PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - March 23

- British railway workers' trade union RMT said on Wednesday it had suspended plans for strikes on March 30 and April 1 after talks with a group of train companies over a long-running pay dispute. - UK's major retailers and food producers are set to meet ministers on Thursday to raise concerns over a new recycling scheme costing 1.7 billion pounds ($2.09 billion) a year, which they warn will be counterproductive and lead to lead to higher costs for consumers instead of benefiting the environment as intended.

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

- British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe plans to offer more than £5bn for Manchester United - UK regulator warns on Broadcom's $69bn VMware deal

- RMT suspends 2 days of strikes at train operators next week - UK retailers to raise concerns over new recycling scheme with ministers

Overview - British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is set to offer a revised bidding of 5 billion pounds to buy Premier League football club Manchester United Plc.

- Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it was considering whether to refer U.S. chipmaker Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of VMware for an in-depth probe after finding the deal could harm competition. - British railway workers' trade union RMT said on Wednesday it had suspended plans for strikes on March 30 and April 1 after talks with a group of train companies over a long-running pay dispute.

- UK's major retailers and food producers are set to meet ministers on Thursday to raise concerns over a new recycling scheme costing 1.7 billion pounds ($2.09 billion) a year, which they warn will be counterproductive and lead to lead to higher costs for consumers instead of benefiting the environment as intended. ($1 = 0.8147 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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