Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade 08. October 2026 (12:00) Talks between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have set industry tongues wagging, with analysts saying the market is ripe for changeTesco lifts profit forecast and says shoppers are resilientBusiness live – latest updatesThey may be two of the most recognisable brands in Britain, with a combined 188 years serving shoppers, but industry watchers agree that either Asda or Morrisons – or both – could disappear within a decade.This week, it emerged that Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – the UK’s second- and sixth-largest supermarket chains – had held merger talks between last November and February, before the larger player decided to walk away. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
French high school protests continue despite PM’s promise of action – Europe live 08. October 2026 (11:49) Demonstrators have rejected a promise by Sébastien Lecornu to present a plan to fix the country’s education system by the end of the monthMeanwhile, we are getting sad news from Ukraine, where at least 30 people were killed in a Russian attack in the proximity of a bus stop in the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine.At least 18 people were also injured. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wrexham and Rochdale train services rejected over west coast line pressure 08. October 2026 (11:38) Regulator also vetoes extra Blackpool service, saying insufficient space for new direct trains to LondonBusiness live – latest updatesPlans to run direct train services to Wrexham and Rochdale from London have been rejected by the rail regulator because of “significant pressure” on the line.The Office of Rail and Road said that there was insufficient space on the crowded west coast main line to introduce the two new separate train services. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tesco rolls out AI customer assistant following trial 08. October 2026 (11:37) The supermarket said the assistant offered a ‘natural, two-way dialogue to offer inspiration in the form of personalised recipe ideas’.(London News)
Royal Navy service member charged with spying 08. October 2026 (11:24) Teddy Young, 24, from Bedfordshire, charged under National Security Act after arrest by counter-terror policeA serving member of the Royal Navy has been charged with spying, police have said.Teddy Young, 24, will appear today at Westminster magistrates’ court after he was charged with obtaining protected information that could benefit a unnamed foreign power. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
