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Renault UK has become the latest car company to be hit by a cyber attack. The firm said some customer personal data had been accessed during a breach of one of its third-party data providers, but that no financial information or passwords had been compromised. A spokesman said this included “customer names, addresses, dates of…

French air traffic controllers have called off their upcoming strikes, sparing travellers across Europe from disruption. The SNCTA (syndicat majoritaire des controleurs aeriens) union said it was halting its forthcoming industrial action from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 October, following agreements and the French prime minister’s postponement of the French finance bill parliamentary debate….

Football chiefs are to bring in Wall Street’s best-known investment bank to explore options for financing the growth of women’s football in England. Sky News has learnt that the board of the WSL are close to hiring Goldman Sachs to evaluate opportunities for raising new funding. The project is at a very early stage, with…

Nearly a quarter of vehicles sold in the UK last month were battery electric (BEV) models, according to industry figures. More than 72,000 new BEVs were registered in September, accounting for 23.3% of the total market, the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. It described the figures – a 29% rise on the…

The London-listed media company which produces Formula One motor racing’s official podcast series is exploring a sale following a fresh set of approaches from potential buyers. Sky News has learnt that Audioboom Group is working with advisers to explore the terms of a potential takeover of the company. J Goodwin & Co, a firm founded…

Japan could be hours away from running out of Asahi, the country’s most popular beer. Dozens of factories nationwide have ground to a halt following a cyber attack on Monday. The breach disabled the company’s ordering and delivery systems – and also took its call centre operations offline. Supermarkets and Japanese pubs known as izakayas…

The Italian-owned business which produces Princes Tuna and the Napolina food brand will unveil plans within days for a London stock market listing expected to value it at about £1.5bn. Sky News has learnt that New Princes – owned by the Italian food company Newlat – was on Thursday applying the finishing touches to an…

Baroness Michelle Mone says she will defy calls for her to step down from the House of Lords after PPE Medpro, a company founded by her husband, was ordered to repay £122m to the government for providing faulty PPE at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The peer has faced calls to stand down from…

Elon Musk has become the first person ever to reach a net worth of more than $500bn (£371bn). The milestone was boosted by a recovery in Tesla stock and soaring valuations in the tech entrepreneur’s other startups this year, according to the Forbes billionaires index. Tesla shares had a bumpy start to 2025, but climbed…

An investor in Baller League and the Professional Fighters League is to help fund next year’s launch of R360, a new rugby format which is aiming to entice some of the world’s leading professional players. Sky News has learnt that 885 Capital, an investment firm founded by Sudeep Ramnani and Jai Mahtani, is part of…