July 21 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Headlines

- UK watchdog warns retailers against food price profiteering

- Senior doctors in England demand higher pay offer to avert August strikes

- NatWest chief apologises to Nigel Farage over Coutts bank account closure

- UK set to push back new recycling scheme amid industry concerns

- Blow to UK renewable plans after Vattenfall halts wind farm project

Overview

- The UK Competition and Markets Authority has warned supermarkets that it will examine any attempts to rebuild profit margins after the recent fall in inflation and called on the government to reform pricing policies to help consumers.

- The leader of England's senior doctors has called on the government to improve its pay offer to avert further industrial action in August after NHS consultants walked out on Thursday for the first time in more than a decade.

- NatWest Chief Executive Alison Rose apologised to Nigel Farage for dropping him as a client of its private bank Coutts, as the UK government accelerated plans to clamp down on banks unfairly closing accounts.

- UK ministers are set to delay a new 1.7 billion pound ($2.19 billion) a year recycling scheme after bowing to pressure from retailers and food producers, which have warned that it will increase food and drink prices amid the cost of living crisis.

- UK efforts to boost renewable energy have suffered a major setback after Vattenfall, one of the country's biggest offshore wind farm projects, was halted due to surging costs.

($1 = 0.7769 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)