May 12 (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
- UK to take full ownership of British Steel
- German energy group E.ON seals takeover of UK supplier Ovo
- Shein accuses rival Temu of 'industrial-scale' copyright
violations
- MFS owner accused of 'plundering' company to fund 'lavish
lifestyle'
Overview
- Britain could fully nationalise British Steel under new plans
announced on Monday by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who said it
had not been possible to sell the Chinese-owned business the
government saved from closure last year.
- German utility group E.ON is poised to become one
of Britain's largest energy suppliers after it announced plans
on Monday to buy rival Ovo Energy for an undisclosed sum.
- Online fast-fashion platform Shein accused Temu of copyright
infringement "on an industrial scale", while Temu countered that
Shein is using litigation to stifle competition, as a trial
opened at London's High Court on Monday.
- Administrators overseeing the insolvency of Market Financial
Solutions have accused the collapsed lender's owner, Paresh
Raja, of misappropriating at least 1.3 billion pounds ($1.77
billion) to fund a "lavish lifestyle" that included purchasing a
"vast number" of luxury cars.
($1 = 0.7361 pounds)
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)