Supermarket sandwich maker Greencore has agreed a £1.2 billion takeover deal for rival Bakkavor in a move that will create a food-to-go giant with around 30,500 staff. Under the cash-and-shares deal, ...

JERSEY will play its part in ensuring food and other supplies can reach parts of Gaza and alleviate the risk of death by starvation for residents of the beleaguered region, the Chief Minister has ...

The UK accused Vladimir Putin of sending a “low-level” delegation to peace talks on Ukraine rather than agreeing to a face-to-face meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian president is in Turkey ...

The UK economy grew at the fastest rate in a year over the first quarter of 2025, in a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, new official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.7% ...

Fifty-four people have been killed in overnight airstrikes on the city of Khan Younis, a hospital in southern Gaza has said. Ten airstrikes were counted by an Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis ...

Postponed strike action by workers at Scottish Water is set to resume, after a union said the company had failed to make its members an improved pay offer. Staff at the company had been due to walk ...

A BACKBENCH politician has received unanimous support for her proposal to create a specific traffic offence in the wake of the hit-and-run collision which caused the deaths of Dean and Charlie Lowe.

The search to find the mother of three children abandoned in London across eight years has been narrowed down to just 400 homes, as police say they “cannot discount” a fourth baby being found as time ...

Tottenham forward Dejan Kulusevski has been forced to undergo knee surgery adding to Ange Postecoglou’s injury woes ahead of the Europa League final. Opponents Manchester United have a more upbeat ...

US secretary of state Marco Rubio and his Nato counterparts meet in Turkey on Thursday to prepare a pivotal summit of alliance leaders next month that will set the course for future European security ...

Ireland and Israel are among the countries competing in the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Thursday. Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen will represent Ireland ...

The Duchess of Sussex said she is in her “concert era” after attending a James Taylor show in San Diego alongside the Duke of Sussex. Meghan posted on Instagram a number of photos of herself and Harry ...