Nov 15 (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
- Rishi Sunak will announce a significant rise in the national living wage and give eight million households cost of living payments worth up to 1,100 pounds ($1,292.61) as he prioritises support for the poorest over universal measures.
The Guardian
- Rishi Sunak has restated his promise to cut overall migration to the UK, but suggested he would delay a cap on refugee numbers that was promised in his leadership campaign.
- Mike Ashley's retail empire is in advanced talks to take over Gieves & Hawkes, one of London's oldest bespoke tailors on Savile Row.
The Telegraph
- The head of the Post Office has warned that soaring energy bills risk causing swathes of local branches to close unless government support is extended.
Sky News
- The parent firm of fashion retailer Joules and The Garden Trading Company is on the brink of collapse after a failure to secure new investment, it has been announced. ($1 = 0.8510 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)