PRESS DIGEST-British Business - Nov. 10

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Nov 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

Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1 million after activists from Greenpeace occupied one of its vessels to protest against its North Sea oil drilling plans.

Germany has asked Brussels to postpone a set of post-Brexit rules that would in effect impose a 10% tariff on most electric car exports between the UK and the European Union.

The Guardian

Apple has suffered a setback in its battle against an order to pay an alleged 13 billion euro ($13.86 billion) tax bill in Ireland after one of the top advisers to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said a ruling in the tech company's favour should be set aside.

AstraZeneca, Britain's biggest drugmaker, is making a big push into the weight-loss drug market, striking an exclusive licence agreement with a Chinese company Eccogene for an obesity and type 2 diabetes pill that is in early-stage development.

The Telegraph

National Grid is to spend up to 19 billion pounds ($23.20 billion) on new pylons and transmission systems across the countryside.

Sky News

NatWest Group is to scrap the bulk of a possible 10 million pounds ($12.21 million)-plus payout to Dame Alison Rose, its former chief executive.

($1 = 0.9376 euros) ($1 = 0.8188 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)