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Elon Musk calls reports he will step back from government role 'fake news'

Elon Musk has called reports that he will leave his government role in the coming months "fake news".

New Look fashions £30m cash call to fund digital growth plan

The owners of New Look, the high street fashion chain, are ploughing £30m of fresh equity into the business as they seek to accelerate its digital…

Buyout barons in battle to extract £800m dentistry giant

A pack of private equity firms are battling to win control of MyDentist, the UK's biggest provider of NHS dental services.

Stokes-backed travel platform Unravel takes off with £5m funding

An online travel content platform backed by a fund which counts the England Test cricket captain Ben Stokes among its investors will this week unveil…

Planning reforms to 'rewire the system' and get Britain building - all while protecting wildlife

Major developers will only deal with one regulator under planning reforms which ministers say will "rewire the system" to get Britain building - all…

Trump trade war: Why a figure of 48% is important as escalation nears

Here is a number to lodge in your brain in the coming weeks and months: 48%.

Car manufacturers fined £461m for collusion

Major car manufacturers and two trade bodies are to pay a total of £461m for "colluding to restrict competition" over vehicle recycling, UK and…

Customers 'protected' as household energy supplier exits market

A household energy supplier has failed, weeks after it attracted attention from regulators.

Harrods challenges survivors' law firm's compensation cut

Harrods is urging lawyers acting for the largest group of survivors of abuse perpetrated by its former owner to reconsider plans to swallow a significant…

Former parliamentary watchdog pitches for football regulator job

The first chair of the parliamentary watchdog established after the MPs expenses scandal is in the frame to become the inaugural head of English football's…

Cost of living calculator: See how much your bills are going up

Households across the country face higher bills from 1 April. Use our calculator to find out how you'll be affected.

All the household bills to rise from today - and how you can beat the hikes

Many household bills are rising from today - ranging from energy prices and council tax to mobile phone contracts and broadband.

Trump's tariff blueprint could transform America's industrial base or harm the poorest states

On the banks of the Ohio River in a rural corner of one of America's poorest states sit two factories, one next to the other. 

Stock markets tumble as Trump tariffs loom

Stock markets have plummeted as the 2 April implementation day of US tariffs ticks closer.

Elon Musk's dad says Tesla protesters are 'bums'

Elon Musk's father has told Sky News that protesters targeting his son's cost-cutting work for the US government are "bums".