A woman was shot dead by her husband 15 minutes into a frantic phone call to 911, during which she told police he was hallucinating and asking her to shoot him.

A 13-MONTH-OLD boy left hospital yesterday just five months after his mother agreed with doctors that he was too ill to survive a heart condition and that his life support machine should be switched off.

The new owners of Somerfield cut their losses on the Kwik Save chain by selling the brand and the majority of its stores today.

British high street retailer Peacock today reported a pick-up in sales over Easter as the discount end of the clothing market proved resilient to weakening consumer confidence.

British high street retailer Peacock said today it was on course to open 100 stores in a year as part of an expansion drive likely to create 1,300 new jobs.