The boss of Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, earned £4.44m last financial year despite halving the company's profit, according to its accounts published yesterday.more

There are many wonderful things about being a bookworm. The smell of a new book, wandering the shelves in an independent bookstore – coffee in hand. more

London is expected to be hotter than Barcelona this weekend with temperatures set to hit 20C.more

Tesco, Aldi and Lidl have followed Sainsbury's by cutting the price of own-brand butter and bread after criticism over high supermarket prices.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be allowed to address viewers of tomorrow's Eurovision final in Liverpool. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the contest, said it had refused Zelensky's request to broadcast his message. Zelensky's law firm assured that it had not directed such a request.more

British smokers are losing trust in vapes – with more than half now believing they’re just as, or more, harmful than cigarettes. more

Britons are facing major transport disruption today and tomorrow due to two more rail strikes. They coincide - rather coincidentally - with the Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Liverpool.more

Banks have warned of a large increase in fraud in 2022, with much of this originating online.more

Train passengers using the East Coast Main Line will have more flexible ticketing options from Sunday. Operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said it will expand its trial of single-leg pricing to cover its entire network.more

Polish representative Blanka has qualified for Saturday's final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is being held in Liverpool. Her song 'Solo' was among the ten taking part in yesterday's semi-final that received the most votes from TV viewers.more

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed reports circulating in the media for several days about the transfer of technologically advanced Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, the range of which is up to 300 km.more

The Bank of England (BoE) announced today that it does not expect the UK economy to fall into recession this year, but in addition to raising its growth forecast, it has raised its inflation forecast. As expected, he raised the interest rate again - to 4.5 percent.more

Londoners may be offered the chance to have their voices heard on the Ultra Low Emission (ULEZ) expansion in a vote. The Brexit-style vote would see all residents in the currently non-ULEZ areas of Greater London given a say before the zone expands.more

The British government wants to limit the ability of foreign students to bring in their family members, which is one of the causes of record immigration, the Financial Times reported. This is especially true of students from India and Nigeria.more

The government has ditched its plan for thousands of EU-era laws to expire automatically at the end of the year. The plan - dubbed a post-Brexit bonfire - would see laws that were copied over to the UK after Brexit vanish, unless specifically kept or replaced.more

Time appeared to stand still at the Houses of Parliament on Wedneday when Big Ben bell failed to chime due to a mechanical glitch.more

The government's illegal immigration bill is "morally unacceptable and politically impractical," Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told the House of Lords, adding that it was damaging Britain's reputation.more

The government has approved the use of longer lorries on British roads, saying it will make businesses more efficient and cut emissions.more

Newspaper stories that Prince Harry claims are from phone hacking actually came from fellow members of the Royal Family and even his own interviews, the High Court heard yesterday. more

New artificial intelligence cameras are set to be installed on motorways to catch litter louts red-handed. more

Michael Gove is poised to unveil the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in a generation — but reports are emerging that the legislation has been delayed due to ‘procedural issues’.more

A baby has been born using three people's DNA for the first time in the UK, the fertility regulator has confirmed. more

The UK is a key target for the growth of the group's departure from the Russian market, which represented 20% of its business.more

The British government will soon recognise the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company that plays a major role in the war in Ukraine, as a terrorist organisation, 'The Times' reported today.more

Passengers flying from Birmingham airport experienced the longest delays in the UK last year, official figures show.more