Elon Musk vows to fight for ‘future of civilisation’ following $43bn Twitter bid
Mr Musk, who also runs the rocket company SpaceX, did not provide details of how he planned to finance his bid. Bloomberg estimates that he has slightly…
Russia may be in default after rouble payment
Russia is at risk of being formally declared in default within weeks after failing to make a dollar payment to its lenders, one of the world’s biggest credit agencies…
China under fire as Sri Lanka teeters on brink of default
Critics say Beijing is to blame for Sri Lanka’s issues, which it is now failing to solve, and accuse it of using projects such as Colombo Port…
Easter barbecuers opt for cheaper cuts of meat as cost of living crisis bites
Cash-strapped shoppers are buying cheaper cuts of meat for their Easter barbecues than in previous years as the cost of living crisis bites. Families are ditching steaks…
Chicken shortage triggers school dinners ‘crisis’
School dinners in Britain have been plunged into “crisis” as supplies of chicken are squeezed by an exodus of Ukrainian butchers returning home to fight in the…
Brussels’ refusal to ditch Russian gas expose the West to recession
As it tries to play catch up, the Fed hopes to raise rates by enough to cool inflation, but not by so much that the economy crashes….
Britain to become gas ‘bridge’ to Europe
“We could see the UK terminals and the national transmission system being used as a transit for gas going into Europe via the interconnectors. “The growing concern…
Twitter launches ‘poison pill’ tactic to wreck Elon Musk takeover
The Tweet had been “liked” more than 140,000 times by Friday afternoon. Mr Musk, who has built the electric car company Tesla into a global force and…
Plan to store gas under the Irish Sea to defeat Putin
Gas reserves would be stored in a vast salt cavern under the Irish Sea under proposals discussed by ministers as they scramble to bolster Britain’s energy security in…