HMRC warns Christmas side-hustle sellers over tax on festive earnings Crafters, artisans and others told to declare income if above £1,000 trading allowance in tax year
‘This merger must be blocked’: Netflix-Warner Bros deal faces fierce backlash US politicians and Hollywood guilds have voiced concerns against the proposed $83bn purchase of the studio
Cloudflare apologises after latest outage takes down LinkedIn and Zoom Web infrastructure provider says problem lasted half an hour and was not an attack, weeks after larger outage
Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges Producer says creatives need to own their intellectual property so they can license it to generative AI platforms
Brighton owner Tony Bloom faces questions over allegations he bet on his own teams Exclusive: Billionaire is claimed to be anonymous figure behind $70m of wins in US legal case. He denies betting on his own teams
The end of big-screen cinema? What Netflix hopes to achieve by buying Warner Bros IP success stories such as Barbie and the DC Universe? That elusive best picture Oscar? Or perhaps the main goal is a good old-fashioned blockbuster
Cloudflare admits ‘we have let the Internet down again’ after outage hits major web services – as it happened Cloudflare reports it is investigating issues with Cloudflare Dashboard and related APIs
BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees
Jamie Oliver to relaunch Italian restaurant chain in UK six years after collapse Celebrity chef will start with branch in London’s Leicester Square, backed by Prezzo owner Brava Hospitality Group
Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming business in $83bn deal Streaming service to gain control of studio behind Harry Potter and Batman, as well as HBO, home to The White Lotus and Game of Thrones
Financial markets now certain the RBA will hike interest rates in 2026 The changed outlook is a result of unwelcome inflation data, but could slow down the hot property market
Edinburgh airport resumes flights after services suspended due to IT problem EasyJet, British Airways and Ryanair passengers among those caught up in cancellations caused by air traffic control problems
Trump’s billionaire backers dress influence as generosity Michael Dell’s $6.25bn gift spotlights how the super-rich use ‘charity’ to win access, favour and influence
Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws Ruling could put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald Trump
UK first-time buyers in best position to snap up property in a decade, data shows Halifax says average price of house was a record £299,892 in November but that affordability is at its strongest since 2015