PRESS DIGEST-British Business - May 29

May 29 (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

The National Health Service and Treasury are at odds over a £1 billion increase in Britain's medicine bill, promised by the British prime minister to placate the US president, with uncertainty over which government body will cover the cost.

The health secretary hopes National Health Service doctors will settle for reforms to improve working conditions and career progression as polling shows a decline in support.

The Guardian

Company directors who cause severe or reckless damage to nature could face jail terms or hefty fines under a ecocide bill that aims to criminalise environmental destruction in Scotland.

The Telegraph

The British military will spend more than £1 billion ($1.34 billion)on artificial intelligence and a hacking attack team, to give the Armed Forces more power online to target hostile states such as Russia.

Sky News

Jonathan Harmsworth's Daily Mail and General Trust will pay around £35 million ($47.04 million) for a minority stake in rival newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

People who had prepayment meters forcibly installed in their homes are in line for compensation of up to £1000 after energy companies signed up to pay £18.6 million ($24.99 million) in debt cancellation and customer payments.

The Independent

Thames Water has been fined £122.7 million ($164.91 million)- the largest penalty Ofwat has ever issued- after two investigations into wastewater and dividend payments.

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