Press Digest: British Business - June 11
11/06/2024 03:30
June 11 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on
the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not
verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Times
- GSK GSK.L and other drugmakers on Monday asked a
Delaware court for permission to appeal a ruling allowing more
than 70,000 lawsuits claiming that heartburn drug Zantac causes
cancer to go forward.
- Vape maker Chill Brands CHLL.L said on Monday that Chief
Commercial Officer Antonio Russo and Chief Operating Officer
Trevor Taylor had transferred the registration of its Chill.com
domain to themselves in May, in the latest setback for the
British company.
The Guardian
- British water company Pennon PNN.L has named David
Sproul as its chair designate, and he will succeed Gill Rider,
who retires from the board following the annual general meeting
on July 24.
- BP BP.L employees will have to disclose intimate
relationships with colleagues or risk losing their jobs,
according to a new policy brought out after the dismissal of
former boss Bernard Looney for failing to tell the board.
The Telegraph
- Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic is examining a
return to Gatwick and flights from regional airports such as
Bristol after giving up hope of a third runway at Heathrow
before the end of the decade.
- British American Tobacco BATS.L on Monday claimed that
PwC failed to exercise reasonable care and skill when auditing
the accounts of Windward Prospects, a paper factory spun off
from the tobacco group more than two decades ago.
Sky News
- Barclays BARC.L is on the brink of renewing its
long-standing link to the Premier League with a 75 million
pound($95.45 million) deal which easily eclipses the value of
its existing tie-up.
- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveils his
Conservatives' agenda for government on Tuesday, promising to
offer voters in an election on July 4 the kind of financial
security he says the opposition Labour Party can never provide.
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(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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