Reuters Tesco has said it will close down seven of its Jack’s stores, while the remaining six branches will be converted into Tesco superstores. The move will affect 130 jobs but Tesco said it will try and find alternative roles for the staff affected. Tesco also said that meat, fish and deli counters at 317
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Reuters A US judge has rejected a plea deal between federal prosecutors and two of the three white men convicted of murdering black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. District Judge Lisa Wood said she was not willing to be bound to the clause that allowed them to serve time in a federal, and not state, prison. Her
Reuters Boris Johnson will travel to Ukraine on Tuesday for talks with the country’s president, amid rising concerns over a possible Russian invasion. The UK prime minister promised to work with Volodymyr Zelensky to find a diplomatic solution to arguments with Moscow and “avoid further bloodshed”. Russia has massed tens of thousands of troops near
Reuters There have been angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council, after the US called a meeting to discuss Moscow’s troop build-up on its borders with Ukraine. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the mobilisation was the biggest Europe had seen in decades. Her Russian counterpart accused the US of fomenting
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sue Gray has blamed a “failure of leadership” for allowing parties to take place in Downing Street when the country was under strict lockdown. In long-awaited findings, the senior civil servant says some events “should not have
Virginia Roberts Prince Andrew’s former assistant could give a sworn statement as part of the civil sexual assault case against the duke, after a formal request from a New York judge. Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre – Prince Andrew’s accuser in the case – had requested help to obtain testimony from Robert Olney. Mr Olney previously
EPA The initial findings of a report on lockdown parties in Downing Street have been released to the public, ahead of a statement to MPs by Boris Johnson. The report, by senior civil servant Sue Gray, looks at allegations of Covid-rule breaking in No 10 when the country was under strict lockdown. It is not
EPA Two police officers have been shot dead in western Germany during a routine traffic stop. At 04:20 local time (03:20 GMT) the officers stopped a vehicle in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state on the French border. A 29-year-old male officer and a 24-year-old female officer were shot dead at the scene. The
Getty Images Spotify says that it is working to add advisory warnings to any podcast on its platform that discusses Covid-19. CEO Daniel Ek unveiled the plans to bar the streaming giant’s contributors from sharing “deceptive” information that could pose a threat to public health. He said that the platform’s new advisory warning will redirect
Charlotte Bellis/Instagram New Zealand has defended its border controls after a pregnant journalist said she had to turn to the Taliban for help after not being able to fly home. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said there was a place for “people with special circumstances” like Charlotte Bellis. Her story has cast a renewed spotlight
Reuters Portugal’s ruling Socialist Party has won an unexpected outright majority in Sunday’s snap general election for only the second time in its history. The election was called when Prime Minister António Costa failed to pass a budget after losing the support of two smaller parties. Mr Costa said Portugal needed stability to ensure economic
Reuters North Korea has released photographs which it said were taken from its most powerful missile launch in five years. The unusual pictures taken from space show parts of the Korean peninsula and surrounding areas. Pyongyang confirmed on Monday it had tested a Hwasong-12 intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM). At its full power it can
They’ve got a second-year quarterback who somehow seems surprised he is in the NFL, yet plays with the pulse of an assassin. They’ve got a 38-year-old head coach who entered this season with a 6-25-1 record, but calls a game with Belichickian confidence. They’ve got a defense that has a tendency to get burnt early,
Last year Kazakhstan became the second biggest crypto-currency mining country in the world, thanks partly to a vast mine containing 50,000 computers in the desert near the northern city of Ekibastuz. Young men work 12 hours a day for 15 days in a row without leaving the site, in order to keep it running round
Footage of beavers making themselves at home in a Derbyshire nature reserve has been captured. The dam-building rodents were filmed grooming each other and gnawing trees at Willington Wetlands, where they were released last year. Beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain in the 16th Century for their fur, meat, and scent glands. But they
Reuters Protesters against a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the US-Canada border have brought Canada’s capital city to a standstill for a second day. Thousands of demonstrators joined the so-called Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. Police have started investigations after several incidents, including the appearance of swastika flags and footage of a woman dancing on the
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