PRESS DIGEST-British Business - January 13

Jan 13 (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

- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bar ExxonMobil XOM.N from Venezuela's oil fields after its chief executive described the country as uninvestable during a White House meeting.

The Guardian

- The UK media watchdog Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X over the use of the Grok AI tool to manipulate images of women and children by removing their clothes.

The Telegraph

- Norway is preparing to extract billions of pounds worth of fossil fuels from the North Sea as it reopens dead oil and gas fields close to British waters.

Sky News

- Global Sport Group (GSG), the investment vehicle set up to house a string of prominent sports assets, is launching a 2.7 billion-euro ($3.15 billion) debt-raising process aimed at funding its ambitions to become a global powerhouse.

The Independent

- UK's Aldi group has unveiled plans to give its staff a pay rise in less than two months, ahead of an increase to the national minimum wage in April. Starting pay for store assistants at the supermarket chain will increase by 0.33 pounds ($0.4443) an hour from March 1.

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