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Piers Morgan, the broadcaster and journalist, is raising tens of millions of dollars of funding from heavyweight investors as he seeks to turn Uncensored, his YouTube-based venture, into a broad-based global media business.
Netflix’s $72bn takeover of Warner Brothers is a blockbuster in every sense.
Jamie Oliver is relaunching his high street chain, Jamie's Italian, six years after the business collapsed, causing hundreds of job losses.
Discount retailer Poundland has revealed another wave of store closures over the winter as part of turnaround efforts by the new owners.
Netflix has agreed a $72bn (£54bn) deal to secure Warner Bros Discovery's film and TV studios and supercharge its library through rights to top franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
The private equity backer of Burger King UK is weighing a takeover bid for Advanced Medical Solutions Group, a London-listed producer of surgical products.
It's a debate that has raged since the end of the COVID pandemic but, despite regulatory scrutiny, it's fair to say there's been no clear answer to accusations that UK drivers pay over the odds for fuel.
The lively market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire has been crowned the happiest place to live in 2025, according to an annual study by Rightmove.
A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have branded it unambitious. 
The UK is deporting 60 delivery riders found to be working illegally after an immigration crackdown.

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