PRESS DIGEST-British Business - April 21

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April 21 (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 - More than 300,000 investors in former star stock picker Neil Woodford's equity income fund are to receive about 235 million pounds ($292.20 million) in compensation to cover losses from when his company collapsed, the Financial Conduct Authority said.


- Sweden's IKEA will invest $2.2 billion in the United States over the next three years, its biggest investment in a single country.


The Guardian - British outsourcing company Capita has for the first time admitted that hackers accessed potential customer, staff and supplier data during a cyber-attack last month.



The Telegraph - The UK Ministry of Defence is locked in a row with a British engineering company Babcock over who should pay for the surging cost of Britain's next-generation warships.


Sky News - Privately owned company Holiday Extras, which sells airport transfers and travel insurance, is drawing up plans for a possible future listing.


- British shopping center owner Hammerson PLC is close to agreeing a deal with France's Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield to sell its holding in a joint venture between the two groups.
($1 = 0.8042 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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