Sainsbury’s has hired the former boss of John Lewis Paula Nickolds to take charge of its near £8bn clothing and homewares division, in...
Chelsea Harbour stabbing: Two arrested after boy, 15, attacked and left with multiple wounds
Two people have been arrested after a stabbing in Chelsea Harbour last night left a teenage boy in hospital. Although...
‘No food and no fuel’: Colombia torn by protests and violent crackdown
Mass protests were held across Colombia on Wednesday after a night of unrest in the capital city, as street violence continued after...
Boohoo profits soar as Covid turns customer focus to loungewear
Sales and profits soared at the online fashion retailer Boohoo during the coronavirus pandemic as it benefited from the boom in online...
ICC sentences Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army leader to 25 years
The international criminal court has sentenced a former militia leader and child soldier from Uganda to 25 years in prison after he...
Jersey protest: A brief history of British fishing feuds, from the Cod Wars to Brexit
A flotilla of around 60 French trawlers have descended on Jersey after threatening to blockade the port of St Helier and stop...
Amsterdam plans out-of-town ‘erotic centre’ as part of cleanup bid
Amsterdam is preparing to build an out-of-town five-storey “erotic centre” with two bars, 100 small rooms and an “erotic entertainment”...
Aston Martin halves losses in first quarter as its SUV sales soar
Aston Martin Lagonda’s losses more than halved in the first quarter as sales of its first-ever sports utility vehicle (SUV)...
Boris Johnson deflects Electoral Commission probe into flat makeover: ‘Matter for the Conservative Party’
Boris Johnson is insisting he is not personally in the frame for possible “offences” in the funding of his lavish flat...
Sainsbury’s slumps to £261m loss on back of Covid costs
Sainsbury’s has dived to a £261m annual loss despite booming sales of groceries during the pandemic, as it spent millions of...