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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Nov 20

Published 20/11/2018, 11:39 am
© Reuters.  PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Nov 20
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Nov 20 (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.

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- Carlos Ghosn, the powerful head of Renault PA RENA.PA , Nissan Motor Co 7201.T and Mitsubishi Motors Corp 7211.T , has been arrested in Japan after being accused of tax evasion and misconduct. He faces being fired from the board of the Japanese car maker this week. Vodafone Group PLC VOD.L chief Nick Read has backed Huawei, the Chinese telecoms supplier that is under scrutiny from the government amid concerns about risks to national security. Guardian

- Britain's TSB Bank, a subsidiary of Spain's Sabadell SABE.MC has poached a senior figure from CYBG PLC CYBGC.L for its new chief executive, as the troubled bank seeks to draw a line under an IT meltdown that cost it 250 million pounds($321.53 million) and thousands of lost customers. Companies that provide critical public services will have to draw up "living wills", to prevent taxpayers being saddled with the cost if another major outsourcer such as Carillion PLC CLLN.L collapses, under plans outlined by the government. Telegraph

- European aerospace giants Airbus AIR.PA and Eutelsat ETL.PA will sink millions into building satellite parts in Britain in a major vote of confidence for the booming space industry. Mod Resources MOD.AX is to announce a listing on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday as it looks to put a copper project in Botswana into production. News

- Britain's biggest gambling groups Betfred, Ladbrokes (LON:LCL) and William Hill PLC WMH.L will hold talks on Tuesday about an unprecedented series of voluntary curbs on their advertising amid mounting political pressure for a crackdown on their industry. The government is failing to deliver on promises to protect the UK's critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks, a report from a parliamentary committee has warned. Independent

- Politicians should be talking to businesses in their constituencies about the consequences of Brexit in order to reach a deal that will minimise damage to the economy, according to the president of the Confederation of British Industry John Allan. https://ind.pn/2PBZtHg ($1 = 0.7775 pounds)

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