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Tesco has sold its garden centre chain Dobbies for £217m as the retailer continues with its strategy of focusing on its supermarket business.Dobbies has been sold to a group of investors led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital. The sale comes a week after Tesco announced the sale of UK restaurant chain Giraffe and its Turkish business. Tesco bought Dobbies in 2007 for £150m and it is now the UK’s second largest gardening retailer. The sales are part of attempts by Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis to revive the retail giant’s fortunes.

Tributes have been paid around the world to Labour MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed. The 41-year-old was attacked before holding a constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire on Thursday. Among those who honoured Mrs Cox was Hillary Clinton, the US Democratic Party’s presidential hopeful, who said: “It is cruel and terrible that her life was cut short.” Mrs Cox’s husband said the mother of two had fought for “a better world”. On Thursday, hundreds of people of all faiths packed into Saint Peter’s Church in Birstall for a service of remembrance while a vigil was…

Prince William has said that there is a need for greater initiatives to protect children from online bullying.He told the London 2016 Founders Forum, a conference and networking event for leading digital and technological entrepreneurs, that as a father of two young children, he is concerned about the issues of cyberbullying and trolling on the internet and their often tragic consequences.

The medical aid charity Doctors without Borders says it will no longer take funds from the European Union in protest at its migration policy. MSF singled out the EU’s deal with Turkey in March to stem the biggest flow of migrants into the continent since World War II. It says the deal, in which Turkey agreed to take back all migrants, jeopardises the concept of the refugee. The charity received $63m (£44m) from the EU and its members last year.

Today Pastor Chris shares a post saying Jesus took our place of sin, that we might receive His righteousness.  He paid the full penalty for our sins and was the first to come out of spiritual death. Learn more in today’s Rhapsody. Pastor also shared from 2Ti 1:6—7: @ 12noon we’ll pray fervidly in tongues for all 15min. As you stir the power of the Holy Spirit through prayer, every doubt and fear will be crushed, and your heart will be filled with boldness, courage, wisdom and strength to take the next steps in fulfilling God’s purpose for your life; and…

The reason the challenge came your way is because you can handle it. So quit complaining about it! Joseph had dreams of greatness as a boy, but he faced several challenges. He was sold into slavery by his brothers, falsely accused by his master’s wife, and imprisoned for several years. Miraculously, he ended up the Prime Minister of Egypt. The beautiful thing is that in spite of all he went through, he never complained or gave up on his dream of success. Why? He knew it was all part of the process! The challenges Joseph faced were perfect fit for…

A 90th-minute header by substitute striker Antoine Griezmann and a stoppage-time special by Dimitri Payet secured France a heartstopping 2-0 win over Albania on Wednesday (June 15) that sent the hosts through as the first team into the last 16 of Euro 2016. France had struggled to make any impression on a determined Albanian defence and as the clock ticked into the last minute neither team had managed a shot on target — though both hit a post. They had needed an 89th-minute Payet goal to beat Romania in their first game and it was even later when centre back…

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has been criticised for making changes to its employee pay policy. The British retailer has cut back on premium pay for shop-floor staff who work Sundays and antisocial hours. It will also reduce the premium paid to employees for working on bank holidays. This would affect approximately 10% of its shop-floor workers, especially long-serving employees. This move follows M&S’s plans to increase the basic pay of its shop-floor staff, which will be increased by 15% to £8.50 (€10.71, $12.06) per hour, from April 2016.

Retail sales surged further last month, driven by a jump in clothing as stores benefited from the return of warmer weather.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 6% increase in sales volumes in May compared to a year earlier. That followed an upwardly revised jump from 4.3% to 5.2% for April – the ONS blaming late reporting of data from stores. The official figures showed a 4.3% rise in fashion sales month-on-month in May – the biggest increase in over two years.It was explained, the ONS said, by warmer weather last month compared to April.

Poundland, being stalked by potential bidder Steinhoff, saw profits fall amid weak trading and the “strain” of integrating former rival 99p Stores.Poundland said in its statement that the 99p-chain purchase “naturally placed a strain on the core business”. Annual pre-tax profits at the 900-strong chain tumbled 83.7% to £5.9m, although sales rose 18.7% to £1.3bn. Stripping out the 99p Stores acquisition, profits fell 13.5% to £37.8m on sales up 9.3% to £1.2bn.