Press Digest: British Business - March 28
28/03/2025 03:06
March 28 (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 - Mobico MCG.L has appointed former chief executive Phil White as chairman of the company, the British transport company said on Thursday. - Richard Magides, a British investor and one of the largest shareholders in 23andMe ME.O, is interested in backing a rescue of the genetic testing company which filed for bankruptcy on Sunday. The Guardian - British Steel said it could close its two blast furnaces leading to 2,700 jobs being cut, sparking tensions between UK ministers, the China-owned company and trade union leaders over the closure of the furnaces in Scunthorpe. The Telegraph - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the country's military chiefs will visit Ukraine in the coming days to help develop "operational" plans to enforce a future ceasefire, after rejecting Vladimir Putin's demand to lift sanctions in return for a truce. - Billionaire Jim Ratcliff's car maker Ineos Automotive has accused the European Union for its lack of action as Donald Trump escalated his global tariff war. Sky News - Sky, the owner of Sky News, said that 2,000 jobs at its customer service centres are at risk adding that its proposals, including the closure of three UK sites, would affect 7% of its overall workforce and were currently subject to consultation. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom) ((globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com))