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Struggling Pizza Hut chain to be sold for $2.7bn 4 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Francisco Velasquez Business reporter Getty Images Yum! Brands is selling its struggling Pizza Hut chain in a deal worth $2.7bn (£2bn), the company has announced. Private equity firm LongRange Capital …

Social media has risks but has given us opportunities too, teens say 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Tiffanie Turnbull Ziame Stewart Budding singer and dancer Ziame worries the policy could bury a generation of creative talent Ziame Stewart can barely remember a time he was not per…

Musk's SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become world's fifth most valuable firm 9 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Archie Mitchell Business reporter Reuters Elon Musk's SpaceX has overtaken Amazon to become the world's fifth most valuable company after a surge in its share price. Days after…

Police salute during a procession with the body of Constable Marc Pinizzotto, who was killed in the line of duty conducting a raid earlier in the day, in Toronto on 11 June 2026. Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Police salute during a procession with the body of Const…

We’re wrapping up this live page now but our round-the-clock coverage of the Middle East crisis continues. Here’s a full report on the latest amid the US-Iran framework peace agreement, and a recap of the day’s key events. Donald ‌Trump has said the strait of Hormuz “will be completely open” by Frid…

JD Vance speaks with the media as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews in May. Photograph: Matt Rourke/Reuters View image in fullscreen JD Vance speaks with the media as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews in May. Photograph: Matt Rourke/Reuters Skeptical Republicans demand details of US-Iran outline peace…

Keir Starmer meets with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, at the G7 summit on Tuesday. Photograph: Getty Images View image in fullscreen Keir Starmer meets with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, at the G7 summit on Tuesday. Photograph: Getty Images EU an…