February 3, 2012
- The eurozone's service sector grows for the first time in four months, although Spain and Italy continue to struggle.
- Sir Philip Hampton: "Having Stephen Hester as the focal point of public concern about these things... was wrong."
- Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.
- Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received.
- The chairman of 82% taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says banker pay has been "high for too long" and needs to be corrected.
- Leading breast cancer charity's decision ignites controversy.
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Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists in the NHL's first eight-point game in 23 years, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday night.
Blake Griffin doesn't plan on defending his NBA slam dunk contest...
