June 12 (Reuters) - 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

- Kim Kardashian's $3.2 billion shapewear label Skims is a deserved candidate for flotation, its boss says, as he sculpts plans for its first shop in Britain.

- HSBC Holdings Plc will unveil a plan on Monday to use its rescue takeover of the British arm of Silicon Valley Bank as a springboard to expand its reach in the technology and life sciences sectors around the world.

The Guardian

- Travelodge is to be put up for sale with a price tag of more than 1 billion pounds ($1.26 billion) as the owner of the budget hotel chain seeks to cash in on a post-pandemic boom in demand.

- Danone UK & Ireland, which sells the Actimel yogurt drink brand, says government intervention is required to ensure consumers are offered healthier products. It says some food firms in the UK have not shown "enough appetite to change."

The Telegraph

- UK's Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove's planning officials have blocked pizza chain Papa John's from opening a new store over fears it would exacerbate childhood obesity.

Sky News

- Sky News has learnt that Ian Hogarth, who is now an investor in dozens of start-ups, is a leading candidate to chair the Foundation Models Taskforce (FMT), which was unveiled by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in April. ($1 = 0.7955 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)