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Twitter shares take off as Elon Musk buys stake worth almost $3bn
Shares in social media giant Twitter have surged by a quarter after it was revealed that Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had bought a 9.2% stake.A regulatory filing showed the tycoon had snapped up 73,486,938 Twitter shares. The stake is worth $2.89bn (£2.2bn), based on Twitter’s closing price on Friday.Musk is a frequent user of Twitter …
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Revised plans for £250m water park unveiled as opening pushed back to 2025
Revised plans for a £250m water park in Manchester are set to be submitted as the expected completion date was pushed back to 2025. Therme Group is working with Peel L&P on the project earmarked for TraffordCity which had previously been backed by Trafford Council in March 2020. The scheme had been due to open …
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‘Do not eat it’: Kinder Surprise eggs recalled over salmonella fears
Parents are being urged not to give their children certain Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs due to the possible presence of salmonella. The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the eggs have a “potential link to a salmonella outbreak” where 57 cases have been found, with just over three quarters of those being children aged five …
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Thousands of workers set to take on four-day week in biggest ever trial
More than 3,000 workers at 60 UK companies and organisations have signed up to the the four-day week in what is believed to be the world’s biggest ever trial. The pilot will run for six months beginning in June and is being organised by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with leading think tank Autonomy, …
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Green jet fuel legislation expectations set out by Velocys for UK and US governments
Velocys is moving into its new financial year with a clear focus, detailing the government support it anticipates, as it prepares for mass take off of sustainable aviation. In an update to the City prior to filing its results next month, the sustainable technology company behind plans for a £350 million green jet fuel plant …
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Yorkshire tech firm Zoo Digital launches new office in Denmark
Yorkshire tech firm Zoo Digital has launched a subsidiary in Denmark to spearhead its push into Scandinavia. Zoo Denmark is based in Copenhagen and includes a state-of-the-art dubbing studio which is fully integrated with Zoo’s cloud-based systems. The company hopes the facility will be used by a growing network of dubbing talent in the area’s …
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Renewable energy consultancy TNEI becomes employee owned
A renewable energy consultancy, which was once part of oil and gas services provider Petrofac, has become employee owned. Manchester-based TNEI has transferred 100% of its shares to an employee ownership trust in a move backed by a “significant funding” package from HSBC UK The company, which also has offices in Newcastle, Glasgow, Cape Town …
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Ted Baker up for sale as bid interest in fashion chain intensifies
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has launched a formal sale process after receiving an improved takeover proposal and new bid interest.The company revealed to the City on Monday morning that private equity firm Sycamore – whose bid interest was first revealed by Sky News – had raised its unsolicited proposal for a third time, but did …
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Passengers stranded as staff COVID cases force easyJet to cancel hundreds of flights
More than 200 flights were cancelled by easyJet over the weekend, with dozens more grounded on Monday, leaving some passengers stranded amid resurgent coronavirus-related disruption for travellers.The budget airline blamed the cancellations on staff shortages caused by COVID-19. It said it had made efforts to combat the shortages by “rostering” standby crew over the weekend …
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Euro News
From Ronin to Mt.Gox: These are crypto’s biggest hacks and heists since Bitcoin was created in 2008
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Ministers prepare to take control of giant Gazprom retail supply arm within days
The government is preparing to nationalise Gazprom’s British supply arm within days amid a stand-off between the Russian state-controlled energy firm and a Wall Street banking giant.Sky News has learnt that ministers are drawing up plans to take Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail (GM&T) into public hands if it fails to reassure financial counterparties about …

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