PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - July 24

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UK criticises Saudi purchase of newspaper stakes in court https://on.ft.com/30SPtL2 RBS approaches senior HSBC executive Ian Stuart for top job https://on.ft.com/30M7Il4

Minister confident of improving UK mobile coverage https://on.ft.com/30M8azM Overview

The British government has criticised Saudi investor Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel's purchase of large stakes in the companies that publish The Independent and Evening Standard newspapers. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc has approached the boss of HSBC Holdings Plc's UK operations, Ian Stuart, about becoming its next chief executive.

UK culture secretary Jeremy Wright said he was confident of improving mobile phone coverage, adding that the government would strike a deal with telecoms companies to improve phone signals in the countryside. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

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