PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - April 17

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

- Alstom close to securing a new train order for UK plant - TGI Fridays' US operations to have London listing

- Strains in supply chain pose threat to UK renewables targets, report warns - Hunt raises possibility of more tax cuts before general election

Overview - Train maker Alstom is close to a deal with the British government over an order for new trains that could prevent mass job losses at its historic factory in Derby.

- The UK franchise owner of TGI Fridays has agreed a 177 million pounds ($219.94 million) reverse takeover that will see the US fast-food chain list on the London Stock Exchange. - Supply chain constraints threaten Britain's goals for renewable energy, a report commissioned by the British government has warned.

- British finance minister Jeremy Hunt has raised the possibility of further tax cuts before the next general election as he counts on recent reductions to national insurance and the prospect of lower interest rates to improve the Conservative party's fortunes. ($1 = 0.8048 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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