Todd Boehly, the Chelsea Football Club co-owner, and media tycoon David Montgomery, have stepped up talks about a joint bid for The Daily Telegraph which could bring an end to nearly two years of uncertainty about the newspaper's ownership. Sky News has learnt that Mr Boehly's investment vehicle Eldridge Media Holdings and Mr Montgomery, the

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled what he says is a major transport boost to stop the North being "held to ransom" by a Victorian-era system. The prime minister said the £2.15bn investment was a "downpayment for growth" in northern England and a "vote of confidence" in its "world-beating industries". Some £415m of the total will

WH Smith has sold its 233-year old high street business to the owner of Hobbycraft in a £76m deal. Sky News revealed in January how a sales process was under way for the arm , which employs roughly 5,000 people and has 480 stores. Modella Capital won the final stage of the auction process in

WH Smith has sold its high street business to the owner of Hobbycraft for £76m. Sky News revealed in January how a sales process was under way for the arm , which employs roughly 5,000 people and has almost 500 stores. Modella Capital won the final stage of the auction process in a run off

The chairman of P&O Ferries' parent company DP World has told Sky News he went ahead with a £1bn investment in the UK despite feeling "discredited" by criticism from a cabinet minister. P&O was widely criticised in 2022 when more than 700 seafarers were summarily fired and replaced by largely overseas workers without consultation. Last

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to "keep all options on the table" after Donald Trump imposed a "very concerning" 25% tariff on all imported cars into the US. The president signed an executive order on Wednesday for the tax to kick in on 2 April - what he has called "liberation day". The move ratchets

Payday banking outages will happen again but are unlikely to occur tomorrow, according to a banking technology expert. Online banking failures on the final Friday of the last two months, payday for many, were seen as millions of customers of different institutions were locked out of accounts or unable to send or receive payments. At

Nigel Farage has blamed a "woke virus" in big companies for his two-year debanking battle with NatWest. Shortly after Sky News revealed the Reform UK leader has settled the dispute, Mr Farage said he was "caught in the crossfire" of identity politics. City editor Mark Kleinman reported on Wednesday that a deal had been reached

Attempts by Boohoo Group, the online fashion retailer, to change its London-listed holding company's name to Debenhams were on a knife-edge on Thursday evening after the retail billionaire Mike Ashley moved to block the proposal. Sky News has learnt that Frasers Group, the company majority-owned by Mr Ashley, has voted its 27% stake against a

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement this week. Now we've heard the detail we've picked out three key policy areas from Labour's plan for change - health, growth and housing - and asked three experts to give their verdict. Here's their view on how the government is doing so far: Politics latest: Follow live