01-Aug-2014 19:03

L&G To Launch £500m Urban Regeneration Fund - Heart :: http://www.heart.co.uk/news/uk-world/lg-to-launch-pound500m-urban-regeneration-fun/

China, Asian factory growth gathers pace; Europe falters - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/01/global-economy-idINKBN0G13U320140801

Direct Line says in talks to sell German, Italian units - Oman Daily Observer :: http://main.omanobserver.om/?p%3D99455

TfL defends Uber licence following MP's criticism - MayorWatch :: http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tfl-defends-uber-licence-following-mps-criticism/

Ed Miliband told off by stats watchdog for London jobs claim - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-told-off-by-stats-watchdog-for-london-jobs-claim-9643560.html

RBS limits lending to Russia over Ukraine - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/rbs-limits-lending-to-russia-over-ukraine-1-3496635

BA calls for global treaty to track surface-to-air missiles after MH17 crash - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/01/british-airways-stopped-flights-ukraine-march-mh17

Waitrose profits hit as shoppers lap up free tea - Management Today :: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1306275/waitrose-profits-hit-shoppers-lap-free-tea/

William Hill pre-tax profits down 15% on UK store closures - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ac348ba-1982-11e4-8730-00144feabdc0.html

Boris Johnson's London orbital railway – is it a good idea? - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/aug/01/boris-johnsons-london-orbital-railway-is-it-a-good-idea