PRESS DIGEST-British Business - Jan 16

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Jan 16 (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 Rishi Sunak will fast-track migrant appeals against deportation to Rwanda by drafting in 150 judges and freeing up courtrooms under plans to stave off a revolt by Tory MPs.

- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, have both told their parties to ignore a poll suggesting the Conservatives are on course for a 1997-style wipeout.

The Guardian

- Britain's train drivers will stage a fresh round of strikes in a long-running dispute over pay which will affect services across the country from Jan. 29-Feb. 6, the ASLEF trade union said on Monday.

- A U.S. law enforcement agency has determined that Apple can use a redesign to bypass an import ban on newer Apple Watch models stemming from its patent infringement dispute with Masimo, the medical-monitoring technology company said in a court filing on Monday.

The Telegraph

- Qatar has suspended shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the Red Sea in a move that could force Britain to rely on its emergency fuel stockpiles.

Sky News

- Rich Ricci, the former Barclays executive, is to emerge as the boss of Panmure Liberum, a new mid-market investment bank that will be created this week from the merger of two of the City’s leading brokers.

- Asda and Tesco have joined Iceland in reducing the cost of Aptamil baby formula.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)