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Aug 24 (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
- Executives at Britain's largest accounting firms are holding last-minute talks to try to agree proposals to reform the industry and halt a review by the competition regulator Competition and Markets Authority. http://bit.ly/2Ndyv3p
The Guardian
- Bots and Russian trolls spread misinformation about vaccines on Twitter, according to a new study. http://bit.ly/2NhIo0c
The Telegraph
- The proposed 12 billion pounds ($15.30 billion) merger between Asda and J Sainsbury Plc is being formally investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority. http://bit.ly/2BSV2S7
- Ryanair Holdings Plc has struck a deal with Irish pilots, raising hopes that future pan-European industrial action can be averted. http://bit.ly/2BI1Gua
Sky News
- Duncan Bannatyne, the former Dragons' Den investor, has revived plans to cash in on the growth of his hotels-to-gyms empire by hiring DC Advisory to field offers for a stake in the Bannatyne Group. http://bit.ly/2BEIHkk
- U.S. bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc has said it will launch its online retail bank Marcus in UK in the coming weeks. http://bit.ly/2BDw4Wu
The Independent
- UK expats living in Europe face losing access to their pensions and other financial services in the event of a no-deal Brexit, unless the EU takes action, the government has said. https://ind.pn/2o52lMs
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(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)