Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury is today hoping to resolve a row with Asda in time for Saturday’s release of the final book in the series.

Sharon Osbourne became the new face of Asda today.

US retail giant Wal-Mart made it a three-way fight for the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket chain today after revealing plans to enter the bidding war for Safeway.

Media hysteria is being blamed by a leading economist for fuelling the foot-and-mouth crisis.