Scoop: Former Matalan boss Jo Whitfield will join the board of directors at Asda as the supermarket tries to bolster its retailing expertise. With Sabah Meddings

Read our investigation about Evelyn de Rothschild’s multiple alleged abuses of women over decades. With Harry Wilson Gavin Finch Alex Campbell Siraj Datoo Bloomberg UK bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Extraordinary read from colleagues on the six women who were allegedly sexually assaulted by Evelyn de Rothschild over three decades. Katherine Griffiths Harry Wilson and Gavin Finch bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Groping, racism, drunk-driving: Inside allegations against leading London property broker Foxtons bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg

The entire world has been reliant on these Palestinian journalists as our eyes and ears inside the warzone that is Gaza - with each of their killing, our window into what’s happening is impacted

The last article written by ⁦حسام شبات⁩ hours before his killing in a targeted Israeli airstrike is a searing piece of eyewitness journalism. ‘There is no justification for this,’ he writes, ‘Everything is being crushed’ dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-shaba…

British defence companies like Babcock are already hiring thousands of workers in anticipation of a spending boom - but can the 12,000 smaller firms cash in? Sabah Meddings and I dug into the sector bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Exclusive: Diageo reaches Ciroc Vodka Deal with LeBron James-backed Tequila bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thought billionaire Jim Ratcliffe was having a rough time at Manchester United? His foray into the car business is proving even tougher. First, Ineos Automotive shut down its factory, then doors flew open. Now it's battling Trump's tariffs bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Big farming’s latest battle ground is the UK’s planning laws and the local villages taking a stand. But with the UK so reliant on imports for pork and poultry, producers are pushing ministers to step in. Cranswick’s fight with a Norfolk village: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

For the last year, I’ve been working on an investigation that’s left me staggered. It’s a damning indictment of the UK’s care sector, & the migration system which has allowed millions of ££s to be plundered from communities in developing countries. Free: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Breaking: The UK's Serious Fraud Office has charged the director of the company at the centre of a fake plane parts probe, which it said left planes grounded. The SFO has charged AOG Technics Ltd's director, Jose Zamora Yrala with fraudulent trading. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Liad Meidar, managing partner of activist investor Gatemore, has moved out of the UK, becoming the latest to quit the country as higher taxes kick in, w/ Ben Stupples and Max Harlow bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: The director of AOG Technics, at the centre of a global investigation into bogus airplane parts, appeared at a London court for the first time today. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala was charged with fraudulent trading by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Ben & Jerry’s fight with Unilever on social justice in the Trump era is heating up ahead of the £15bn spin off of its ice cream division. Interviews with insiders and court filings show how nasty the dispute has become. With ⁦Charlotte Hughes-Morgan⁩ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Exclusive: Claire's Stores is considering a potential bankruptcy for its US operations, as bankers race to find a buyer. The teen accessory chain has received interest for its European assets. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…