PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - July 25
July 25 (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
Virgin seeks broadband edge on BT with gigabit speed pledge https://on.ft.com/32NVJ8y
Metro Bank chairman steps down https://on.ft.com/32Ro5i0
Sadiq Khan's congestion charge for minicabs 'not discriminatory' https://on.ft.com/32RoHUQ
Overview
Virgin Media says it will ramp up the speeds available to almost 15 million UK homes to 1Gb-per-second levels by the end of 2021.
Metro Bank Plc said it would start searching for a new chairman to replace co-founder Vernon Hill.
The UK High Court on Wednesday dismissed a legal challenge brought by Independent Workers Union of Great Britain against London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his decision to extend the 11.50 pounds ($14.36) daily charge to minicabs while exempting black cabs. ($1 = 0.8010 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
