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[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Culture Secretary is to make a statement to MPs on Tuesday afternoon on the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox, according to Sky News sources. Source: Sky

The latest sell-off RBS shares by the Government resulted in a loss of £2bn on their value at the time of the bank’s 2008 bailout, it has been revealed. UK Government Investments (UKGI), which manages the taxpayers’ holding in the bank, confirmed on Tuesday morning it had successfully completed …

Motorists and businesses are being warned they are being “charged through the nozzle” for fuel as oil costs fall back. The AA accused retailers of ripping the UK public off as prices for petrol and diesel hover at levels not seen for four years. Rival motoring group, the RAC, …

Apple has unveiled new features to help users control how often they use their phones. In what could be seen as an unusual step for a company which sells smartphones, features highlighting how long their customers spend on their devices will be rolled out. The plans, which aim to …

Details of plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport are expected to be set out later today. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will clarify plans for the west London hub at a meeting of the Cabinet’s economic sub-committee on Tuesday morning, Sky News understands. The details will then be …

Liam Fox has said he hopes the UK will be exempt from US steel tariffs post-Brexit after the PM told Donald Trump they were “unjustified”. The international trade secretary told MPs he was “disappointed” with the US president’s decision to impose steel and aluminium tariffs on imports from the …

The Government is to sell off a further 7.7% chunk of Royal Bank of Scotland as it further cuts its stake in the bailed-out bank. The sale of 925m shares to institutional investors will see the government reduce its stake in RBS from 70.1% to 62.4%. The sell-off resumes …

There will be no “Armageddon” if Britain fails to agree a Brexit deal with the European Union, Downing Street has insisted. Whitehall officials are reported to have drawn up three different scenarios in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement with Brussels. According to The …

The Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has joined the race to manage a £109bn investment management contract put up for grabs by Britain’s biggest high street lender. Sky News has learnt that Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is participating in a second round of bidding for the Lloyds Banking …

As the UK mulls clearance for a third runway at Heathrow, an air industry body has warned of a global “capacity crisis”. The chief executive of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said a lack of investment by governments meant many nations were turning to more expensive, privatised airports …