Drinks brands Robinsons squash and Irn-Bru are to be poured into the same company after their makers unveiled a £1.4bn (€1.75bn) merger deal today.

A young couple have been shot dead in Pakistan in a suspected honour killing.

Almost 1,000 jobs will be lost with the closure of a UK credit card call centre, it was announced today.

Protesters were today expected to picket one of Britain’s top comedy awards over its sponsor’s marketing tactics.