-hiring-party-debt-collectors-recover-1-6billion-overpayment-tax-credits.html

Loans to small businesses fall by £700 million - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/loans-to-small-businesses-fall-by-700-million-9457613.html

UK Consumer Confidence Hits Nine-year High - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-k-consumer-confidence-hits-nine-year-high-1401378182

UK business optimism highest in 10 years - Money Marketing :: http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news-and-analysis/investments/uk-business-optimism-highest-in-10-years/2010756.article

Japan's inflation at highest rate for 23 years - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10864277/Japans-inflation-at-highest-rate-for-23-years.html

Drugs and prostitution worth £10bn to UK economy - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/drugs-and-prostitution-worth-10bn-to-uk-economy-1-3427588

Insurance fraud at record high, says ABI - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27608316

'Boring' TSB to float on the stock market - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/shares/10864363/Boring-TSB-to-float-on-the-stock-market.html

UPDATE 2-UK's Fenner warns on profit as US miners tighten belts - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/30/fenner-outlook-idUKL3N0OG1PQ20140530