PRESS DIGEST-British Business - March 13

March 13 (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

- Xlinks, the company behind a multi billion-pound project to export power from Morocco, is considering an option to transmit electricity to Germany instead of Britain.

- Qube Research & Technologies, a hedge fund, has amassed a bet worth almost 200 million pounds ($255.84 million) against shares in Barclays despite a recent rally in the bank's stock price.

The Guardian

- Banking bosses at Virgin Money are in line for a 6 million pounds windfall if Nationwide Building Society pushes ahead with a proposed takeover of the lender.

- The Serious Fraud Office has raided two sites and made three arrests as part of a new investigation into an alleged 76 million pound fraud around investments into luxury care homes.

The Telegraph

- Nord Stream is suing insurers including Lloyd's of London for more than 400 million euros ($437.08 million) over explosions that tore apart pipelines used to transport Russian gas to Europe.

- Under NHS rules that come into effect immediately said that children will be banned from receiving puberty blockers on prescription, only children under-18 will now be able to take the controversial drugs as part of a clinical trial set to start at the end of this year.

Sky News - UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has urged Israel to open one of its ports to allow aid arriving by sea to get through to Gaza.

- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had a private meeting with the chairman of the 1922 backbench committee on Monday, which comes amid concerns from growing numbers of MPs at the direction of the Tory party.

The Independent

- Under a new scheme drawn up by Rishi Sunak's government, people whose asylum claims have been rejected in Britain are being offered thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda.

($1 = 0.7817 pounds)

($1 = 0.9152 euros) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)