Former Co-op boss was paid almost £2m before leaving after group’s difficult year

[ad_1] The former boss of the Co-op collected almost £2m before her sudden departure last month despite a difficult year when the retailer was pushed into the red by a damaging cyber hack. Shirine Khoury-Haq’s total annual pay package amounted to £1.9m in 2025, including a £165,000 “rewarding growth” bonus that was approved by the […]

Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar retires after heart issues

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Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

[ad_1] The government has asked its new employment rights watchdog to reduce the regulatory burden on business, it has emerged, a request that worker advocates said risks turning the agency into “a dead duck”. The Fair Work Agency (FWA), which is being launched on Tuesday, is a cornerstone of Labour’s Employment Rights Act. It will […]

RSPCA rescue wild rabbit stuck in pipe outside Cambridgeshire home

[ad_1] The rabbit could have been stuck down the narrow pipe for hours before he was rescued The rabbit was found stuck in a pipe(Image: RSPCA) The RSPCA had to rescue a rabbit from a Cambridgeshire home after it got stuck in a pipe. The resident spotted the rabbit in a pipe at the end […]

Ukraine war latest: Drone strike on market kills five

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Waitrose employee sacked after stopping shoplifter from taking Easter eggs

[ad_1] A Waitrose employee of 17 years has described his devastation after being sacked for stopping a shoplifter who had ransacked a display of Lindt Gold Bunny Easter eggs. Walker Smith, a shop assistant at a branch of Waitrose in Clapham Junction, south London, was going about his normal duties when a customer stopped him. […]

Second F‑15 Airman Rescued in Iran After Firefight; U.S. Teams Safe

[ad_1] U.S. special operations forces rescued the second crew member from a downed F-15E fighter jet in Iran after a “heavy firefight,” successfully extracting both airmen and all rescue personnel from the country, according to multiple reports. U.S. officials told Axios and Fox News the high-risk combat search-and-rescue mission recovered the weapons systems officer more […]