UK Morning Headlines: China bans building of government offices, Cable att...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday July 24 2013     UK Homepage   China bans building of government offices   Chinese president Xi Jinping is furthering his austerity campaign with a five-year construction ban       Cable attacks Bank's 'capital Taliban'     iPhone sales boost Apple shares     Whitehall changes way it goes shopping     Texan accused over alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme         Markets   China data damp mood in Asian markets   Stock markets head lower after HSBC/Markit flash PMI suggesting China's economic slowdown is deepening       US offers mortgage risk to investors     Regulator turf war on access to bank books     Banks warn rules threaten 'repo' market     Motown's screech will be heard in Europe   World News   White House resists move to curb NSA   Congress is considering a measure that would block the NSA from the bulk collection of phone records       March of Brazil's evangelicals tests pope     Turkey rate rise highlights dilemma     Merkel's coalition partner breaks ranks     Hollande optimism not shared by backers   UK News   Nationwide saga underlines policy tension   Building society's concerns about having to reduce its lending to meet tough new leverage requirements have made the market nervous       Crosby moves to end tobacco lobbying row     Australia warns UK against EU exit     Lloyds commits to housing aid scheme     Will the royal baby buoy UK economy?   UK Companies   Swire subsidiary buys Argent Energy for £80m   Deal intended to pave way for the Lanarkshire-based biodiesel producer to apply its expertise in recycling waste oils in Asian and other markets       GSK reviews policies for sales staff in China     Housebuilders urged to build more homes     Former HSBC man in frame to lead RBS     Croda hit by agricultural volatility         Please send us your feedback about this email   follow us on:                     Tools: Your account | Portfolio | Email Briefings | Price alerts | Keyword alerts | RSS feeds | Subscribe to FT.com   Email: Change Briefings | Unsubscribe | Change Email Address | Forward this email to a friend | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.