The owners of The Very Group, one of Britain’s largest online shopping platforms, are to launch a £2bn auction of the company just months after taking control. US private equity giant Carlyle is partnering with Barclays and JP Morgan to handle the sale of Very, which sells a wide range of fashion, toys and electrical…
Liam Rosenior won his first game as Chelsea’s new head coach, beating Charlton 5-1 in the FA Cup third round. In his pre-match press conference, the Blues boss urged fans to judge him on performances and results and got off to a good start with victory at The Valley. He opted for a youthful starting…
getty images Some people are waiting more than a year for their disability benefit claims to be processed, putting them at risk of being pushed into debt and poverty, MPs have warned. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) aims to process 75% of new claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) within 75 working days,…
A UAE-based steel company has moved to buy Britain’s third-largest steel producer, just months after it was declared “hopelessly insolvent” and fell into the hands of official receivers. Sky News has learnt that Arabian Gulf Steel Industries (AGSI), headquartered in Abu Dhabi, is one of a number of smaller parties that have lodged an offer…
Elon Musk has said that his social media site Ofcom says it is conducting an urgent assessment of X in response, with the support of Technology Secretary Liz Kendall. But the chairs of parliament’s technology and media committees have said they are concerned that “gaps” in the Online Security Act could hinder the media regulator’s…
Grand Theft Auto VI is unquestionably the most anticipated video game of 2026. The long-awaited sequel from developer Rockstar Games is expected to be released in November—13 years after the record-breaking GTA V. The game was scheduled to be released in autumn 2025 but was pushed to May 2026 before it gets delayed again. Rockstar…
Greenland’s prime minister has told Donald Trump, “We don’t want to be American,” after the US president warned he could take the island “the easy way or the hard way”. In a joint statement with Greenland’s top politicians, Jens-Frederik Nielsen said, “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want…
