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A prominent activist investment firm has begun building a stake in WH Smith, the travel retailer, weeks after it sold off its historic high street arm.

The billionaire who has bankrolled DAZN, the sports-streaming service, is being courted to take a stake in The Daily Telegraph alongside the newspaper’s new American majority-owners.

Thousands of jobs are at risk after discount high street chain Poundland was sold – with dozens of shops expected to shut.

Every Thursday, our Money blog team interviews chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks and more. This week, we chat to Richard Johns, chef-owner of The Plough in Wombleton, North Yorkshire.

AI tennis robot coach brings professional training to players of all levelsThe lightweight 15-pound Tenniix tennis robot mimics pro playing styles by using AI trained on 8,000 hours of professional tennis data.

Online shopping and budget supermarkets mean traditional brands face more competition than ever for their products.

When Graham Hornigold first heard from his mum, he was delighted, full of “excitement and anticipation”. He had gone more than 40 years without seeing her, having been in foster care from the age of two and then living with his father and stepmother.

Negative thoughts might be changing your brain in surprising ways, study suggestsResearch shows negativity bias correlates with depression, anxiety and memory problemsA negative mindset is known to trigger or heighten stress and anxiety — and new research has revealed other trickle-down effects on mental and physical health. (iStock)
“The study shows that people with anxiety disorders who exhibit strong negativity bias — the tendency to focus more on negative than positive stimuli — demonstrate clear structural and functional abnormalities in the brain,” the lead researcher said. (iStock)
“If you want to treat mental health seriously, you need to look at the brain,” the researcher said. (iStock)

Best phones under Rs 60,000 (June 2025): OnePlus 13s, Realme GT 7 Pro to Apple iPhone 15Our list of smartphones under Rs 60,000 this month is ‘Elite’

The UK economy shrank more than expected in April as the worst of President Trump’s tariffs hit.