Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails
Gatwick airport is to start development of its second runway after campaigners lost a legal challenge to the plans. The court of appeal on Tuesday dismissed a bid by local…
He dropped out of college as a teenager. Nine years later, his AI firm is worth $3.3bn
Olix’s value has tripled after a fundraising round as it looks to compete against Nvidia An AI chip-making firm founded by a British entrepreneur who dropped out of college at…
BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring
BP has reported its highest quarterly profits since the first year of Russia’s war on Ukraine because of rising oil and gas prices caused by the Middle East crisis. The…
Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud
A Metro Bank customer has told of his fight to get more than £14,000 back after its systems failed to stop a fraud involving the AI chatbot Claude. Zoli Rutter,…
Sunday Times columnist Rod Liddle dies after short illness, News UK confirms
News UK confirmed the news about the veteran journalist on Monday afternoon Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle has died aged 66 after a short illness, News UK has…
Man jailed for keeping dead mother’s body in freezer and pocketing her benefits
A man has been jailed for keeping his dead mother’s body in a freezer at their shared home for almost three years, during which time he received more than £70,000…
AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn merger
Britain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca is in discussions to take over its US rival Bristol Myers Squibb in a deal that would create a near-$400bn (£300bn) pharmaceutical group. AstraZeneca, run by…
BP puts its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
Chief executive Meg O’Neill said she believed the North Sea business would be ‘better positioned as part of another company’ BP has put it’s UK North Sea business up for…
Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal
Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell the Argos retail chain for £120m to allow it to concentrate on its core food business. The supermarket announced on Friday it was selling the…
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.…