PRESS DIGEST-British Business - April 3

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April 3 (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 - An IT meltdown at British outsourcing company Capita PLC continued over the weekend, fuelling speculation of a cyberattack at a company that handles key public service contracts.


The Guardian - Thousands of people have faced a second day stuck in queues at the Port of Dover, as Britain's interior minister Suella Braverman denied post-Brexit checks were to blame for the chaos.


- Switzerland's federal prosecutor has launched an investigation into whether last month's state-backed takeover of the stricken bank Credit Suisse Group AG by its bigger rival UBS Group AG broke Swiss criminal law.



The Telegraph - Paris has voted to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital.


- The Bank of England has ordered lenders to bolster their defences against a major cyber attack amid fears Russian-linked hackers will attempt to plunge the financial system into crisis.


Sky News - Private equity firm Epiris is among the parties weighing formal bids for Mitsubishi-owned tinned foods producer Princes Foods. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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