31-Jul-2015 17:30

Private rents rising by 2.5% a year, says ONS - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33732843

Liberty Global stokes ITV takeover speculation by increasing stake to 9.9pc - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/11775410/Liberty-Global-stokes-ITV-takeover-speculation-by-increasing-stake-to-9.9pc.html

Afren becomes first victim of oil slump as it enters administration - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/11775581/Afren-becomes-first-victim-of-oil-slump-as-it-enters-administration.html

Barclays cuts 150 investment bank jobs under cost-cutting plan - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/31/uk-barclays-employment-investmentbank-idUKKCN0Q51EQ20150731

Martin Lewis nets £25m after selling Moneysupermarket.com shares - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/31/saving-expert-martin-lewis-sells-25m-moneysupermarket-shares

ArcelorMittal sees Chinese steel demand shrinking this year - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/31/china-steel-idUSL5N10B2XA20150731

Surf Snowdonia could be the best surf spot on the planet - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3181260/Is-INLAND-WALES-best-surf-spot-planet-Longest-man-waves-world-created-new-985ft-Snowdonia-lagoon.html

Tesco voiceover man admits he doesn't use self-service checkouts - Bath Chronicle :: http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Tesco-voiceover-man-admits-doesn-t-use-self/story-27521634-detail/story.html

NatWest: Website problems caused by deliberate attack - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33734168

Lloyds Said to Target Acquisitions for First Time Since Bailout - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-31/lloyds-said-to-target-acquisitions-for-first-time-since-bailout