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Grocery price inflation edged up again in September as households turned back to promoted items as they sought to manage finances, figures show. Supermarket prices are now 2% more expensive than a year ago, up from August’s 1.7%, according to data from analysts Kantar. Households responded by sending sales of promoted items up by 7.4% over the month while full price sales rose by just 0.3%. Overall take-home sales across […]

Channel 4 has reported a record deficit of £52 million for 2023 but has ruled out turning to the Government for assistance. The broadcaster’s annual report published on Tuesday said it had ambitious plans at the beginning of the year, but challenges due to inflation and high interest rates impacted business confidence and investment in TV advertising. Its expenditure over the year included a £663 million investment in content, with […]

Manchester City have accused the Premier League of “misleading” clubs over the legal case the Sky Blues fought over top-flight rules governing commercial deals. Manchester City have accused the Premier League of “misleading” clubs over the legal case the Sky Blues fought over top-flight rules governing commercial deals. City wrote to the other 19 clubs and the league on Monday night to challenge the league’s interpretation of the outcome and […]

Detectives have reopened the investigation into the 1989 murder of a man who was shot multiple times in his flat in Hampshire 35 years ago, following advances in forensic science. Richard Haywood, commonly known as Ricky, was killed in an attack at his home above Ambiance Jewellers in Shirley Road, Southampton, on October 16 1989. No-one has ever been charged with the 36-year-old’s murder. Now the charity Crimestoppers is offering […]

The UK population has seen its largest annual increase in size since the early 1970s, new figures suggest. Net international migration was the main contributor to the jump, while deaths outnumbered births for the first time – outside the Covid-19 pandemic – in nearly five decades. The population is estimated to have risen by 1.0% in the year to June 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This […]

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HS2 is likely to reach Euston, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has indicated, saying it “would never have made sense” for that not to happen. The Cabinet minister said an announcement on the project will be made “soon”, and could happen around the time of the Budget on October 30. In October last year, then-prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that extending HS2 from Old Oak Common, in the suburbs of west […]

Harry Kane has been given the green light to play for England following an injury scare but Ezri Konsa, Kobbie Mainoo and Morgan Gibbs-White have been ruled out of Nations League action. The England captain limped off and was substituted in the 72nd minute of Bayern Munich’s 3-3 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt, moments after requiring treatment following a clash with Brazilian defender Tuta. Kane travelled directly to St George’s Park and, […]

Oasis have announced the dates for the Australia leg of their 2025 reunion world tour after selling out their UK, Ireland and North America shows. Manchester rockers Liam and Noel Gallagher, who announced their reunion in August, are set to play Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on October 31 and Sydney’s Accor Stadium on November 7 next year. As with previous sales, fans will have a chance to register for the Australian […]