Elon Musk's SpaceX wins $2.9bn NASA contract to send humans to the moon
Elon Musk's private space company SpaceX has won a $2.9bn (£2.1bn) NASA contract to build a spacecraft to put humans on the moon.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX wins $2.9bn NASA contract to send humans to the moon
Ocado plans self-driving delivery vehicles and 'kerb to kitchen' robots in tech tie-up
Ocado has revealed plans to develop self-driving delivery vehicles and "kerb to kitchen" robots as part of a tie-up with tech firm Oxbotica.
Travel firm wants cheaper COVID tests for UK tourists - and predicts countries on 'green list'
The cost of COVID-19 tests for holidaymakers should be cut to £30 to encourage people to start travelling again, a boss at one of Britain's biggest travel chains has told Sky News.
Whitehall spending watchdog to probe Greensill's role in COVID support schemes
Whitehall's spending watchdog has launched an investigation into Greensill Capital's involvement in government-backed COVID support schemes prior to the firm's collapse.
FTSE 100 'milestone' as it tops 7,000 mark for first time in more than a year
The FTSE 100 has climbed above the 7,000 mark for the first time since the early days of the coronavirus crisis.
Poundland owner Pepco snubs London with £4bn Polish float
Poundland's owner is snubbing London to pursue a €4.5bn (£3.9bn) listing in Warsaw after months of deliberations about a flotation that would have further bolstered the ranks of listed retailers on the London stock market.
'We need to do a better job for our employees', says Amazon boss Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has vowed to make his company a better place for its workers.
Care worker who refused COVID vaccine says employer's treatment made him feel 'worthless'
A care worker has told Sky News his treatment at the hands of his employer, when he said he didn't want to take the COVID-19 vaccine, made him feel "worthless".
Apollo in talks with Stanlow refinery owner amid dash for cash
Apollo Global Management, one of the world's largest investment groups, is in talks to provide hundreds of millions of pounds of funding to the owner of the Stanlow oil refinery as it tries to navigate through a financial crunch.
MusicMagpie swoops towards £200m float on London stock market
MusicMagpie will on Friday become the latest online platform to confirm plans for a public listing when it swoops onto London's junior stock market.
This story has got legs: Aldi facing legal claim from M&S over trademark for Colin the Caterpillar
Marks and Spencer has launched legal action against Aldi over a claim that the discount supermarket is infringing the trademark of its Colin the Caterpillar cake.
Deliveroo says orders have doubled but growth will slow as lockdowns ease
Deliveroo has revealed that order numbers more than doubled over the last year - but warned its rapid growth will slow as lockdowns ease.
US retail and unemployment figures improve as economic picture brightens
The US economy continues to show signs of recovery, as newly-vaccinated Americans head out to spend their stimulus cheques.
Coinbase makes splash on market debut with $99.6bn valuation
The cryptocurrency exchange coinbase started trading on Wednesday at a valuation of nearly $100bn (£72bn), in a major boost to supporters of digital currencies such as bitcoin.
Asda in talks with bakery staff over redundancy
Supermarket chain Asda has said that it will restructure its bakeries, putting at risk more than 1,200 jobs across the UK.
PM 'shares concern' over Greensill-Cameron row - as Labour claim 'return of Tory sleaze'
Boris Johnson has told MPs he shares "widespread concern" about the Greensill controversy - and questioned whether "boundaries" between top civil servants and businesses had been "properly understood".
Most European countries should be on 'green' travel list next month, says easyJet boss
Easyjet's boss said he expected popular destinations such as Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal to be on the government's "green" list when foreign travel resumes next month.
Aerospace giants urge Kwarteng to intervene in Liberty Steel crisis
Britain's biggest aerospace employers, including Rolls-Royce Holdings and Airbus, have urged the business secretary to step into the crisis engulfing the steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta amid fears of a global shortage of specialist materials.
Pubs and restaurants enjoy reopening sales surge after lockdown easing
Sales at pubs, bars and restaurants that were able to reopen on Monday were sharply higher than pre-pandemic levels with consumers keen to have their first drink out in months, new figures show.
Tesco to name Kingfisher chief Garnier as director
Tesco will this week move to strengthen the level of retail expertise in its boardroom by naming Thierry Garnier, the chief executive of B&Q's parent company, as a non-executive director.
Channel 4 backs Purplebricks founder's Boomin portal
Channel 4, the state-owned broadcaster, is to take a stake in Boomin, the new online property portal established by Purplebricks' founder Michael Bruce.
Greensill lobbying row deepens as it emerges top civil servant worked for firm while at Cabinet Office
A senior civil servant worked for Greensill Capital - the financial firm at the centre of the David Cameron lobbying row - while still employed in Whitehall, it has been revealed.
Trade recovery offers tentative relief but it's still hard to judge Brexit's long-term impact
Today's trade figures offer an important early sense of how Britain is settling into its new post-Brexit reality.
Exports to EU partially rebound after January slump - as wider economy returns to growth
Exports to the EU partly rebounded in February after a record slump to start the year while the wider economy also returned to growth, official figures show.
£170m bailout of Liberty Steel owner 'would have been completely irresponsible'
Giving a £170m taxpayer bailout to steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta would have been "completely irresponsible", the business secretary has told MPs.
Back in business: Pubs, hairdressers and shops reopen as lockdown eases
Shoppers have queued to get back into stores and drinkers enjoyed early morning pints as lockdown rules were eased in England.
US government's budget deficit soars to all-time high
The US government's budget deficit has soared to an all-time high of $1.7trn (£1.24trn) for the first six months of the fiscal year.
Stanlow refinery owner hit by legal resignations amid governance row
The owner of Britain's second-biggest oil refinery has been hit by the resignation of two blue-chip City law firms amid a deepening financial and corporate governance crisis at the company.
Promising signs for UK travel industry as spending picture improves
Consumer spending fell 7.2% in March, compared to the same period two years ago but there are still signs of recovery as restrictions ease and summer approaches.
Hundreds of thousands of shuttered sites reopen across England
All across England shutters are rattling open, beer is foaming into pint glasses and tills are ringing.
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Whitehall's spending watchdog has launched an investigation into Greensill Capital's involvement in government-backed COVID support schemes prior to the firm's collapse.
The FTSE 100 has climbed above the 7,000 mark for the first time since the early days of the coronavirus crisis.
Poundland's owner is snubbing London to pursue a €4.5bn (£3.9bn) listing in Warsaw after months of deliberations about a flotation that would have further bolstered the ranks of listed retailers on the London stock market.
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