Supermarket giant Tesco today said it would run three-quarters of its distribution fleet on biodiesel from next month.

Tesco launched the greenest supermarket in the UK today using wind turbines to power the checkouts and rainwater to wash the home-delivery vans.

Up to 11 people were feared dead today after a rig helicopter crashed into the North Sea.

Five people were confirmed dead tonight and six were missing after a civilian helicopter plunged into the sea 25 miles north-east of Great Yarmouth.

The number of confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth in Britain has now topped 300 as the controversy over the planned mass cull of healthy animals continues.