March 10 (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

- Vodafone hopes to raise up to 2.8 billion euros ($3.33 billion) from the flotation of its European towers infrastructure business in Europe's largest listing this year. https://bit.ly/3bxSUPg

- Rolls-Royce's 130 million pounds sale of its loss-making Norwegian marine engine manufacturer Bergen is taking on water after local politicians mounted an attack on the disposal of the business to friends of Vladimir Putin. https://bit.ly/30sMBGn

The Guardian

- More than 300 jobs are set to go at Evans Cycles, and hundreds of remaining store staff are to be switched to zero-hours contracts, as Mike Ashley's Frasers Group aims to slash costs. https://bit.ly/30t6UUc

- UK's air passenger duty is set to be cut on domestic flights after the prime minister signalled his support for reform to bolster air links around the UK. https://bit.ly/3lcKUql

The Telegraph

- UK's Dominic Raab has reprimanded the European Council President after he falsely claimed that the UK had imposed an "outright" ban on the export of coronavirus vaccines. https://bit.ly/3buU3ag

- The Queen has reacted to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's claims about racism in the Royal family, saying their allegations would be "taken very seriously", but that "recollections may vary". https://bit.ly/3quKgFl

Sky News

- Balfour Beatty is on Wednesday expected to become the latest blue-chip British company to hand back millions of pounds of taxpayers' cash by announcing that it will repay funds used to furlough employees. https://bit.ly/3erPiQG

- Piers Morgan has decided to leave his presenting role on ITV's Good Morning Britain following controversial comments he made about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. https://bit.ly/3l4FOMv

The Independent

- Up to 8,000 contact tracers working in the UK government's test and trace service are to be axed with just a week's notice as the rate of coronavirus infection falls sharply. https://bit.ly/3ely4od ($1 = 0.8413 euros) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)