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The UK's biggest steel company is seeking fresh government funding amid delays to the transformation of its plant in Port Talbot - a request which threatens to cast a deeper shadow over Britain's crisis-hit manufacturing sector.

The government must publish a "credible" plan for the future of British Steel, MPs have warned.

The government's £500m fund to back a wave of promising AI companies is close to taking a stake in Potential Sciences, a drug discovery start-up.

The founder of TalkTalk and the broadband group's biggest lender are exploring a move to take control of its consumer-facing operations after discussions with an external bidder faltered.

A London-based start-up which claims to have built an AI system capable of predicting global events has raised funds from a group of investors including Microsoft's ventures arm.

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Every month, our Money team interviews top chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. Today, we speak to Tom Earnshaw, head chef at Bohemia in Jersey.

Nick Read, the controversial former Post Office chief who was lambasted by MPs over his pay demands, has resurfaced at Modella Capital, the investment firm which has snapped up swathes of the British high street.

A Manchester-based payments company which counts the Disasters Emergency Committee among its users has landed a £20m funding round anchored by Gresham House, the privately held asset manager.