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Supermarkets have lined up to criticise the government’s suggestion they should be stockpiling food in the event of a “no deal” Brexit. Several have given their backing to the British Retail Consortium after the trade association, which represents 70% of the industry, hit out at the idea.It follows interventions by Prime Minister Theresa May and Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, who acknowledged Britain will have to ensure there are adequate food supplies if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.On Wednesday, Mr Rabb promised to “look at this issue” to make sure food supplies remained “adequate”. Image: The Brexit secretary…

A four-year-old boy was among five people killed in a collision between a minibus and a car on a road in Scotland. It happened on the A96 between Huntly and Keith in Moray just before midnight, Police Scotland said.One of the five people hurt is said to have life-threatening injuries. Image: Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward The minibus was carrying a group of Italian tourists, with a woman and a young boy being among those who died, police said.Three other passengers in the car were also killed – two women aged 69 and 70 and a…

TSB has said it made a loss of £107.4m in the first six months of the year following its notorious IT meltdown.  In its first financial update since the botched migration of 1.3 billion customer records to a new IT system in April, the bank put the cost of the debacle at £176.4m. That included bringing in IT specialists from IBM to help sort out the mess and compensating customers.Paul Pester, the embattled boss of TSB, has previously admitted 1,300 customers suffered financial loss as fraudsters attacked vulnerabilities in its IT system.Around 26,000 customers have moved their accounts to news…

North Korea has returned the remains of what are believed to be US servicemen killed during the Korean War. A US military plane has made a rare trip from a South Korean airbase to a coastal city in North Korea in order to retrieve the remains of the fallen servicemen.During their summit last month, Kim Jong Un had promised Donald Trump that the handover would happen – making this the first tangible result from the talks.A formal repatriation ceremony is going to be held at Osan air base in South Korea on 1 August, and on Thursday, serving US soldiers…

Sir Alex Ferguson has thanked medical staff for saving his life in his first public appearance since his brain haemorrhage. The ex-Manchester United manager, 76, has been recovering after having emergency surgery in May.In a video posted online by his former club, he said: “Hello, just a quick message. First of all to thank the medical staff at Macclesfield, Salford Royal and Alexandra hospitals.”Believe me, without those people who have gave me such great care, I would not be sitting here today.”So thank you from me and my family. Thank you very much. On Saturday 5 May, the football world…

Former cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan has promised to build a “new” Pakistan as he claimed victory in the country’s disputed election. The leader of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party gave a live-televised address, a day after tens of millions of people cast their ballots in an election marred by violence.An official result has not yet been announced following delays in counting and allegations of vote rigging.”We were successful and we were given a mandate,” Mr Khan said. “All our policies will be focused on bringing up the poorest segment of society.”No political leader has ever been a victim of as many personal…

RAF Typhoons have been scrambled to intercept a Russian bomber plane flying near NATO airspace over the Black Sea. Two British jets based in Romania were launched in response to the Russian Su-24 FENCER aircraft earlier this morning.In a statement, the RAF said its pilots patrolled the skies for a short period as a deterrent after the Russian plane was “close to infringing NATO airspace”.The Typhoons were operating from the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on the Black Sea coast.A pilot from 1 (Fighter) Squadron said: “When we received the message to scramble, we sprinted to the jets with…

Ryanair is on a collision course with the airline’s UK regulator over its decision to reject compensation claims amid a pilots’ strike. The low-cost airline is claiming it does not need to compensate customers as it cancels hundreds of flights due to a strike by pilots and cabin crew across Europe.More than 600 flights were cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday as cabin crews in Belgium, Spain and Portugal went on strike over pay and conditions.The carrier is also facing more strikes by its Irish pilots over similar concerns. It threatened to cut 300 jobs among its Irish pilots and crews…

Sky has reported a rise in annual revenues, profits and customer numbers, and sought to underline its growth prospects as a £26bn bidding war between two American suitors approaches its conclusion. The home and mobile entertainment and communications company, which owns Sky News, said that statutory operating profit in the year to June rose by 7% to £1.034bn.Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation were up 9% to more than £2.3bn.Sky plc said that revenue had risen for the 29th consecutive year, with like-for-like revenue up 5% to £13.6bn. Image: Sky’s chief executive Jeremy Darroch says a focus on customers…

Japan has executed the last six members of a Japanese doomsday cult who killed 13 people in a sarin attack on Tokyo’s subway. Aum Shinrikyo cult committed various crimes but was best-known for the 1995 attack, which also injured more than 6,000 and remains Japan’s deadliest terror incident.Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa said the six men were hanged on Thursday morning.Their leader Shoko Asahara, 63, was hanged earlier this month, along with six other members. Image: Japanese doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara was executed earlier this month Founded in 1984, the cult attracted many young people, even graduates of top universities,…