John Lewis set to reopen a further nine stores on 25 June bmmagazine.co.uk John Lewis is to reopen nine further shops next week, on June 25th, in addition to 13 it opened this week....

Obituary: Sir Sean Connery bbc.com Sir Sean Connery left school at 13 and delivered milk, polished coffins and laid bricks....

Schemes boosting cycling and walking accelerate across the UK theguardian.com Campaigners urge city leaders across the world to see coronavirus and climate crisis as call to action...

Young people overeating as they battle lockdown anxiety, says UK study theguardian.com Mental health issues among teenagers and young adults are on the rise since start of pandemic, research reveals...

UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech – TechCrunch techcrunch.com The U.K. is moving ahead with a plan to regulate big tech, responding to competition concerns over a “winner-takes-all” dynamic in digital markets. ...

Fidelity leads a $376 million investment in Starling, valuing the UK digital bank at $1.5 billion cnbc.com Starling said it would use the money to expand into Europe, and for anticipated mergers and acquisitions....