LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - British newspapers reported the

following business stories on Sunday:

The Sunday times

JAGUAR DEFIES CAR GLOOM WITH 800 NEW JOBS

Jaguar Land Rover is to give Britain's car

industry a much-needed boost by creating 800 jobs at its

Solihull factory. The Indian-owned but British-based car maker

is likely to say the recruitment drive has been triggered by

runaway demand in China, America and Russia.

LLOYDS CHIEF IN LINE FOR 4 MILLION POUND BONUS

The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group,

Antonio Horta-Osorio, is on track for a multi-million pound

bonus this year despite a forecast loss at the taxpayer-backed

lender. The bank's share price has doubled in the past 12

months, which could help trigger a payout of up to 4.4 million

pounds ($7.1 million).

HANDS BOUNCES BACK WITH TWO ENERGY DEALS

Guy Hands, the private equity baron, is lining up a 1.7

billion pound payday. The tycoon is preparing to cash in two

investments in the coming months. Terra Firma has put Phoenix, a

Northern Irish gas distributor, up for sale with a 700 million

pound price tag. He also plans to offload Infinis, one of

Britain's biggest green energy firms.

THREE IN RACE FOR STANSTED AIRPORT

A three-way battle for control of Stansted airport will come

to a head this week as final bids are tabled in the 1 billion

pound auction. A joint-venture between Manchester Airports Group

and Industry Funds Management, an Australian infrastructure

investor, is the favourite to win the tussle for the Essex hub.

INVESTOR LAUNCHES COUP AT OIL EXPLORER

Rebel shareholder, Worldview Capital Management, is plotting

a boardroom coup at Exillon Energy, the London-listed

oil company, because of alleged corporate governance failings

and a slump in the share price.

The Sunday Telegraph

LLOYDS SACKS TWO OVER 'ROGUE TRADER' SCAM

Lloyds Banking Group has fired a 'rogue trader' after the

state-backed lender uncovered a scheme designed to inflate the

bonus of an executive working in its investment banking arm.

Franck Kornmann, the head of hybrid foreign exchange and

interest rate trading, was dismissed by Lloyds last February.

Another member of staff has also been sacked.

ESSO AND SHELL FACE ALLEGATIONS OF 'PREDATORY PRICING' OVER

FUEL COST

The Office of Fair Trading is studying allegations by

independent petrol station owners that oil giants Shell

and Esso have engaged in 'predatory pricing.'

US EQUITY FIRM ENTERS THE AUTO TRADER BATTLE

U.S. private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has joined the

1.8 billion pound bidding battle for Trader Media Group despite

a stalemate between the company's two shareholders.

G4S AGREES DEAL OVER FIASCO AT OLYMPICS

G4S is close to reaching a final settlement over the

Olympics security fiasco which will force it to take a loss on

the contract larger than the 50 million pounds originally

estimated by the company. The group has also lost a

multi-million pound contract to investigate alleged 'war crimes'

by British troops in Iraq.

BUMI IN FRESH ROTHSCHILD CLASH

The damaging battle for control of Bumi has taken

a fresh twist with the board claiming Nat Rothschild cannot

install his chosen directors due to an agreement signed by

Rothschild.

CENTRICA IN TALKS TO BUY UK FRACKING FIRM STAKE

Centrica is understood be involved in talks to buy a

major stake in Cuadrilla Resources, the company that is

exploring fracking for shale gas in the UK.

($1 = 0.6202 British pounds)

(Reporting by Kate Holton. Editing by Jane Merriman)

Keywords: BRITAIN DIGEST/

(kate.holton@thomsonreuters.com)(0044 207 542 8560)(Reuters Messaging: kate.holton.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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