Oct 7 (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

- New York Sun owner Dovid Efune closes in on 550 mln pounds

($720.67 mln) deal for UK's Telegraph

- PwC launches UK operations overhaul to include standalone

tech and AI unit

- Sue Gray quits as Number 10 chief of staff as Keir Starmer

overhauls team

- Seven & i ( SVNDF ) aims to bolster takeover defences with non-core

asset sales

Overview

- New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is closing in on a deal to

buy the Telegraph for more than 550 million pounds ($720.67

million), which would end a 16 month battle for control of the

conservative British national newspaper.

- PwC's new UK chief has launched an overhaul of its

operations in the country. This will involve creating a

standalone technology and artificial intelligence unit, in a

move that bosses acknowledged could be "unsettling" for staff.

- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has conducted a massive

shake-up of his Number 10 team, with chief of staff Sue Gray

quitting her post after only three months in Downing Street.

- Seven & i Holdings ( SVNDF ) is exploring the possibility

of selling its non-core assets to private equity and other

investors.

($1 = 0.7632 pounds)

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)