Tesco praised for including domestic violence helpline number on receipts

Shoppers praise Tesco as ‘discreet and clever’ as they spot the supermarket has included a domestic violence helpline on its receipts after a surge in abuse cases during lockdown Tesco is sharing the number for the Domestic Abuse helpline on its receipts Been praised on Twitter as ‘brilliant initiative’ to help victims discreetly  It comes as … Read more

Warm weather sees British growers harvest one of the country’s biggest ever hauls 

Strawberry yields forever: Warm weather sees British growers harvest one of the country’s biggest ever hauls The sunshine will make the berries sweeter than in previous years Record levels of sunshine in recent weeks have led to an estimated 20 per cent increase in strawberry production Tesco has bought an extra 300 tons of British-grown … Read more

Ex jockey and TalkTalk CEO during £80m cyber attack who will lead UK’s test and trace scheme

The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack in 2015, will lead the UK’s test and trace scheme to tackle the coronavirus, set to launch tomorrow.  Baroness Dido Harding of Winscombe, 53, was raised on a Somerset pig farm … Read more

Married couple arrested over death of Louise Smith, 16, as police confirm body is missing teenager 

A married couple arrested over the death of 16-year-old Louise Smith are pictured for the first time, after a body found in a Hampshire woodland was confirmed as hers. The teenager, from the Leigh Park area, was reported missing on VE Day earlier this month, with her body discovered in Havant Thicket, a dense woodland, … Read more

Police carry bags of clothes and a carpet from flat where Louise Smith, 16, was last staying

Mourners have been laying flowers at the site where a body was discovered in Hampshire during the search for missing 16-year-old Louise Smith.  Today the teenager, who vanished on May 8, was described by family friends as a ‘charming young girl who had her whole life ahead of her’.  Investigating forensic officers have also been … Read more

Tributes are left at woodland spot where police hunting for missing Louise Smith, 16, found body

Mourners have been laying flowers at the site where a body was discovered in Hampshire during the search for missing 16-year-old Louise Smith.  Today the teenager, who vanished on May 8, was described by family friends as a ‘charming young girl who had her whole life ahead of her’.  Devastated members of the community said … Read more