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Chinese takeover of UK's largest microchip producer faces national security review
A review of the reported £63m deal had been demanded by MPs while a former National Cyber Security Centre chief had warned it posed a greater threat to British interests than Huawei's involvement in the 5G network.
Cosmetic surgery adverts targeting teenagers banned
The new rules apply to all media and cover procedures that are designed to change a person's physical appearance - including breast augmentation or reduction, "tummy tucks", eyelid surgery, nose reshaping, and facelifts.
M&S pulls out of Russia and warns of hit to sales due to cost of living crisis
The retailer joins a growing list of big brands, including McDonald's and Starbucks, that have decided to withdraw from Russia over the war in Ukraine.
British software company Access worth £9bn as Singapore takes stake
Loughborough-based The Access Group is finalising a deal that will see it become more highly valued than FTSE-100 software giant Sage.
Cost of living: Petrol price reaches new record high at 170p a litre and diesel at 181p, data shows
AA fuel price spokesman Luke Bosdet says it is "particularly galling" when supermarkets of the same brand charge "significantly more" at one location compared with another in the same region.
Cost of living: SSE boss defends 23% rise in annual profits and dismisses calls for windfall tax
SSE's chief executive, Alistair Phillips-Davies, dismissed calls for a windfall tax on the profits of energy companies, pointing to the company's plans to invest £24bn in British energy infrastructure during this decade, including in new...
Chelsea FC takeover official as government approves sale
"We are satisfied the proceeds of the sale will not benefit Roman Abramovich or other sanctioned individuals," Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said.
Facial recognition company Clearview AI fined £7.5m for illegally using images of Brits scraped from online
The company is accused of illegally scraping 20 billion images of people's faces from the web without their knowledge or permission, and then using them to form a global facial recognition database.
Elon Musk wants a 25% discount on his Twitter bid if 25% of Twitter's users are spam bots - are they?
The billionaire, who claims to be spending less than 5% of his time on the $44bn takeover, has made a number of comments in recent weeks criticising Twitter - and has clashed with its chief executive over how the bot count is established.
Cost of living: Bank of England chief hits back at criticism it has 'stoked inflation'
Andrew Bailey uses a speech to reject criticism from predecessor Lord King in an interview with Sky News that the Bank, and others, were guilty of a mistake that amounted to a "failure of the economics profession".
KPMG hit by latest in string of fines over Rolls-Royce bribery scandal
The big four auditor will be fined more than £4m for its work on the accounts of Rolls-Royce Holdings dating back more than ten years, Sky News learns.
Brexit: Minister says UK's focus is peace in Northern Ireland as US warns trade deal at risk over protocol change
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said making changes to Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trade arrangements could damage the peace agreement that governs its political parties. It is another blow for negotiations with the US.
Cost of living: House prices at risk as inflation takes its toll, Nationwide boss warns
The country's second-largest mortgage lender sees a chance of shockwaves for house prices ahead as the effects of rising interest rates and inflation inflict further damage on affordability.
Crypto market value drops two thirds in six months
The entire crypto market is now worth an estimated $1.12 trillion - just a third of it's value six months ago.
A flight attendant for SpaceX said Elon Musk asked her to "do more" during a massage. Is it really wrong?
Ever since Elon Musk announced he wanted to open Twitter for free speech, opponents of freedom of information have been looking for embarrassing anecdotes in Musk's past, as part of a de-legitimization campaign against the billionaire th...
McDonald's restaurants in Russia to reopen under new name after buyer found
McDonald's announced plans to sell its Russian business on Monday, making it one of the largest global brands to exit the country following the invasion of Ukraine.
Saudi Aramco overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company
The change shows how markets are shifting as the world grapples with rising interest rates, inflation and supply chain problems.
Musk says Trump ban 'morally bad' Twitter
Bruce Daisley, Former Twitter Vice President has said that it's unfortunate that Trump's ban reversal will be decided by one person.
Former Twitter vice president on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and billionaires' whims controlling social media
Bruce Daisley spent eight years working for Twitter and fears Elon Musk's proposed takeover could have major implications on the media with what we see and read being controlled by "who has got the biggest pile of cash".
PM to reveal plans to revive struggling town centres in Queen's Speech
Councils would be given extra powers to help rid high streets of derelict shopfronts and restore "neighbourhood pride".
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