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Two of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway's most significant private sector deals have been renegotiated, the government will announce on Friday, as it tries to demonstrate that Britain's biggest infrastructure white elephant is finally under control.

I realise the World Cup is over and, more to the point, no-one particularly wants to hear any more about the Argentinian football team, but indulge me for a moment

The financier who backed the takeover of Newcastle United Football Club alongside Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is in talks to buy a minority stake in West Ham United, the newly relegated Championship club.

The president of the Indonesian football association has vowed to vote in support of FIFA president Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell a multibillion dollar stake in the World Cup's commercial rights, even as global opposition to the proposals gathers momentum.

The owner of Poundland has tabled an offer for Harvey Nichols as the owner of the Knightsbridge-based department store chain nears a decision about its future.

Shell has revealed a 70% lift in half-year profits to $16.75bn (£12.6bn), prompting a long-standing critic to claim they were "running out of words to describe the obscenity" of the numbers.

Established car manufacturers are being forced to discount heavily in the face of cheap competition from China, the head of the UK's industry lobby group has admitted.

The president of the Czech Republic's football association has welcomed FIFA's bombshell plan to sell stakes in the World Cup's commercial rights - an endorsement which could complicate any move by the European body UEFA to boycott future global events.

The widow of a sub-postmaster says she is "extremely" frustrated as a review into the handling of prosecutions of Post Office staff is yet to begin nearly a year after being announced.

Manchester City are among a small number of top-flight clubs seeking alternatives to a 50% hike in the domestic transfer levy to help fund a landmark £1.5bn deal with the English Football League (EFL).