Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn
The Canadian family that once owned Selfridges department store has bought the UK pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots for $8.9bn (£6.74bn). Wittington Investments, the holding company of the Weston family…
Man who made firebomb threat would have been arrested ‘in an ideal world’ prior to fatal arson attack, inquest told
Zak Bolland made the threat weeks before he and David Worrall went on to murder Michelle Pearson and her four children A police officer told a court it would have…
Paul Ferris, author and former crime boss, dies aged 62
Mr Ferris turned to writing after turning his back on a life of crime Paul Ferris, a former Glasgow crime figure turned author, has died aged 62. He passed away…
Country diary: The changing face of stubble fields, those shortcuts of my youth | Nicola Chester
Stubble fields, those post-harvest acres of short straws, seem to be lasting longer into the season, as farmers respond to changing practices. I have a wistful attachment to stubble fields:…
Tributes to ‘kind, loving’ royal family GP after husband charged with her murder
‘We are devastated by the loss of our beautiful Hannah,’ say family The family of Hannah Cain, a GP to the royal family, who was allegedly murdered by her husband…
Beware rightwing economic myths such as ‘maxing out the nation’s credit card’ | Letters
Larry Elliott’s column on the rightwing economic myths constraining Andy Burnham’s government should be required reading before John Healey’s budget (Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy…
Teenage boy accused of stabbing girl at school wrote about his ‘hatred for women’, court told
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denies attempted murder A teenage boy accused of the attempted murder of a girl who he stabbed in the back at…
George Galloway contests London byelection without setting foot in UK
George Galloway has been elected seven times to parliament, but his attempt to succeed for an eighth this week, in the London seat formerly held by Keir Starmer, is undoubtedly…
Experts uncover link between ADHD and memory problems in later life
Experts have urged regular ‘monitoring’ for older adults living with the condition Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could be more vulnerable to experiencing memory and thinking problems in…
Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense | Heather Stewart
Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit is a Conservative classic. After all, it was George Osborne’s high-profile pledge to “take the family home out of inheritance tax” in 2007 that put…