Weak earnings hit Europe amid virus fears; FTSE slides as BoE stands pat

(Reuters) - European shares fell on Thursday on worries over the economic fallout from a virus epidemic in China and some poor earnings updates, while London stocks hit session lows as the Bank of England held off cutting interest rates.A day ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union, the BoE left rates unchanged in Governor Mark Carney's final policy meeting, saying it saw signs of a post-election pick-up in growth. Market participants had been almost evenly split on what the BoE's would..