44 m. ago Iceland to offer customers £1 reward for reporting shoplifters

Last month, official figures revealed that the number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales climbed to another record high.

Economics

62 m. ago Celtic respond to Livingston trolling with cheeky attendance dig after viral restricted view post

Brendan Rodgers' side host Davie Martindale's man next weekend and the clubs have been having some fun at each others' expense

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66 m. ago Think you don’t like asters in the garden? It might be time to change your mind

The easy-going, unfussy aster can still flower long into autumn, puffing up the garden with cloud-like blooms of lilac, white or wizard purpleOne of the things that makes gardening so perpetually, addictively interesting to me is how it challenges beliefs I’d previously held about myself – often on an annual basis. Some beliefs are big, others are smaller, such as my dislike of asters.Ask me in the middle of spring, when everything is new and fresh, and the tulip petals look as if they’ve been streaked with a fan-shaped brush, and I will confidently say I’m not an aster fan. Too fussy, too much lilac, too bushy. But scoot forward six months, and I regret I hadn’t planted a few in the gaps that appear at this time of year. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Brentford on a mission to defy the doubters as they embrace step into unknown after Thomas Frank exit

Bees confident their calculated risk will pay off as they embark on a new era under Keith Andrews

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3 h. ago Woman charged with assault after migrant from Canary Wharf hotel ‘walked into her flat’

Arrests and charges follow protests outside Isle of Dogs hotel

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3 h. ago A capella Flower Of Scotland at Murrayfield began with a 'mistake', says Scottish Rugby

The mix-up which sparked the worldwide trend initially led the events manager to think she would lose her job

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3 h. ago Crowds line the streets of Dalbeattie for annual Civic Daze parade celebrations

Floats and walkers made their way through the town to Colliston Park, where an afternoon of fun was in store.

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3 h. ago China and Britain shared a mission to fight aggression and fascism. And we can work together today | Zheng Zeguang

As we remember VJ Day, let us also recall a spirit that can help us combat regional instability and climate changeZheng Zeguang is Chinese ambassador to the UKThis year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the world anti-fascist war. On Friday, there will be a two-minute silence at noon in the UK to honour the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. This is a moment not only for solemn remembrance, but also for reflection on the enduring bonds forged in the crucible of history – bonds that continue to resonate in our world today.At the darkest hour of the second world war, China and the UK fought on different fronts but shared a common mission: to defend humanity against fascism and aggression. Millions of lives were lost, cities razed, and families torn apart. Yet in that darkness, courage and solidarity illuminated the way forward. The Chinese and British peoples stood shoulder to shoulder, united by sacrifice and ...

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3 h. ago Richard Masters hopes promoted clubs can compete to survive in Premier League

Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland are tasked with bucking an alarming recent trend.

Politics

3 h. ago UK sends Vladimir Putin warning ahead of Donald Trump summit in Alaska TODAY

Defence Secretary John Healey said today's face-to-face talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was a 'first step towards serious negotiation' and ending the conflict

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3 h. ago Migrant staying at Canary Wharf hotel arrested after ‘walking into blind woman’s flat’

Met Police say woman, 22, separately charged with assaulting security guard at Britannia International

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3 h. ago Will there be Annika season 3? ‘Decision made’ on future of Nicola Walker show

UKTV has said there are “no current plans” to make Annika season three 😨

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3 h. ago Iceland boss will pay customers to sniff out shoplifters after thieves cost supermarket £20million in the past year

Iceland's CEO Richard Walker hoped that the incentive would encourage shoppers to act if they spotted a shoplifter and hit back at claims it was a 'victimless crime '.

Economics

3 h. ago Edinburgh tattoo artist who started working in studio on a whim found social media fame

“As an artist, my gallery walks around, gets up and leaves – my work is somewhere in the world, living a life and interacting with other people.”

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3 h. ago Woman charged with assault after migrant ‘walked into her flat’

The alleged victim of the assault is a security guard at the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf.

Events

4 h. ago The 'toxic' new dating trend that is leaving romantic hopefuls 'blindsided'

A new toxic dating trend dubbed 'banksying', named after mysterious Bristol-born street artist Banksy, is leaving romantic hopefuls 'blindsided'.

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4 h. ago ‘We’re in a healthy relationship!’ Alison Brie and Dave Franco on gruesome body horror Together

Best known for comic roles, the couple talk about how they parlayed their marriage into a sweaty nightmare of a film – and what it’s like to share their love in publicDave Franco is showing me his wounds: a bloody finger, a grazed foot, a palm full of blisters. On his phone, the actor zooms in on the photo collage he has compiled of the worst injuries he sustained on the set of Together, the romance-horror he stars in alongside his wife, Alison Brie. She is not to be outdone. In one scene, Brie’s character is propelled against a glass door by a mysterious force. During filming, it seemed as if her stunt double was walking up to the door “very slowly. I felt like it was not landing the beat,” says the actor. “I said: ‘Let me just do it.’ And that’s what’s in the movie, me running and slamming into the glass. Then, of course, I had a little bruise on my nose that we had to cover with makeup.”Franco and Brie were clearly willing to throw themselves – literally – into the hugely en...

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4 h. ago What goes up must come down: can Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland buck trend?

We assess the chances of Premier League’s new teams avoiding the fate of promoted clubs for past two seasonsReasons to be cheerful There are numerous reasons behind the growing trend of promoted teams going straight back down with a decreasing number of points. One – having to adjust from dominating possession in the Championship to seeing much less of the ball in the Premier League – may not trouble Burnley quite as much as their predecessors. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Council issues statement after mum, 32, killed saving daughter in park

Madia Kauser was killed when a large tree branch fell on her as she walked her two young children in a Lancashire country park

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6 h. ago Jet2 passenger hopes £300 tattoo will help him bag FREE holiday from airline

Craig Hicks, from Telford, Shropshire, finished his right arm sleeve with a tattoo of Jet2's slogan - after seeing what he believes is a trend emerging on TikTok

Economics