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• Hundreds of grocery items more than 20 pricier over last two years Which

  Consumers have seen the price of hundreds of popular grocery items rise by more than 20% over the last two years alongside a drop in supermarket discounts and budget ranges, a study has found.

• Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton star at Three Thousand Years Of Longing premier

  Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton have walked the Cannes Film Festival red carpet as they attended the premiere of their new film Three Thousand Years of Longing.

• Sale strike back to see off Wasps and secure European Champions Cup spot

  Sale secured their place in the European Champions Cup for next season with a hard-fought 16-7 Gallagher Premiership comeback victory at the Coventry Building Society Stadium.

• British climber back home after record breaking 16th Everest summit

  A British mountaineer who was once told he would never walk again unaided has been greeted by his family as he arrived back in the country following a record-breaking climb of Mount Everest.

• Tesla Model X buyers facing two year wait for delivery

  Tesla revealed a refreshed version of the Model X SUV last year, but buyers are facing massive delays as the American firm struggles to ramp up production.

• Winner announced in chart battle between Eurovisions Sam Ryder and Harry Styles

  Sam Ryder’s Eurovision single Space Man has gone to number two in the charts after his surprise success at the contest last week.

• Nicola Sturgeon tests positive for Covid 19

  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has tested positive for Covid-19.

• Around 30 people warned over contents of Sue Gray partygate report

  Around 30 people including Prime Minister Boris Johnson are being contacted by the Cabinet Office to warn them of the contents of the Sue Gray partygate report.

• BBC offers first glimpse of Dolly Aldertons Everything I Know About Love

  The BBC have teased the upcoming TV adaptation of Dolly Alderton’s best-selling memoir Everything I Know About Love which will air on June 7.

• Micheal Martin No substitute for negotiated agreement over NI Protocol

  Irish premier Micheal Martin has said there is “no substitute” for substantive negotiations between the UK Government and European Union to resolve difficulties with the Northern Ireland Protocol.

• Rise in possession claims by landlords after serving no fault eviction notices

  Almost 6,000 landlords in England started court proceedings against tenants in the first three months of 2022 after serving them a so-called ‘no-fault’ eviction notice, figures show.

• Policeman heard rib break while performing CPR on Sheku Bayoh inquiry told

  A police officer has told an inquiry how he heard a rib break while performing CPR on a man who fell unconscious during his arrest.

• Boris Johnson insists No 10 will not block names from Sue Gray report

  Boris Johnson has insisted he will not seek to block names appearing in the Sue Gray inquiry report into partygate and said he is “looking forward” to seeing its contents “pretty soon”.

• Man guilty of attempted murder over Terminator machete attack on Tube train

  A “Terminator” Tube attacker has been found guilty of hacking at a commuter with a machete.

• University discriminated against anxious student who killed herself judge

  The University of Bristol discriminated against a physics student who took her own life before an oral exam after suffering from crippling anxiety, a senior judge has found.

• Rich List Ed Sheeran could become first British billionaire musician

  Ed Sheeran could become the first British billionaire musician after another “golden year” saw his wealth reportedly increase by £40 million, according to the Sunday Times Music Rich List.

• British Gas workers vote to accept pay deal

  British Gas workers have voted to accept a pay deal said to be worth at least 5%.

• Author Anne Bronte was skilled rock collector researchers reveal

  A student has helped reveal that one of Britain’s most famous authors was not just a talented writer but also a skilled rock collector with an active interest in geology.

• Football scrambles for answers as fan disorder continues

  A return to perimeter fencing is not the answer to tackling pitch invasions and would represent “a failure of us all”, the UK’s football policing lead has said.

• Vardy complained to husband of being scapegoat at Euro 2016 texts reveal

  Rebekah Vardy complained she was being made a “scapegoat” during Euro 2016 and that news coverage made her “blood boil”, newly-released documents in the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial have revealed.

• Manchester City boosted by return of John Stones and Kyle Walker

  Defenders John Stones and Kyle Walker are back in contention for Manchester City’s decisive final Premier League game of the season against Aston Villa on Sunday.

• Jesse Marsch expects to remain as boss if Leeds suffer Premier League relegation

  Head coach Jesse Marsch is expecting to continue in the role if Leeds are relegated from the Premier League on Sunday.

• Cost of living fears just an excuse to delay tackling obesity Jamie Oliver

  Jamie Oliver has accused the Government of using families’ suffering amid the cost-of-living crisis as an “excuse” to delay tackling obesity.

• Mayor waging war on poisonous air with plan to expand Ultra Low Emission Zone

  London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he is waging “war on poisonous air” as he bids to extend the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) across London.

• PM Government had to be flexible over delays to junk food offers ban

  Boris Johnson has said the Government was having to be “flexible” when it came to a delay in introducing a ban on buy-one-get-one-free promotions on unhealthy foods as Jamie Oliver led protests outside Downing Street.