Earnings limit of up to £140K for first-time buyers loan scheme

The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply.

Ninety-six-year-old Lillian Droniak, known as Grandma Droniak to her social media followers, went viral in June after claiming her retirement home had threatened to evict her for throwing parties. The home later confirmed the threat, but reached a settlement with Droniak that allowed her to keep partying – but not supply alcoholic drinks. With 15 million followers, Droniak has turned her personality into a lucrative business, earning enough from social media to cover her nursing home fees of $12,000 (£9,000) a month.

Musk’s investment into the new media empire comes after Paramount’s $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery Elon Musk has reportedly invested approximately $1bn in Skydance, the new media empire led by David Ellison. The deal comes alongside fresh equity infusions from existing investors, including board member Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs’s widow. Semafor first reported the news.

Comcast is in the process of spinning off its media business into a separate publicly traded company.