A whistleblower at the heart of the Tesco accounting scandal in the UK has described the determination of senior managers to meet budget targets with them ignoring concerns raised by staff who feared they would end up in jail.

Three former Tesco executives are accused of "cooking the books" in a scandal which wiped £2bn(€2.27bn) off the supermarket's total share value and sent "shockwaves" through the stock market.

The trial of three former Tesco executives in the UK over their alleged role in a £326m accounting scandal at the supermarket is due to start.

A lorry driver accused of causing the deaths of eight people in a crash on the M1 has appeared in court.

The trial of three former Tesco executives is due to start on Monday over the £326m accounting scandal at the British supermarket.

A lorry driver facing 20 charges over a motorway horror crash in England that left eight people dead has appeared in court.

Three minibus passengers, including a five-year-old girl, are fighting for their lives after a motorway crash which killed eight people.

Nadiya Hussain introduces the BBC’s big new cooking show tonight. Not surprisingly, all concerned are a bit sensitive about comparisons to previous series, writes Susan Griffin.

Several people remain unaccounted for after an explosion and fire at a block of flats in England.

The afterparty has begun. The XV Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro opened with a feat to defy expectations in a carnival atmosphere at the Maracana Stadium.

A British tourist has died after a road collision in county Cork.

Two people have been arrested in England on suspicion of murdering a baby girl.

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USA: Seattle police witnessed the miracle of childbirth when they pulled over a speeding car en route to an area hospital, and ended up helping a woman in labour deliver her baby girl.

A plot to burgle the Buckinghamshire home of entertainer Cilla Black during her funeral has been foiled.

The wheels of progress turn very slowly at Portmarnock but if the sticky issue of women members is ever resolved, Shane Lowry will join Rory McIlroy at the top of the queue for the return of the Irish Open to what many consider to be Ireland’s blue riband links.

Waterford-born singer and TV entertainer Val Doonican, who became a household name in Ireland and Britain, has died aged 88.

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A driver had to be treated for minor injuries after her sports car crashed through a coffee shop window.

A rare Aston Martin car once owned by actor Sir Peter Ustinov is up for auction and could fetch more than 1 million.

Publication of Dame Janet Smith’s report into how Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall carried out campaigns of abuse over decades at the BBC has been postponed at the request of the Metropolitan Police.

Dogs have been found to have 98% reliability rate in sniffing out prostate cancer in men, according to newly published research.

A stolen dog dumped by callous thieves in England has engineered a rescue by flagging down a passing RSPCA van more than 100 miles from its home.

“Never again must the power of money or celebrity blind us to repeated clear signals that some extremely vulnerable people were being abused,” UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt said as a series of damning reports were published into how Jimmy Savile raped and assaulted hundreds of people in hospitals.

David Cameron has urged schools to recognise their role in the “fight against Islamist extremist terror” as police urgently try to trace three girls believed to have fled to Syria to join Islamic State.

Four people, including three men travelling in the same car, have been killed in motorway crashes as families hit the roads for half term breaks.

The actor has sprained his knee while shooting a fight scene for the new Jame Bond movie.

USA: South Dakota officials have cancelled a public safety campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of jerking the steering wheel on icy roads, saying it’s too risqué.

With a fifth child on the way, Jude Law has mixed feelings about being so busy with his film work, writes Jeananne Craig

Fresh abuse allegations against TV and radio presenter Jimmy Savile have been made in relation to 12 NHS Trusts.

George Clooney is reportedly throwing a party in Buckinghamshire next week to celebrate his wedding.

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Louis van Gaal has vowed to win the Premier League next season, and then lift the Champions League as part of an ambitious three-year plan at Manchester United.

Kimberley Walsh wants her baby's birth to be filmed.

Carrie Fisher's daughter has been cast in 'Star Wars: Episode VII'.

Harrison Ford's injury will reportedly delay the release of 'Star Wars: Episode VII'.

Harrison Ford could miss up to eight weeks of filming on 'Star Wars: Episode VII'.

The cast of 'Star Wars: Episode VII' are reportedly "livid" with film makers over Harrison Ford's injuries.

Harrison Ford has a broken ankle, reports suggest, after being injured on the set of the latest Star Wars film this week.

Harrison Ford was airlifted to hospital after he was injured while filming the new 'Star Wars' movie.