Jan 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.21%.

* UNILEVER: Ben & Jerry's ratcheted up its censorship lawsuit against Unilever ULVR.L on Friday, accusing its parent company of suppressing a social policy statement the U.S. ice cream maker wanted to release because it mentioned President Donald Trump.

* WH SMITH: British retailer WH Smith SMWH.L is exploring potential strategic options for its UK high street business, including a sale, it said on Saturday after media reports.

* ANGLO AMERICAN: Australia's BHP BHP.AX will not be making a fresh bid for rival miner Anglo American AAL.L in the near term because its shares have become too expensive, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing three people close to the situation.

* DIAGEO: Diageo DGE.L does not intend to sell its beer brand Guinness or its stake in Moet Hennessy, LVMH's LVMH.PA drinks unit, the world's top spirits makers said.

* UK EMPLOYERS: A clear majority of British businesses look set to cut the size of pay awards for staff in response to coming tax hikes, two surveys showed.

* RACHEL REEVES: British finance minister Rachel Reeves will later this week announce plans to allow corporate pension scheme surpluses worth tens of billions of pounds to be released and reinvested, Sky News reported.

* OIL: Oil prices slipped.

* GOLD: Gold prices dipped.

* METALS: London copper eased.

* FTSE 100: Britain's FTSE 100 fell on Friday, as a jump in sterling hurt export-oriented firms, while Burberry soared after a strong U.S. holiday season helped the luxury firm beat quarterly sales expectations.

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(Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru)

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