Poppy Gustafsson replaced as Investment Minister by Grimsby Town owner. ‘Council estate kid’ Jason Stockwood to be handed peerage to take role after former Darktrace CEO quit following departure of Angela Rayner.

HMRC doubles surveillance team amidst Rayner scandal. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned after she was accused of tax evasion, having underpaid stamp duty by £40,000.

Why Keir Starmer must send for Andy Burnham. Beleaguered Prime Minister needs the help of Greater Manchester’s Mayor to start turning Labour’s fortunes around, writes Chris Maguire.

THG boss Moulding bullish despite drop in revenue & EBITDA. Listed retailer insists outlook remains positive despite mixed half-year results and pair of high-profile disposals.

Listed defence firm appoints Field Marshal as chairman. Lord Nick Houghton of Richmond, one of the most distinguished military leaders of modern times, joins Defence Holdings plc.

Mike Lynch’s former CFO paid £77m to HP to settle fraud suit. Sushovan Hussain spent three and a half years in US prison following conviction over sale of Autonomy, while Lynch’s story ended in tragedy.

CurrentBody owner set for £300m IPO. Cheshire-based Beauty Tech Group, founded by Northern Leaders and backed by eComplete, eyes London’s first significant float this quarter.

‘Devastating body blow’ as Reach to cut hundreds of jobs. 600 editorial roles at risk at Daily Mirror and Express publisher as NUJ says plans will “cut swathe through ranks of specialist writers”.

Huang, Altman & Cook among those invited to UK for Trump visit. Bosses of Nvidia, OpenAI, Apple and Blackstone all invited to join US President on UK state visit expected to take place next week.

Liz Kendall succeeds Peter Kyle as Tech Secretary takes new role. Kyle appointed Secretary of State for Business and Trade as part of a major cabinet reshuffle following Angela Rayner’s resignation.

Did founder forge documents to push through £577m IPO? Dramatic twist in legal battle between Sara Murray OBE and her former firm Big Technologies plc, which may also affect its ability to defend litigation again it.

Is BBC Dragon Touker Suleyman about to save Claire’s? Primary rival to rescue UK arm of chain from insolvency is firm which helped to save Crafter’s Companion with fellow Dragon Sara Davies.

Third Liverpool agency closes in three months. Damibu specialised in digital health and worked closely with the NHS and public sector before the work dried up.

Listed Argo Blockchain strikes Growler deal to avoid insolvency. Struggling crypto miner secures fresh funding to steady finances but has seen shares drop from 282p to just 1.73p in under five years.

How Apple’s eSIM-only iPhone 17 Air could reshape industry. Saily CEO weighs in on how ‘historic’ move marking end of tech giant’s plastic SIM card era could change the way companies operate.

The career you want isn’t waiting for you, so create it yourself. Lily Piddington landed her dream job as an investor at BGF (aged 22) and said the traditional career playbook is broken.

Social Chain owner Brave Bison makes £12m swoop. Company acquires MTM and releases half year results as share price rockets to highest point since 2016.