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The British arm of Aldi has said that it will invest £300m in its stores after posting a 12% increase in sales to a record £7.7bn in 2015. The supermarket, named 2016 Grocer of the Year has announced record results for its last financial year alongside a major investment in its UK stores. The grocer, which currently operates 785 stores in the UK and Ireland, plans to open 70 new stores during 2017 as part of its plan to reach 1,000 by 2022. Matthew Barnes, CEO of Aldi UK and Ireland said that the investment will also include the refurbishment…

William says his children’s first trip to Canada starts “their own lifetime of friendship with this wonderful country”. Canada’s Prime Minister has praised the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as “strong advocates” for young people on day two of their official visit. Justin Trudeau said Prince William and Kate understood “how important young people are to our shared success”. The Royal pair touched down in Vancouver on Sunday where they are due to meet Syrian refugees who have only recently resettled in Canada. Prince George and Princess Charlotte are remaining with their nanny at Government House in Victoria as their…

Wayne Rooney says a lot of the criticism of him is “rubbish” and vows to give his best wherever Jose Mourinho plays him for Manchester United. United have suffered three defeats in their last four games, with Rooney playing the full 90 minutes in losses to Manchester City and Watford. Although Rooney is just three goals short of equalling Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time United record of 249, critics have suggested he should be taken out of the side, with Marcus Rashford and Zlatan Ibrahimovic both having performed well this season. However, the 30-year-old has insisted he is used to being…

The Foreign Secretary says the Government expects to invoke Article 50, which begins the process to leave the EU, by early 2017. Boris Johnson has said the process of leaving the EU does not need to take two years once Article 50 is invoked. Speaking to Sky News in New York, the Foreign Secretary said he expected Article 50 – the formal mechanism for beginning the exit from the Union – to be invoked early next year. He also said Britain would “take back control” with a global free trade package and a deal on financial services. Once Britain invokes…

Victims of bank transfer fraud should have the same protection as those whose cards are cloned or accounts hacked, Which? says. Banks must shoulder more responsibility for money lost by people tricked into transferring it into a fraudster’s account, according to a “super-complaint” by Which? The consumer group said victims of these types of scams did not have the same type of protection as those using other payment methods. It is calling for the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) to investigate. Bank transfers by UK consumers have risen from 100 million a year a decade ago to 70 million a month…

Cluster bombs have left entire streets in flames after the Syrian government announced a major offensive on rebel-held areas. Sky sources said at least five different parts of Aleppo had been targeted on Thursday evening, as a week-long truce collapsed. Video footage showed buildings on fire and a journalist for the AFP news agency said his street in the Bustan al-Qasr district was burning. The destruction in the contested city’s rebel-held eastern quarters was caused by a combination of air strikes and shelling. In a statement carried on state news the government forces called on citizens to keep away from…

Patient safety at GP surgeries could be ‘at risk’ unless a “chronic shortage” of doctors is turned around, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners. It says that unless drastic action is taken to ensure there are enough doctors in the NHS, thousands of patients could be forced to travel miles to their nearest GP practice or be left stranded with no family doctor at all. The RCGP says with 75% of doctors across 540 general practices over the age of 55 and nearing retirement, there could be a shortfall of 10,000 doctors by 2020. The College’s chair Dr Maureen…

Business confidence is at its lowest in four years amid increasing economic uncertainty and weaker demand after Britain’s vote to leave the EU, according to a report. The outlook for demand, employment and investment is weaker across all sectors of the economy, says research by Lloyds Bank. The important services sector saw the biggest fall, down by an average 30 points across hospitality and leisure, retail and wholesale, business and other services, according to Lloyds’ Business in Britain report. More than a quarter of companies said the main threat to growth in the next six months was economic uncertainty and a further 18% named…

Vladimir Putin’s ruling party is set for victory in Russia’s parliamentary elections despite a dip in support, preliminary results suggest. United Russia received 44.5% of votes, according to an exit poll, compared to 49% in the previous election five years ago. Liberal opposition parties, the only group openly critical of President Putin, reportedly failed to get over the 5% threshold needed for party representation. The nationalist LDPR was said to be in second place with 15.3% of the votes, followed by the Communist party on 14.9% and the Just Russia party on 8.1%. United Russia, which is set to remain the largest party, was created by Mr Putin 15 years ago…

Rio has said farewell to the Paralympics with a closing ceremony that showcased Brazil’s love for music and celebrated what many think has been a surprisingly successful Games. The famous Maracana stadium was packed, with Paralympians seated across the field as the event got under way with a fireworks display. Britain finished second in the medals table behind China, winning a total of 147 medals – 64 of them gold. The total easily surpasses the tally from London 2012, when Paralympics GB earned 120 medals. One of the first performers at the ceremony was Jonathan Bastos, a Brazilian who was born…