Press Digest: British Business - November 13
13/11/2025 02:40
Nov 13 (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 - Energy group SSE SSE.L is to tap investors for 2 billion pounds ($2.68 billion) and sell 2 billion pounds of assets to help fund a "once-in-a-generation" expansion of its electricity networks through a 33 billion-pound investment plan. - The bosses of some of Britain's biggest companies like NatWest NWG.L, Taylor Wimpey TW.L, Octopus Energy and Sage SGE.L met with the prime minister on Wednesday as Downing Street prepares the ground before what is expected to be a painful tax-raising budget. The Guardian - Skims, founded by reality TV star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian along with CEO Jens Grede, said on Wednesday it had raised $225 million in new capital, valuing the shapewear label at $5 billion. The Telegraph - British budget airline EasyJet EZJ.L faces a challenge to its dominance at Gatwick Airport after discount rival Jet2 JET2.L revealed that it would launch flights there. Jet2, based in Leeds, will begin services from the London hub in March after securing scarce operating slots. Sky News - British wealth management group WH Ireland WHI.L is in talks about an all-share merger with Team TEAMT.L, another London-listed operator in the sector. ($1 = 0.7451 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom) ((globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com))