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Elliott Advisors, the owner of Waterstones, is plotting a £700m takeover of Currys, the London-listed electrical goods retailer.Sky News has learnt that Elliott, best-known for its activist sieges against the boards of some of the world’s largest companies, is working on a bid for one of Britain’s best-known high street names. This weekend, it was unclear whether Elliott had made a formal proposal to the board of Currys, although a conventional takeover premium of about 30% on the company’s current share price would value it at about £700m.Currys employs more than 15,000 people in the UK, trading from about 300…

Snoop Dogg’s younger brother Bing Worthington has died, the US rapper has said on Instagram.Paying tribute, he posted a series of photos, including one of his sibling and their mum with the caption “bac wit momma”, while in another he said “until we meet again”. Snoop Dogg also shared a video of himself with Worthington and others, along with a caption saying his brother “always made us laugh”.The 44-year-old died on Thursday, said the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content,…

Fresh off the back of playing Basketball Ken in Greta Gerwig’s box-office hit Barbie, Kingsley Ben-Adir has transformed into the iconic Jamaican artist Bob Marley for his new film.The biopic looks at the life of the Redemption Song singer over a three-year period through his music, career and battle with melanoma. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, the feature focuses on three years of the reggae star’s life, from 1976 to 1978, and includes archive footage of the star.The final project was years in the making with Marley’s family struggling to find the right person to represent their husband, father, and…

It’s a frosty morning on Kidsley Farm in Derbyshire, a rare thing in this unusually warm winter. Andrew Dakin’s beef herd is housed in the old brick barns, their breath steaming in the chill air. Alongside scuttling chickens and tractors of varying vintages, this is the very image of a traditional farmyard. But for how long? Andrew is a tenant farmer and his landlord, who owns the land, wants to turn his pasture into a solar farm. “Our old way of life will be gone forever. And I’ve worked on this farm all my life, seven days a week. I’ve…

Speculation that Russia might be developing a new space-based nuclear weapon has led to a flurry of discussion about what is going on – and what it could mean to see military installations in space.But space is already used for military purposes. Thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth are crucial to missile targeting, fighter jet navigation and nuclear weapons control. So is space the new frontier for warfare, or are the disadvantages so great that it’s just not worth it?Sky News spoke to three space experts to explore the topic.Thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth There are more than 8,000…

Film-makers Karni Arieli and Saul Freed took a “method directing” approach to their latest film – an eco-fantasy about the life cycle of a wild salmon.Pitching Wild Summon to the British Film Institute, the husband-and-wife team took a bold approach: “We went into the office and just said, ‘We want to become fish’.” Image: Pic: Karni Arieli and Saul Freed. Pic: Sulkybunny It paid off and they got the gig.Moving to Iceland to learn how to dive in a bid to get the most authentic portrayal, it was a true family affair, with their eldest son, Yuli, taking on the…

Amy Schumer has addressed people talking about her face being “puffier”, saying it is due to health issues.The actress and comedian was on television this week promoting her new series Life & Beth, but found much of the attention was on her appearance rather than her work. “Thank you so much for everyone’s input about my face!”, she wrote on Instagram.”I’ve enjoyed feedback and deliberation about my appearance as all women do for almost 20 years.”And you’re right it is puffier than normal right now.” That was down to endometriosis, she said, adding: “There are some medical and hormonal things going…

Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley have been confirmed by ITV as the new hosts for daytime show This Morning.The pair have stepped in for long-running presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, who both exited the show last year. Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary filled in as interim hosts in the wake of their departures and congratulated Shephard and Deeley on joining the team. Image: Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard. Pic: AP/PA Shephard is a familiar face to ITV viewers. He currently presents Good Morning Britain and the quiz show Tipping Point.The 49-year-old said: “This really feels like a very special…

Campaigners are urging the government to double maternity pay amid fears mothers are making “drastic” choices because they cannot afford to live on the current statutory weekly amount.The amount should be increased to £364.70, according to trade union Unison and charity Maternity Action. Both organisations say they are concerned some women are going back to work early and skipping meals under the current amount.Currently, Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) – the legal minimum employers can pay – is available for up to 39 weeks.It is 90% of the mother’s average weekly earnings before tax for the first six weeks – and…

Sir Paul McCartney has been reunited with his bass guitar, on which he strummed the famous tunes Twist And Shout and She Loves You for The Beatles, after it went missing more than 50 years ago. The Hofner 500/1 bass, which is now estimated to be worth £10m, went missing in 1972. It was allegedly stolen from the back of a van in Notting Hill, London.Its whereabouts were unknown for decades but in 2018 a group intent on tracking down the German-made instrument, The Lost Bass Project, launched a search for it.The pace of the search was initially slow but…