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PRESS DIGEST-British Business - April 25

April 25 (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

- Britain's competition watchdog is canvassing views on whether partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral, and Amazon and Anthropic, as well as Microsoft's hiring of key figures from Inflection AI, could count as mergers or harm competition.

The Guardian

- Ryanair has demanded that the EU reform its skies after the airline was forced to cancel more than 300 flights across Europe scheduled for Thursday because of a strike by French air traffic controllers.

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- Designer brands including Gucci and Anya Hindmarch have been left millions of pounds out of pocket and some customers will not get refunds after online fashion site Matchesfashion collapsed owing more than 210 million pounds ($261.68 million)last month.

The Telegraph

- Mining giant BHP Group is weighing a possible takeover of rival Anglo American in what would be one of the biggest deals of the year.

Sky News

- The Premier League has informed its 20 clubs, which include Everton, Manchester City and Sheffield United, that it is backing a 10 million-a-year pounds agreement beginning next season.

The Independent

- A number of military horses, including one covered in blood, ran amok on the streets of central London and injured at least four people on Wednesday. ($1 = 0.8025 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)