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The advisory firm which oversaw a controversial costs purge at Manchester United Football Club is being sold to the owner of Burger King’s British operations in a deal worth more than £800m.Sky News has learnt that Bridgepoint, the London-listed buyout firm, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Interpath Advisory. A deal could be announced as soon as Monday morning, according to banking sources.Bridgepoint’s agreement to buy Interpath from fellow private equity firm HIG Europe will come after a hotly fought auction which was due to result in a second round of bids later this month.Blackstone, Onex, PAI Partners…

It has once again been a rollercoaster year for Hollywood.Film fans flocked to the cinema in 2025, with Ne Zha 2, Zootopia 2, Lilo & Stitch and A Minecraft Movie dominating the worldwide box office. Wicked: For Good bowed out with a bang despite the musical being received less enthusiastically than its predecessor.The sequel surpassed the first film to earn the highest opening weekend for a Broadway adaptation but left critics less spellbound amid complaints of messy pacing, weak new songs, a lack of colour and inconsistent lighting.We said goodbye to Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The…

The private equity backers of London’s biggest estate agency chain are exploring a potential sale valuing it at more than £500m, despite the looming threat of Rachel Reeves’ new “mansion tax”.Sky News has learnt that Oakley Capital, which acquired a majority stake in Dexters in 2021, is close to hiring investment bankers to evaluate options for monetising its investment in the group. Dexters, which has scores of offices across the capital, including roughly 40 in Central London, was founded in 1993 by Jeff Doble.The company is now run by chief executive Andy Shepherd and chaired by Justin King, the former…

A film based on the death of a five-year-old girl during Israel’s war in Gaza is set to hit UK cinemas this month.The January 2024 killing of Hind Rajab shocked the world after her desperate telephone calls with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) emergency services were recorded in real time and made public.Hind and six of her relatives (the Hamada family) had been attempting to escape the fighting in Gaza City when their car came under attack.The Voice Of Hind Rajab, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, fuses Hind’s actual voice with a dramatised performance to tell the story of…

Tesla has lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker.The US firm faced a difficult year with unease over chief executive Elon Musk’s political activities and stiff overseas competition that pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, a decrease of 9% from a year earlier.Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker. Image: Tesla cars. Pic: AP Tesla sales totalled 418,227 between October and December, falling short of the 440,000 that analysts polled by FactSet expected. The…

Griff Rhys Jones has been campaigning for decades to preserve Britain’s old buildings.From helping save the Hackney Empire to campaigning for Liverpool Street station, the comedian and presenter has been a loud voice for the country’s heritage. He now wants the rest of us to help save some of the hidden treasures in our own communities.Rhys Jones is president of the Victorian Society, which is calling on the public to nominate threatened buildings for its new “Top Ten Endangered” list.”These buildings are important… There are many reasons we should think about them. They’re part of the story and the history…

The UK’s flagship stock index has broken the symbolic 10,000 points mark for the first time.The new high was reached within a half hour of the first day of trading in the new year. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 comprises the hundred most valuable companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.Notable constituents include lenders such as Barclays, Natwest, HSBC and Lloyds and supermarket chains Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s. The index is also largely made up of mining and international oil and gas companies.”This is a historic moment and already makes 2026 one of the most significant…

A chickenpox vaccine is being rolled out on the NHS for the first time.It will be offered to youngsters alongside the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella. It’s a combo that’s long been available to children in other countries, including the US, Canada, and Australia, and the move has been welcomed by health experts.The UK rollout was recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) in 2023, and in England alone hundreds of thousands of kids will be eligible from today.Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it will “make a real difference for children and families”.…

A trailer has been released for a landmark documentary on King Charles’ lifelong effort to bring nature and humanity into harmony.Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision will be released on 6 February on Prime Video. The 90-minute documentary will be narrated by Oscar-winner Kate Winslet, with the monarch aiming to encourage a new audience to embrace his environmental philosophy. YouTube This content is provided by YouTube, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable YouTube cookies or…

The London-listed company behind the Revolution bars chain has set a deadline for bids next week after warning shareholders that they face being wiped out as part of a deal.Sky News understands that The Revel Collective, which also owns 22 Peach Pubs and bars trading under the Revolucion de Cuba name, has told bidders to submit offers by January 9 as it races to conclude a deal. City sources said that Neos Hospitality, one of Britain’s leading operators of late-night drinking venues, was among the parties which had expressed interest in buying some of The Revel Collective’s sites.In total, the…