Stefano Pessina, who has orchestrated a string of deals involving the British pharmacy chain, could end up owning it again as part of a takeover of its parent company, Sky News understands.
Baroness Hodge will be appointed by Lisa Nandy to scrutinise the body's use of public money amid a row over where in the country it is being allocated, Sky News learns.
The mutually owned financial services group is among the bidders circling Dalmore Capital, which also holds a stake in the rolling stock company Porterbrook, Sky News learns.
The environmental protest group is to give the RNLI a hefty donation as part of its settlement terms related to a protest that lasted weeks last January.
North Air is the only fuel supply company for airlines flying out of Edinburgh Airport - which Unite union says could mean a number of key routes are "directly impacted".
Sky's Paul Kelso writes that Chris Weston's argument will not receive much sympathy given its past practice that saw investor returns prioritised over investment.
At the moment, quantum computing is still experimental, but in the future, it is expected to speed up everything from making medicines to nuclear fusion research.