March 30 (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 health targets threaten size of chocolate bars http://on.ft.com/2oiM9Gn
* El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals mining http://on.ft.com/2oiABD3
* Ireland PM says Brexit talks should not distract from EU priorities http://on.ft.com/2oiSoKr
* May confirms role of security in any Brexit deal http://on.ft.com/2oiGQqq
Overview
- According to a report by Public Health England, if manufacturers are to meet government-set targets to cut sugar by 20 percent then the sizes of chocolate bars and sweet packs in the UK will get smaller.
- Central America's smallest nation El Salvador became the first country in the world to enforce a ban on metals mining nationwide. The ban threw out a $300 million suit filed by Pac Rim Cayman, a unit of Canadian-Australian company OceanaGold over a gold project in the north of the country.
- Ireland prime minister Enda Kenny said Brexit talks should not distract EU from pursuing priorities for further integration.
“What Britain is looking for is a very close working relationship with the European Union in a new framework,” he said. “We support that strongly in Ireland and we will remain as a member of the 27 and negotiate these terms.”
- British Prime Minister Theresa May said Intelligence-sharing and Europol, the joint European policing system, “will be part of the package of negotiations”, in a BBC interview. May confirmed that Britain was likely to pay some form of compensation to the EU when it leaves. (Compiled by Sangameswaran S in Bengaluru)