‘No one’s even heard of the Telegraph’: can the UK’s most conservative paper take on Murdoch in the US? Axel Springer boss has ‘bold vision’ for the media group, but identifying a gap is no guarantee of stateside success
Pizza Express ‘held inquiry into former prince Andrew’s visit to Woking branch’ Firm reportedly felt it was in public interest to test alibi offered by former prince after Virginia Giuffre accusation
EV charger rollout in UK slows amid political uncertainty and rise in installation costs Growth in charge points falls markedly despite surge in number of rapid-charging units
Ocado co-founder to step down as chief executive in 2028 Online grocer says Tim Steiner will remain as CEO until December 2027 before taking on ‘founder role’ for a further year
Sky owner announces £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s broadcasting arm US telecom giant Comcast to snap up free-to-air TV channels and streaming platform to create UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster
‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre Suspicions grow in Lanarkshire that local people have been misled on supposed benefits of the huge development
Big brewers ‘misleading drinkers’ over craft beer credentials, says Camra Campaign group calls on watchdog to investigate sector amid claims of anti-competitive practices elbowing out independents
John Lewis dishwasher leak forced buyers into hotels for eight months My elderly parents’ home was left uninhabitable, and they are owed £3,300 for repairs they had to fund themselves
The EU that the UK left no longer exists Andy Burnham’s rise has stoked talk of the terms for a future British return – but this is the wrong question, says political risk analyst Mujtaba Rahman
Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’ Report says current network of buses, trains and stations effectively locks 2.8m people out of workforce
Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country, Which? says Analysis finds services cheaper but country ranks 57th in network performance and 70th for download speeds
EasyJet suggests it will agree to £5.5bn takeover by US investment firm Agreement in principle with Castlelake follows several rejected offers and means UK’s biggest low-cost carrier will be taken private
Anthony Kasozi obituary Other lives: Leadership coach who worked for PwC and Ashridge before setting up his own consultancy
The Guardian view on private equity in the public sector: children’s services must be freed from debt-fuelled takeovers Editorial: New analysis by the Guardian has revealed the disturbing extent of these firms’ influence in highly sensitive areas
Delivery firm Evri sues BBC for £1.2m over Panorama documentary Company seeks redress for contracts it says it has lost as a result of programme’s claims about its business practices