June 10 (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

- GlaxoSmithKline has struck a deal to buy Nuvalent ( NUVL )

, a U.S. oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, for

$10.6 billion.

- The UK Metropolitan Police has defended the use of

Palantir ( PLTR ) to identify misconduct and corruption after

Sir Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, vetoed a £50 million deal with

the American tech firm.

The Guardian

- The UK competition watchdog has opened an investigation

into Paramount Skydance's ( PSKY ) $110 billion takeover of

Warner Bros Discovery ( WBD ).

The Telegraph

- UK's Boots is in talks to sell itself for £7.5 billion to

the family behind Primark and an Australian pharmacy chain.

Sky News

- UK's Ministry of Defence and UK Space Agency are

extending the backing for a flagship 'deeptech' fund as part of

a £33 million funding package that will be deployed across

several cornerstones of Britain's industrial strategy.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)