A privately-built spacecraft has embarked on an unprecedented deep space mission to scout out an asteroid’s potential for mining.

Ed Woodward, the former Manchester United chief, has been approached about joining the vehicle which owns stakes in clubs including Crystal Palace and Olympique Lyonnais.

The disgraced former chair of the Co-op Bank, Paul Flowers, has been jailed for three years on fraud charges.

The government has signalled that plans to bring a second runway at Gatwick into regular use will get the green light if environmental conditions are met.

Nvidia has signalled no drop in demand for its flagship chips among big artificial intelligence (AI) spenders despite the low-cost challenge posed by Chinese rival DeepSeek.

Every Thursday we interview chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks and more. Today we chat to chef Alex Navarro from Maray in Liverpool.

In the next month or so, we’re expecting an independent commission to announce whether Manchester City will face any punishment over more than a hundred counts of alleged financial rule breaches.