Sept 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

Cash-strapped British power companies are struggling to hedge against surging market gas prices, the governor of the Bank of England has warned, raising the prospect of emergency credit help for electricity suppliers. https://bit.ly/3RjatFf

British Prime Minister Liz Truss will today announce a 150 billion pound ($172.79 billion) package to freeze energy bills for up to two years as she ends the ban on fracking and gives the go-ahead for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. https://bit.ly/3cV328h

The Guardian

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen has set out plans for windfall taxes, mandatory electricity savings and a cap on the price of Russian gas to limit Kremlin revenues used to finance the "atrocious" war in Ukraine. https://bit.ly/3Blrb0Z

British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng has used his first meeting with bank bosses to reiterate his support for the Bank of England's independence, and promise that the new government was poised to unveil a "radical" plan for economic growth. https://bit.ly/3RoHIak

The Telegraph

Apple Inc has increased the launch price of its iPhones in the UK by up to 150 pound as inflation and the falling value of the pound hit British smartphone users. https://bit.ly/3KUQI4s

Kim Kardashian has launched a new private equity firm with a former partner of industry giant Carlyle Group Inc, as the reality TV star seeks to expand her growing business empire. https://bit.ly/3x4jr13

Sky News

Royal Mail Plc workers are to stage a further 48-hour strike starting at the end of this month in a dispute over pay and conditions. https://bit.ly/3eqF5Gh

Parmenion, a money manager for independent financial advisers that was sold by the fund manager Abrdn Plc for 102 million pounds just 18 months ago is exploring a sale that could value it at up to four times that sum. https://bit.ly/3TLtsKp ($1 = 0.8681 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)