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Elon Musk floats idea of buying Ryanair after calling CEO ‘an idiot’

20 janvier 2026 à 16:19

Tesla boss clashed with Michael O’Leary when airline boss rejected installing Starlink technology on aircraft

Elon Musk has floated the idea of buying the budget airline Ryanair, escalating his public spat with the Irish carrier’s boss, Michael O’Leary.

The two outspoken businessmen have locked horns since last week, when O’Leary was asked whether he would follow Lufthansa and British Airways in installing Musk’s Starlink satellite internet technology on his fleet of 650 aircraft.

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© Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

© Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

© Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Number of employed people in UK falls again as wage growth slows

20 janvier 2026 à 09:37

Shops, restaurants and hotels particularly hit by slowdown in hiring, as unemployment remains at 5.1%

The number of employed people in the UK has fallen, particularly in shops, restaurants, bars and hotels, reflecting weak hiring, while private sector wages grew at the slowest rate in five years, official figures show.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the number of employees on payrolls fell by 43,000 in December from the previous month, to 30.2 million – the biggest monthly drop since November 2020.

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© Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy

© Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy

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