01-Aug-2012 14:06

Manufacturers suffer slump in demand - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd6381c2-dbb9-11e1-aba3-00144feab49a.html

Hans Rausing pleads guilty to preventing lawful and decent burial of his wife - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/hans-rausing-pleads-guilty-to-preventing-lawful-and-decent-burial-of-his-wife-1-2443804

Olympics rowing: Glover & Stanning win gold for Britain - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18905412

Syrian soldier executed after graveside 'trial' - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/01/syria-crisis-justice-idUSL6E8IVOIC20120801

London 2012: Chinese badminton players face anger at home - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/01/london-2012-chinese-badminton?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Machete horror: Masked man breaks into church in Kent to attack pensioner - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181936/Machete-horror-Masked-man-breaks-church-Kent-attack-pensioner.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Family of falls man speaks of grief - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hlB5A5ErwDRCvmubPblcfJw1LitA?docId%3DN0164671343813917523A

Government looks at options for politicising civil service - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/aug/01/politicising-civil-service-francis-maude?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Scottish independence: Poll shows support for UK split has dropped - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-independence-poll-shows-support-for-uk-split-has-dropped-1-2442950