PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - Oct 7

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines

- UK to sign deal with EU energy partnership https://on.ft.com/3fNKdVA - UK recruitment falls to 19-month low https://on.ft.com/3SVGOCE

- New British oil and gas licences launched could face legal challenges https://on.ft.com/3fJravD - Avanti to be given stop-gap extension for west coast mainline operations https://on.ft.com/3EonLwE

Overview - The UK is poised to sign a deal with an EU energy partnership amid thawing relations between Brussels and London.

- British recruitment fell to a 19-month low in September, signalling that the hiring frenzy that drove vacancies in the British labour market to record levels earlier in the year is slowing down, according to a survey on Friday. - The North Sea Transition Authority on Friday launched a new round of licences allowing companies to explore for oil and gas in the North Sea to boost self-sufficiency in Britain but climate change groups have indicated they could pursue a legal challenge against the same.

- The British government will grant train operator Avanti a short-term extension of its contract to continue running trains on the west cost mainline, people familiar with the matter said. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)