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Board calls out excessive pay on day Next approved 50% pay rise for its chief executive

‘Red top’ warning over payouts for Simon Wolfson and Andy Hornby after chains given Covid support

Store sales in the past three months jumped 21.3 compared with a year ago when shops were shut during Covid lockdowns.

The group, which has about 500 stores across the country, said full price sales in the three months to the end of April were up 21.3% compared to a year earlier.

After a long weekend in the UK, the trading week and new month of May begin on Tuesday with some big central bank policy announcements, a raft of new...

After a long weekend in the UK, the trading week and new month of May begin on Tuesday with some big central bank policy announcements, a raft of new...

Johnson could yet receive further fines over various Downing Street parties held despite strict coronavirus lockdowns

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face angry lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since being fined for breaking the law, as the "partygate" scandal continues to plague him.

The embattled UK leader has weathered the initial storm after being penalised last week for breaching COVID-19 lockdown laws on one occasion in 2020, doggedly defying calls to resign.

PM last week became first British leader to be publicly fined for breaking the law