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SpaceX reported revenue of $7.8 billion for the second quarter, up 92 per cent on the same period a year earlier, in its first earnings report since its June flotation. The figure was ahead of analysts' average estimate of $6.8 billion.

SpaceX revenue up 92% to $7.8bn in first results since float

5 August 2026 AI, Get Funded, News Amy Ingham

SpaceX results for the second quarter show revenue up 92 per cent to $7.8bn, ahead of forecasts, with shares falling 6.9 per cent in after-hours trading.

The Court of Appeal has refused campaigners permission to challenge the government's approval of a two-runway operation at Gatwick Airport, clearing the way for the £2.2bn Northern Runway project to move into design and delivery.

Court of Appeal blocks challenge to £2.2bn Gatwick expansion

4 August 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Court of Appeal refuses campaigners permission to challenge the Gatwick expansion ruling, clearing the £2.2bn Northern Runway project to proceed to design and delivery.

The UK economy would shrink by 0.2 per cent in 2027 if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed until next spring, with inflation more than doubling to 6.4 per cent by the end of this year, according to EY's latest UK Economic Outlook.

EY: UK faces recession in 2027 if Strait of Hormuz stays shut

4 August 2026 Finance, News Jamie Young 0 Comments

UK recession risk returns to the forecasts as EY models what a closed Strait of Hormuz would do to inflation, growth and interest rates into 2027.

Claire Coutinho, the shadow energy secretary, called on Monday for the Government to clarify whether Michael Shanks, the energy minister, misled Parliament over the state of Britain's electricity grid during June's heatwave, after leaked documents from the National Energy System Operator recorded five constraint breaches on the transmission network on June 23.

Energy minister accused of misleading MPs over grid safety limits

4 August 2026 News Paul Jones 0 Comments

Energy minister Michael Shanks faces claims he misled MPs over the June 23 grid incident, after leaked Neso documents recorded five constraint breaches.

Twenty-five US states filed a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump's administration over tariffs imposed on dozens of trading partners, including the UK, at rates of between 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent.

Twenty-five US states sue Trump over forced labour tariffs

4 August 2026 News Jamie Young 0 Comments

Twenty-five US states have sued over Trump’s forced labour tariffs of 10 to 12.5 per cent, which cover 99.4 per cent of US imports and hit UK exporters.

Fuel taken from UK forecourts without payment is running at an estimated £194,000 a day since the Iran war began on 28 February, according to analysis published this week by fuel theft prevention company Forecourt Eye.

Fuel theft hits £194,000 a day since Iran war began

4 August 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Fuel theft from UK petrol stations has climbed to an estimated £194,000 a day since the Iran war began on 28 February, Forecourt Eye analysis suggests.

Apple lodges fresh legal challenge over UK data access order

4 August 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Apple UK encryption challenge returns to the surveillance court as the company files a fresh complaint over a Home Office demand for access to encrypted data.

Apple faces a class action worth up to $32.5 billion over the collection of biometric information from users of its Photos app, after the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday denied the company's appeal against a ruling certifying the class.

Apple faces $32.5bn Illinois lawsuit over iPhone face scans

3 August 2026 News, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Apple biometric lawsuit covering up to 6.5 million Illinois consumers can proceed after a US appeals court rejected the company’s challenge to the class.

Santander has announced a £2.65 billion all-cash deal to acquire TSB from Spanish rival Sabadell, marking another significant move in the wave of UK banking consolidation.

Unions open talks on redundancy criteria at Santander and TSB

3 August 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Santander TSB job cuts: unions at both banks are negotiating how staff in duplicate roles will be assessed, with the group targeting £400m of cost savings.

Gatwick Airport has warned airlines that it has a shortage of jet fuel for the next two days after a technical fault affecting supply to the airport, and has told carriers to monitor fuel availability.

Gatwick warns airlines of two-day jet fuel shortage

3 August 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Gatwick has told airlines to monitor fuel availability after a technical fault at one of its fuel farms, with long-haul flights expected to be hit first.

NatWest is facing a $1.1 billion damages claim from Tandanor, a shipyard in Buenos Aires, over alleged fraudulent conduct during its privatisation in 1991, the bank has disclosed in its half-year results.

NatWest faces $1.1bn claim over 1991 Argentine shipyard sale

2 August 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

NatWest has disclosed a $1.1bn claim from Buenos Aires shipyard Tandanor over its 1991 privatisation, which has returned to Argentina’s federal court.

The government has made £1.74 billion from George Osborne's Help to Buy scheme, figures disclosed in Homes England's annual report show, as housing minister Matthew Pennycook is said to be "actively reviewing" a return of the programme.

Help to Buy returns £1.74bn as ministers review scheme revival

2 August 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Help to Buy has returned £1.74bn to the exchequer, Homes England’s annual report shows, as housing minister Matthew Pennycook reviews reviving the scheme.

Earl Spencer has said organised fly-tipping forced his family to sell the 310 acres of Northamptonshire farmland it had farmed since 1893.

Fly-tipping gangs forced sale of family farmland, says Earl Spencer

2 August 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Fly-tipping by organised criminal networks forced the sale of the Spencer family’s 310-acre Northamptonshire farmland, Earl Spencer writes in the Daily Mail.

Three oil and gas companies have postponed a decision on a new North Sea development due to uncertainty over potential windfall tax increases under a prospective Labour government.

BP puts North Sea business up for sale after 60 years

31 July 202631 July 2026 News Jamie Young 0 Comments

BP North Sea sale: BP is seeking a buyer for its North Sea oil and gas business, with five production hubs and 1,100 staff, after a portfolio review.

The UK government has been accused of “sabotaging” its own tourism industry after new figures revealed that international visitor spending fell by more than £2 billion in 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels, despite a global recovery in travel.

York and North Yorkshire secures established status in rural first

31 July 2026 News Jamie Young 0 Comments

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has been granted Established Mayoral Strategic Authority status, the first rural mayoral area to hold it.

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Uber said on Thursday it is responding to a cybersecurity incident, after the New York Times reported that a hack had breached the company’s network and forced it to take several internal communications and engineering systems offline.

Uber faces €825m GDPR fine over automated driver deactivations

Uber GDPR fine: the Dutch Data Protection Authority says the ride hailing company breached European data rules by using automated systems to deactivate driver accounts without adequately informing them. Uber calls the penalty disproportionate and plans to appeal.

Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies takes stake in Not On The High Street turnaround

Camra membership falls to eight-year low as beer campaigner slips £800,000 into the red

JLR pauses Defender redesign, pushing all-electric version into the 2030s

Hundreds of pharmacies weigh closure as business rates bills soar

UK firms in critical financial distress rise 9% to more than 53,000

UK retail sales fall 0.5% in July as heatwave keeps shoppers away

Borrowing hits £1.8bn in July as Healey’s first budget looms

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