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Getir, one of the world’s largest grocery delivery platforms, is in talks about a radical restructuring just two years after it was valued at nearly $12bn (£9.6bn).Sky News has learnt that Getir, which was founded in Turkey and now operates in five markets including the UK, is examining a number of options as part of talks with its leading investors. Sources said this weekend that this could involve a break-up of the rapid delivery group, an exit from a number of its remaining markets or some form of emergency restructuring mechanism.A source close to the company denied that any form…

Three of the “big four” boiler manufacturers for the UK cannot guarantee customers will be refunded the so-called “boiler tax” that companies added to new boilers earlier this year.In January boiler-makers hiked costs by up to an extra £120 per boiler to cover anticipated penalties for a green scheme – which has now been delayed. Ministers had told them to ensure 4% of their sales were heat pumps rather than gas boilers, or they would face a £3,000 fine per missed installation.As heat pumps run on electricity rather than gas, the move was designed to boost energy security, and lower…

It’s crunch time now for those who have been training for this year’s London Marathon.While the bulk of training is done now, there’s perhaps more to think about than ever for the nearly 50,000 people running on 21 April. We’ve spoken to a sports therapist, a dietitian and a man who has run every London Marathon to find out the most common pitfalls before and during a race – and how you can avoid them.”This is the time when a lot of people lose their head,” warns sports therapist and physio Gabriel Segall.So how much should you be running now?…

Shakira has announced an upcoming world tour during a surprise performance at Coachella 2024. The Colombian singer shocked the crowd as she rose from a platform during the set of Argentinian DJ Bizarrap to perform their new track, La Fuerte. During the performance, the extravagant backdrop on the Sahara stage switched to say “Shakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour”.The Hips Don’t Lie star said: “Finally, we are going on tour. Starting here, this November in this city, can’t wait. Couldn’t ask for more.” Image: Shakira appeared during a set with Argentinian DJ Bizarrap. Pic: AP Image: It’s her…

Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill and Sir Charles Napier statues are dressed to impress in Dutch wax fabrics but stripped of their bronze, marble and their power.An intention of Turner Prize-nominated artist Yinka Shonibare, who says we should question colonial history – not topple it. He told Sky News: “I personally don’t think that, you know, you should be pulling statues down. I think that, in the same way that you wouldn’t go into a library and start burning all the books you didn’t like.”I don’t think you can erase history.”Shonibare’s nuanced view comes at a time when there is vociferous…

Growing up, Abubakar Salim never felt destined to be a star of the screen.The Jamestown and Raised By Wolves actor, who this year joins the cast of HBO and Sky’s House Of The Dragon, didn’t much care for the worlds of TV and film where he has since made his name. “As a kid, I didn’t really like TV,” he recalls. “Cartoons were pretty cool, but this was when they were at a set time, so you couldn’t watch them all the time!”Due to his dyslexia, reading didn’t come naturally either. For a young Salim, who goes by Abu, it…

A Greek energy and metals group has picked two of Wall Street’s biggest banks to prepare it for a UK listing that could propel it into London’s blue-chip share index.Sky News has learnt that Mytilineos, an Athens-listed industrial conglomerate, is working with Citi and Morgan Stanley on a London Stock Exchange (LSE) flotation that would be expected to take place later this year. City sources said on Friday that the company, which has a market capitalisation in Athens of more than €5bn (£4.3bn), was considering relocating its primary listing in London, which could lead to it being eligible for inclusion…

Author Sir Salman Rushdie has described the moment before he was stabbed at a literary festival, saying he saw a “murderous shape rushing towards” him like a “squat missile”.The novelist was stabbed multiple times during the attack, which took place moments before he was due to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state in August 2022. The attack left the 76-year-old with life-changing injuries, including the loss of his sight in one eye and limited feeling in his hand.The Indian-born British author has now written about the incident in his upcoming memoir, titled Knife: Meditations After…

A victim of the Post Office scandal who was wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected an apology from a former Post Office executive – who celebrated her conviction as “brilliant news” at the time.Former managing director David Smith made the apology to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, saying: “I would absolutely never think that it was ‘brilliant news’ for a pregnant woman to go to prison and I am hugely apologetic that my email can be read as such.” That victim, Seema Misra – who was sentenced to 15 months in jail and served four months while pregnant -…

It’s more than 150 years since the American Civil War, but in Oscar-nominated director Alex Garland’s new film the present-day United States is divided – and the country is at war with itself again.In Civil War, Kirsten Dunst plays photojournalist Lee who braves the lawless frontlines for an exclusive interview with the president, played by Nick Offerman. Three years after the January 6 attacks on the US Capitol, it’s easy to draw similarities to current-day US politics, but talking to Sky News, Dunst said that wasn’t what motivated her to take the role.”Alex wrote this movie before that happened so…