PRESS DIGEST-British Business - November 10

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

- Tim Davie resigned as director-general of BBC on Sunday night as the corporation prepared to apologise on Monday for doctoring a clip of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Guardian

- Two UK divisions of the ticket resale website Viagogo have been hit with a 15 million-pound ($20.1 million) tax bill after HMRC found they had not paid enough duty.

- The U.S. Senate on Sunday took a key vote on a bill that would end the record-setting federal government shutdown without extending the healthcare subsidies that Democrats have demanded.

The Telegraph

- British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is poised to increase the tax rate on earnings from shares in her November 26 Budget, The Telegraph understands. The Chancellor is expected to put up the rate of dividend tax in a move that will hit investors but could raise up to 2 billion pounds.

- In a bid to convince the regulator of its financial viability, Britain's fourth-largest gas and electricity supplier Ovo Energy is plotting deep spending cuts to areas including advertising and brand building activities.

Sky News

- Carlyle Group CG.O will announce that it has taken ownership of The Very Group, one of the UK's biggest online shopping companies, from the Barclay family.

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