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The board of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has urged its shareholders to reject an amended hostile bid by Paramount Skydance while maintaining its unanimous support for a rival offer by Netflix.

The White House has said it aims to control sales of Venezuela's oil "indefinitely" as the Trump administration draws up plans for US oil companies to return to the nation.

The owner of Waterstones is close to hiring bankers to work on a multibillion-pound listing of the transatlantic bookseller.

Every month we interview top chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. This week, we speak to Great British Menu winner, Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Tommy Banks.

Downing Street is courting business leaders to accompany Sir Keir Starmer on his first bilateral visit to Beijing even as a decision looms on whether to approve China's controversial new embassy in London.

Four major UK airports have increased their drop-off fees during the first week of 2026.

Elon Musk's X must urgently deal with its in-built artificial intelligence Grok being used to generate "absolutely appalling" fake sexualised images, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said.

Fujitsu's European boss has denied that the company is "a parasite on the British state" after MPs challenged it over its position on Post Office scandal compensation.

One of the UK's largest clothing retailers has reported a bumper Christmas but warned of a slowdown.

Donald Trump wants US oil companies to go into Venezuela, fix the oil infrastructure and boost production, but it's unlikely to be straightforward.