May 19 (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

- Creditors of Thames Water are braced to write off 6 billion pounds ($7.98 billion), or one third, of its debt if KKR KKR.N successfully takes control of the company.

- Unilever ULVR.L is to invest 80 million pounds to build an in-house fragrance business in the UK, including a new facility at its historical site in Port Sunlight in the northwest of England.

The Guardian

- Negotiations on a significant reset of the UK's relationship with the European Union have gone "down to the wire", with fisheries and youth mobility among outstanding sticking points with hours to go before the start of a crucial summit.

- Gary Lineker, a former England soccer captain, is expected to announce he is leaving the BBC on Monday after apologising for amplifying online material with antisemitic connotations.

The Telegraph

- Chris O’Shea, the chief executive of British Gas-owner Centrica CNA.L, warned that Britain's biggest gas storage facility will be shut down unless ministers agree to help fund the loss-making site's redevelopment.

- In an effort to restrict the rising trend of British companies relocating to the U.S., the British government plans to take steps including relaxed visa regulations for jobs in the science sector.

Sky News

- The assets of MagicWorks, which trades as ROXi, a music video streamer, have been sold to a new company called FastStream Interactive $(FSI)$, with backing from Sinclair SBGI.O and Gray Media GTN.N.

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(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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