Press Digest: British Business - Sept 19

Kopparbergs Bryggeri AB

19/09/2018 01:18

Sept 19 (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
    - British Airways and other airlines are facing a legal
challenge from scientists seeking to end the blockade on flying
animals for research. http://bit.ly/2xv7Lol
    
    - Jeremy Wright, the culture secretary, said that the
government was considering imposing a levy on digital platforms
such as Facebook  FB.O  and Alphabet's  GOOGL.O  Google to help
combat fake news and support institutions such as the BBC. http://bit.ly/2xyxb4s
    
    
    The Guardian
    - Third Energy, one of the firms at the frontline of the
United Kingdom's fracking drive, has been hit by the departure
of two of its directors due to delays over its flagship project
in North Yorkshire. Campaigners said the resignations were a
sign of a company "in meltdown". http://bit.ly/2xvHXZl
    
    - Spain's high court has rejected an extradition request
from Switzerland against Hervé Falciani for leaking details of
thousands of clients of HSBC's private bank. http://bit.ly/2QBozmm
        
    The Telegraph
    - Germany's car giants are being investigated by European
Union authorities who suspect they colluded to delay development
of anti-pollution systems for petrol and diesel cars. http://bit.ly/2QJW5Hp
    
    - Hospitality group Arora admitted that hotel airport car
parking charges at Heathrow violated competition law. The
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) handed Heathrow a 1.6
million pound ($2.11 million) fine. Arora escaped a penalty. http://bit.ly/2QEdAIZ
    
    Sky News
    - The European Union is no longer planning to sue Ireland
over its failure to recover 14.3 billion euro ($16.70 billion)
in back taxes and interest from Apple Inc  AAPL.O  after the
company handed over the money. http://bit.ly/2xuZgK0
    
    - Kopparbergs Bryggeri AB  KOBR.NGM  will start
manufacturing its ciders in Britain for the first time in an
attempt to lessen the fall-out from Brexit. http://bit.ly/2xtVIYE
    
    The Independent
    - A no-deal Brexit would cost Honda Motor Co   7267.T  tens
of millions of pounds and make it more difficult to bring
necessary parts from Europe into the United Kingdom, the car
maker has warned. https://ind.pn/2xwKi6o
    
    - Carmaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG  BMWG.DE  is bringing
a planned shutdown of its Oxford plant forward to begin on the
same day the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, in a bid
to minimise the potential disruption a no-deal Brexit would
create, the company said on Tuesday. https://ind.pn/2xtSa8L
    
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