Oct 8 (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

Fears for the future of pubs under a 10pm curfew and other restrictions on trading have intensified after brewer and pub operator Greene King announced up to 800 job losses. https://bit.ly/3jKJbqw

Profits at Tesco have surged on the back of an online shopping boom, encouraging the supermarket to boost its dividend by a fifth despite receiving 585 million pounds ($755.64 million)of taxpayer support. https://bit.ly/30K30H1

The Guardian

Accountancy firm BDO is facing the prospect of a significant financial hit after its Spanish sister company was ordered by a court to pay part of a 126.8 million euros ($149.15 million)penalty for its alleged role in an accounting scandal. https://bit.ly/30IzCke

Britain's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been put "on hold" as a result of the second wave of the virus and tougher government restrictions, Charlie Bean, a senior Treasury official has warned. https://bit.ly/33Gpv1e

The Telegraph

Ballooning government debt meant the UK was increasingly exposed to the risk of interest rates rising in the coming years and decades, Richard Hughes, the new Office for Budget Responsibility chief has warned. https://bit.ly/3nuk2Ta

UK's Liam Fox, is out of the running to lead the World Trade Organisation, losing out to Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee as the pool of candidates was whittled down from five to two, sources said. https://bit.ly/3iH7XX6

Sky News

EasyJet has warned the government that it may need further financial support from the state as it braces itself for a brutal winter that will trigger hundreds of millions of pounds in losses. https://bit.ly/34GjYHE

Pubs, restaurants and cafes in Scotland are being barred from selling alcohol indoors for 16 days from Friday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. https://bit.ly/2GyU5kI

The Independent

UK taxpayers may have to pay as much as 26 billion pounds ($33.58 billion) to underwrite loans made to criminals thanks to the poor design of the government's bounce back loan scheme, a committee of MPs has warned. https://bit.ly/3nr8G2r ($1 = 0.7742 pounds) ($1 = 0.8501 euros) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)