Month: December 2025

New investors, including Fidelity and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, join existing shareholders in $1bn stakeBusiness live – latest updatesOctopus Energy has agreed to sell a stake in its Kraken software arm, in a move that would value the division at $8.65bn (£6.4bn) and could open the way for a stock market flotation.The technology, which it already licenses to some rival suppliers, has been vital to the energy company’s success, making […]

Police allege a 16-year-old and 20-year-old were in the car with firearms and a dedicated encrypted phoneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFour men and two teenage boys have been charged after police allegedly caught two members of the group travelling in a taxi with loaded guns.The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into a shooting in Sydney’s north-west in November where police allege two […]

Bangladesh's first female prime minister dies after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dhaka.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

UNICEF says children who fled fighting in el-Fasher among those facing 'unprecedented' level of malnutrition.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Two December days in Palm Beach and I have sunburn and whiplash.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article