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Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox set to gain $2M as Musk U-turns on buying Twitter
Lastminute.com co-founder Martha Lane Fox is set to pocket more than $2 million from the sale of Twitter to Elon Musk.
Sunday 25 October 2026
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Lastminute.com co-founder Martha Lane Fox is set to pocket more than $2 million from the sale of Twitter to Elon Musk.
The UK government has announced it is temporarily reintroducing the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) due to the continuing delays in manufacturing supply chains, including the conflict…
Ministers are in talks with Norway and Qatar to enter into long-term gas contracts in a gamble that could leave consumers facing higher energy bills for…
Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $44 billion, a purchase that would put him in charge of one of the most influential media platforms.
Liz Truss will warn today of more disruption ahead as the price of economic growth, after another day of cabinet infighting threatened to derail her first…
The majority of chief executives around the world are preparing for a downturn, but most expect it to be short-lived and are growing more confident about…
UK businesses plan to invest more in business travel over the next 12 months, reflecting the importance of business travel to their continued success
Google UK’s staff earned an average of more than £385,000 each in the 18 months to the end of December, as the tech company gave almost…
Kim Kardashian has been fined $1.26 million by American market regulators after plugging a crypto token on social media without disclosing that she was paid $250,000…
A politician who previously ran his own leadership training company has been appointed as the new minister for enterprise by Liz Truss.
Kwasi Kwarteng has insisted that the government’s tax-cutting agenda is not radical as he dismissed the reaction on the markets as a “little turbulence”.
Manufacturing output contracted for a third month in a row in September, hit by falling exports and wider uncertainty about whether the economy is on the…
The supply of critical semiconductors is expected to remain tight until the end of next year, the boss of Fiat carmaker Stellantis said today.
New York insuretech company Lemonade Inc today launched in the UK market with a view to disrupting Britain’s centuries-old insurance sector with its socially-conscious, AI-driven business…
The price of groceries could surge by £1.7bn due to the cost of carbon dioxide rising by as much as 3000%, new analysis has shown.