PRESS DIGEST-British Business - Nov 16

Nov 16 (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

- Inflation has slowed to a two-year low of 4.6% on the back of falling energy prices that will all but ensure that Rishi Sunak meets his pledge to halve price growth by the end of the year.

- The European Union's economy will grow slower than expected over the next year and inflation will not return to a target set by policymakers until 2026, according to the latest projections.

The Guardian

- More than 1,300 workers at Alstom's train factory in Derby have been told their jobs are at risk because of a lack of new orders, as the French manufacturer said it needed to raise cash from investors.

- The average price of a home in the UK dropped by 0.1% in the year to September, official figures show, the first annual fall for more than a decade.

The Telegraph

- Rishi Sunak has announced an "emergency" law to overcome the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling that his plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful.

- Investors acquired a record 93 billion pounds ($115.49 billion)of UK government bonds during a sale today, it has been reported, as investors bet that interest rates have peaked.

Sky News

- Manchester United has confirmed its chief executive of two years, Richard Arnold, "has decided to step down" as part of a "management transition". ($1 = 0.8053 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)