A severely depressed young woman who stepped in front of a train left a suicide note complaining of how an anti-acne drug left her feeling physically aged, her family said today.

TWENTY-FOUR hours, 365 days a year, trucks the size of three-storey houses roll across an Arctic wasteland, scooping up a sticky sand that has become the holy grail of global oil companies and multinational investors.

The Co-op’s banking business said its balance sheet remained strong today, despite a £31.8m (€40.37m) investment write-off.

The British financial services group, Co-operative, today confirmed plans to axe up to 1,000 jobs.

The insurance arm of England's Co-op is to axe 2,000 jobs under plans to modernise the service, it was announced today.