PRESS DIGEST-British Business - November 4

Nov 4 (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 business minister Jonathan Reynolds will this week seek answers from US investment firm Gordon Brothers over the future of its Poundland retail business.

The Guardian

- Primark will launch a home delivery service in Great Britain before the budget fashion retailer demerges from Associated British Foods ABF.L in December 2027.

The Telegraph

- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered a halt to new wind and solar power subsidies in a net zero climbdown aimed at cutting household energy bills.

Sky News

- Tim Alderslade, CEO of industry body Airlines UK, has written to Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson seeking urgent talks over proposals to extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to refinery products including aviation fuel.

The Independent

- The UK and EU have agreed a draft deal on removing post-Brexit checks from food and agriculture exports, ahead of the UK-EU summit later this month.