UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 15

Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 9 points higher at 7,005 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers. * PATISSERIE: Patisserie Valerie, the British cafe chain rocked by an accounting scandal and the arrest of its finance boss, has been saved thanks to 20 million pounds ($26 million) of loans from its chairman, the entrepreneur Luke Johnson. * BARCLAYS: Barclays Plc is launching a retail account that will offer U.S. consumers a low-cost, digital-only