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

Police have launched a CCTV appeal to find a mother reported missing with her two young children.

They sat side by side on the same subs bench on a summer’s evening long ago, father and son far from the madding crowd in the English countryside.

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A 66ft (20m) sinkhole has opened up on a residential street in St Albans, forcing the evacuation of families in the area.

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Philomena Lee, whose devotion to finding her adopted son inspired a recent film, has called for a more open adoption system here to allow people access their “genetic entitlement”.

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There is little doubt that the country market is now at a threshold, with 2015 poised to be possibly the most definitive year since 2008 crash.

The maker of some of Britain’s best known food brands said sales have been below expectations as it feels the impact of weak supermarket trading.

Ulster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Saracens on Saturday will be the biggest home match in the club’s history, according to Sarries’ Director of Rugby, Mark McCall.

George Michael has sparked rumours he's retiring after shutting down his website.

Loss-making Premier Foods – home to Mr Kipling and Bisto – boosted its turnaround today by admitting it is on track for a better than expected year.

Alan Kelly has one sincere wish for Ireland’s game against England at Wembley tomorrow night.

Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones has relaunched camera chain Jessops – two months after it was forced from the high street.

London’s leading shares index struggled to make significant progress today as fears over growth in China and the rumbling eurozone debt crisis troubled investors.

The UK’s largest food manufacturer Premier Foods has landed a crucial deal to renew more than £1bn (€1.2bn) of loans.

Enter Shikari have survived the loss of their back catalogue in a warehouse fire in the London riots last summer, says Ed Power

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The troubled company behind Mr Kipling and Branston pickle today said it had been given extra breathing space by its banks to get its finances in order.

Knee problems forced Ireland’s most capped hockey player out of the international game, but Eimear Cregan told Alan Good the future of the sport is bright.

The Bank of England’s latest quarterly inflation report will provide the economic highlight this week, while bookmaker Ladbrokes and retailer Thorntons are among those due to report on the London market.

Grocery chain Sainsbury’s today announced plans to recruit an additional 500 staff to serve at its food counters and cafes over the next year.

THE once fairytale four-year marriage of Cheryl and Ashley Cole ended yesterday in the most mundane fashion.

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NO-ONE could ever accuse Ben Foden of lacking confidence. For instance, there are always the YouTube videos of the Northampton Saints full-back and pop-star girlfriend Una Healy performing acoustic duets at their home in St Albans, landing him the sobriquet of ‘BenUna’.

ONE of Britain’s most notorious swindlers was behind bars yesterday for posing as the country’s top lawyer to target vulnerable women.

IT WAS a beautiful sunny day at Arsenal’s training ground in St Albans yesterday but the sight of Shay Given sitting out training sent a shiver down the spine.

FORMER taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday celebrated his new-found TV presenter fame at a big wedding bash in Adare.

Hovis maker Premier Foods today said revenues from bread sales were up 16% after it increased prices to cope with soaring wheat costs.

The owner of estate agent business Your Move said today it had cut 315 jobs and shut 12 branches in response to the UK housing market slowdown.

AFTER the fiasco of the aborted McCullough-Martinez fight a week earlier there were no problems at the scales in Belfast yesterday when John Duddy and Howard Eastman weighed in for tonight’s sell-out middleweight contest at The King’s Hall (RTÉ2, 9pm).

Ryder Cup ace Paul McGinley was battling to make the cut at the TCL Classic in Hainan after moving to three under par during his second round at the Yalong Bay Golf Club today.

South Africa’s Richard Sterne takes a one-shot lead over England’s Oliver Wilson into the final round of the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket after carding an eight under par round at the Blue Canyon Country Club.

Fox’s Biscuits owner Northern Foods said today it was out of the auction for Burton’s Foods – the firm behind Wagon Wheels and Maryland Cookies.

The owner of Branston Pickle stocked up on some of Britain’s best known brands after agreeing the £1.2bn (€1.8bn) takeover of Hovis owner RHM today.

Premier Foods showed no signs of bid indigestion today after confirming interest in the UK maker of brands such as McVitie’s, Jaffa Cakes and KP.

The British firm Premier Foods has bought Campbells Soups in Ireland and UK in a €650m deal.

Cavan boxer Andrew Murray has netted a lucrative sponsorship deal with Paddy Power bookmakers.

The UK’s third-largest bingo club business returned to the acquisition trail today with an £11m (€16m) deal for another operator.

A judge today said he would rule on January 9 in the trial of a Rwandan rebel accused of killing four British tourists and their guide in a famed Ugandan gorilla reserve.

Road restrictions caused by this morning's explosions at a British oil depot led to travel chaos today with more disruption likely for the Monday morning rush-hour.

An artist who dismantled a shed then put it back together again has won the £25,000 Turner Prize.

Sven-Goran Eriksson will assess the fitness of John Terry and Steven Gerrard when the England squad join up today ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Northern Ireland.