The bargain retailer, which sells a large proportion of its products for £1 or less, said it had been a particular target for theft and abuse.

Rachel Reeves is under intense pressure after Sir Keir Starmer refused to guarantee her long-term future in No 11 as the value of the pound fell and Government borrowing costs remained high.

Thomas Taylor was attacked by a group of males as he walked along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford bus station, at 5.50pm on Wednesday January 8.

The action followed confirmation that 2024 was the first year in which the average temperature exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was remembered for his ‘kind spirit’ and ‘commitment’ to Leicester City during the inquest into his death.

The Prime Minister has endorsed the report and said the Government would take forward all 50 recommendations within it.

Four men appeared at the Old Bailey on Monday to be sentenced over the death of Kacey Boothe, 25, on August 13 2022.

Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it, a Ukrainian official said. Russian ...

Ryan Wellings was cleared of the manslaughter of Kiena Dawes but found guilty of subjecting her to years of violence and abuse ...

A 25-year-old man has become the first person to be convicted of breaching a Domestic Abuse Protection Order in London. Connor Cude was caught trying to leave his ex-girlfriend’s home in south London ...

Some traders fear a deepening slump for the pound, which has been hit hard by the gilt market woes, as well as stubborn inflation, high government borrowing and concerns over incoming US president ...

Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell have “decided to end our marriage”, the former first minister of Scotland has said. They have been married since 2010 but, in a post on Instagram, the SNP ...