PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - October 14

Oct 14 (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

- EY accused of misleading watchdog over NMC Health audit

- CEOs must prepare companies for cyber attacks, says UK agency

- UK appoints weapons chief to fix wasteful defence spending

- Former Blair adviser appointed to lead new UK worker rights agency

Overview

- EY has been accused of misleading the UK's accounting watchdog over its audit of NMC Health, as a 2 billion pounds ($2.67 billion) trial into alleged negligence by the Big Four firm reaches its closing stages.

- Chief executives who fail to prepare their companies for cyber attacks are "jeopardising their business's future," the head of the UK National Cyber Security Centre has said.

- The British government has hired Rupert Pearce, the former boss of satellite operator Inmarsat to fix defence procurement as it attempts to deliver on ambitious promises to drive economic growth through increased military spending.

- Matthew Taylor, a former adviser to Tony Blair whose work underpinned Labour's push to strengthen workers' rights will head the new government agency in charge of enforcing tougher employment rules.

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