The retailer said it was boosted by strong sales of its Taste the Difference premium range and its Nectar membership pricing.

The group is pressing ahead with plans over the next six months to make annual cash savings of around £12 million.

The group joins the likes of Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Primark owner Associated British Foods in revealing soaring costs from ...

Moves to require large landowners to report on their action to care for nature would help meet legal environmental goals, conservationists argue.

Prosecutors are considering whether to bring charges against former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood over allegations of historic sexual abuse. The Metropolitan Police have submitted a “file of evidence” ...

Pat McFadden also said comments made in the past about the president-elect by Cabinet ministers will not affect their relationship with him now.

The political firestorm coincides with Donald Trump’s election win as well as North Korea’s reported entry into the Russia-Ukraine war.

The All Blacks, who knocked Andy Farrell’s men out of last year’s Rugby World Cup, arrive in Dublin on the back of a 24-22 win against England. Here, the PA news agency picks out some of the main ...

The president-elect’s second term could steer US diplomacy away from traditional international alliances and towards more populist politicians.

Sir John Nott, the defence secretary during the Falklands War, has died aged 92. The senior Conservative twice offered his resignation to Margaret Thatcher after the Argentinian invasion of the South ...

Engineering giant Rolls-Royce has said supply chain conditions remain “challenging” but sales are on track amid its transformation programme. The company said it has been supported by strong demand in ...

Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-rey hit the northern Philippines in recent weeks, leaving at least 151 people dead and affecting nearly 9 million others. The deaths and destruction from the ...