Oct 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
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's food tsar, Henry Dimbleby said the government had a "moral obligation" to stop disadvantaged children going hungry as he announced plans for a 1.2 billion pounds ($1.56 billion) programme to help those most in need. https:// AG DAIGn.DE , the owner of Mercedes-Benz, is to take a stake of up to 20% in Aston Martin Lagonda AML.L as part of a refinancing of the British luxury carmaker. https:// Guardian
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, the head of the UK's leading employers' organisation, has stepped up pressure on the government to conclude trade talks with the EU so that the country can move on from the "suspended animation" of the past four years. https:// 200 airports across the UK and Europe are at risk of going bust within months due to the dramatic collapse in air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, airports body ACI Europe said on Tuesday. https:// Telegraph
Downing Street is privately working on the assumption that the second wave of coronavirus will be more deadly than the first, with the death toll remaining high throughout the winter. https:// RR.L 2-billion-pound cash call has been "overwhelmingly" backed by the British aero-engine maker's shareholders, unlocking a rescue package totalling 5 billion pounds. https:// News
A group of powerful investors managing assets worth more than $10 trillion will this week pile pressure on the world's largest mining companies to justify their "social licence" in the wake of the crisis sparked by global miner Rio Tinto 's RIO.L destruction of an ancient Aboriginal site. https:// Holdings 0700.HK is acquiring a minority stake in Instrumental, a British-based music scouting platform. https:// ($1 = 0.7673 pounds) ($1 = $1.0000)