British Business - Aug 15
Aug 15 (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
- The Britishgovernment said it will grant 13.5 million pounds ($17.32 million) in funding to support Tata Steel's TISC.NS workers and supply chain businesses at Port Talbot in South Wales facing job losses.
The Guardian
- Family-owned candy giant Mars is buying Cheez-It maker Kellanova K.N in a nearly $36 billion deal, bringing together brands from M&M's and Snickers to Pringles and Pop-Tarts in the year's biggest deal to date.
- Train drivers and the UK government have reached a deal that could end more than two years of conflict between rail operators and unions during which wide-ranging strikes have led to weeks of misery for passengers.
The Telegraph
- A 450 million pounds vaccine plant being built by AstraZeneca AZN.L is under threat amid reports the Treasury could cut the state aid being offered to support it.
Sky News
- Irish betting giant Flutter Entertainment FLTRF.L is in talks to buy UK gambling technology firm Playtech's PTEC.L Italian unit Snaitech.
($1 = 0.7797 pounds)
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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