PRESS DIGEST-British Business - May 21

May 21 (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

- British accounting firm Deloitte has told the company's accountants, consultants and technology experts in Britain that there will be fewer promotions, smaller pay rises and cuts to bonuses this year.

- British meat producer Cranswick CWK.L said it will hold an independent review of its animal welfare policies and livestock operations in Britain after claims of animal cruelty at one of the supermarket food supplier's pig farms.

The Guardian

- British government said that two of Britain's biggest water companies, Thames Water and Anglian Water, face more than 50 criminal investigations between them as part of a crackdown on sewage dumping.

- Britain's climate watchdog Climate Change Committee (CCC)has warned that Scotland needs to take "immediate action at pace and scale" to cut its emissions after ministers axed a series of policy pledges.

The Telegraph

- Britian's number three food retailer Asda is planning to sell about 20 supermarket stores for 400 million pounds ($536.2 million) to generate more cash for the business.

- Britain's ITV ITV.L is to cut hundreds of jobs across its most popular daytime TV shows as part of the broadcaster's scramble to cut costs.

Sky News

- Britain's Adriatic Metals ADT1.L said it was in talks with Canadian peer Dundee Precious Metals DPM.TO regarding a possible takeover.

- Commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta owned Liberty Speciality Steels is seeking to adjourn a winding-up petition scheduled to be heard in court on Wednesday.

The Independent

- Britain paused free trade talks with Israel, summoned its ambassador, and announced further sanctions against West Bank settlers as its foreign minister David Lammy condemned a "monstrous" military escalation in Gaza.

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