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Sir Richard Branson is in advanced talks about a multibillion dollar merger to take Virgin Orbit, his satellite launch company, on to the US public markets.

Aer Lingus has announced a number of regional flights have been cancelled after one of its operators ceased trading.

Boris Johnson has urged world leaders not to "repeat the mistake" of the 2008 financial crisis as they met for talks on how to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain's economy grew by 2.3% in April as the high street and hospitality sector reopened, official figures show.

The government should revoke a series of steel quotas on cheap imports despite warnings it will damage domestic producers, trade advisers have recommended.

Dominic Raab has said "the ball is very much in the EU's court" with regards to the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol , as French president Emmanuel Macron has warned Britain that the Brexit deal is not renegotiable.

Naked Wines has suffered a lockdown hangover as it slumped to a £10.7m annual loss, despite growing sales by 68% thanks to a boom in online demand for booze.

Whitbread, the owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, faces an investor backlash next week after carrying over executive bonuses accrued during the pandemic despite axing jobs and using state funds to furlough employees.

World leaders are gathering in Cornwall for the start of the G7, where they're expected to commit to providing one billion COVID vaccine doses to the rest of the world. Climate change is also high on the agenda.

A new rail pass and vouchers for tourist attractions are part of a plan to return domestic tourism to pre-pandemic levels next year.