UK News: Lucky lottery player scoops £161m jackpot

The lucky UK player matched all five main numbers and both Lucky Stars to take home the bumper prize in last night's draw.

Trouble flares at parades

POLICE in Northern Ireland came under attack for the second consecutive night as violence flared following Orange Order parades in Belfast.

Petrol bombs, bricks, bottles and fireworks were hurled at officers and cars were set alight in the city's northern district of Ardoyne.

Britain 'not immune' to eurozone economic woe

GEORGE Osborne has warned that Britain is "not immune" to the crisis in the eurozone amid growing fears over Italy and Spain.

After holding talks with counterparts in Brussels yesterday, the Chancellor insisted decisive action was needed to ensure the markets had confidence in bail-out mechanisms.

The ministers had been intending to discuss a second package for Greece, but the gathering has been overshadowed.

Fears for smaller firms

ALMOST one in 10 smaller companies could go out of business if trading conditions do not improve in the coming months, according to new research today.

A survey of 500 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by insurance giant Aviva found that only 13 per cent believe the economy will improve this year, with most predicting "difficult days" ahead.

Jamie checks out Sainsbury's

TV chef Jamie Oliver is ending his association with supermarket giant Sainsbury's after 11 years.

The food guru - whose deal with the firm is thought to be worth more than 1 million each year - has been the face of the company and starred in more than 100 TV ads.

Barnsley: A slimmer who lost half his body weight decided to take action after his daughter's friend said: "I don't want to sit with the big fat man." Neil Richardson, 30, was known to all as "Fat Neil" before he shed 12st 10lb to be named as Slimming World's Man of the Year 2011.

London: Workers from Sainsbury's stores were set to stage a protest outside the firm's annual general meeting today in a row over pay. Unite said thousands of its members at the supermarket giant were being offered a below-inflation rise this year despite the "massive profits" the company makes.