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 ( MSFT ) and Mistral, and

Amazon ( AMZN ) and Anthropic, as well as Microsoft's ( MSFT ) 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.

- 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 ( BHP ) 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)