NowMyNews

Austerity chic fashion chain Primark and the budget supermarket Aldi yesterday revealed a sales boom as the cost of living squeeze shakes up the high street. Sales at Primark were up 24per cent for the first half of its financial year, helped enormously by the appeal of its £5 denim shorts and £3 crop tops to teen girls. While the figure at Aldi rose by 31.1per cent as middle income Britons traded down from major supermarkets in search of bargain wine, fresh coffee and even lobster. Sales soaring: Primark saw a 24 per cent growth in sales in the first half of this year. The news sent shares in the parent company soaring 8 per cent today The longest squeeze on living standards in a century, with price rises outpacing increases in incomes, has triggered a radical shift in shopping habits. More... Primark discomforts struggling rival M&S with sparkling sales performance as it keeps winning on the High St Bottle of gin from Aldi costing just £10 beats well known rival brands in

This is the moment an historic RAF fighter jet was transported to its new home by a Chinook helicopter. The Gloster Meteor T.7 was both the UK's first jet aircraft and the Allies' first operational jet fighter when it entered service in 1944. This 1949 aircraft has been located at Imjin Barracks in Gloucestershire - home to NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps for the last 13 years - since 1981. Scroll down for video A RAF Chinock helicopter moves a historic Gloster Meteor T.7 jet to its new home at the Jet Age Museum which is based at Gloucestershire Airport in Staverton But it was recently bought by the Gloucestershire Jet Age Museum in Staverton. So instead of transporting the jet via road, the RAF decided to make use of its Chinook fleet and fly the out-of-service aircraft to its new home. The 100ft long helicopter lifted the 4.8 ton jet before flying it 1.5 miles over the rooftops of Gloucestershire to its resting place. More... Rise of the bomber robots: The UK-

A wealthy City worker has taken his own life in a mysterious double suicide with a childhood friend. Guido Schiatti, who lived in Fulham and worked for General Electric, gassed himself in the mansion owned by his parents in one of Milan’s smartest piazzas. Found in the same room - in a twin bed - was the lifeless body of his childhood friend Fabio Bernini. Both were 33. The two men, discovered with plastic bags over their heads, had apparently poisoned themselves with gas. Mystery: Guido Schiatti was found dead alongside his childhood friend Fabio Bernini in Milan Contrasting lives: Fabio Bernini had recently lost his job and was living with his parents Scene: The two friends were found together in Guido Schiatti's parent's mansion in Milian (pictured) An empty bottle of pills were also found in the room. Mr Bernini, who was unemployed, left two suicide notes in which he despaired at what he saw as his failings in life. But family and friends are u

Bookmakers are offering refunds after 11 horses have tested positive for anabolic steroids at the stable owned by the ruler of Dubai. In one of the biggest ever scandals to hit horse racing, some bookmakers reacted quickly by deciding to refund ante-post bets on the affected Al Zarooni-trained horses. Kate Miller, head of William Hill's PR team, tweeted: 'Godolphin horses William Hill will refund ALL AP bets on; 1000 Guineas, Certify & Desert Blossom. 2000 Guineas; Artigiano/Restraint Of Trade. Top trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni's future is now in doubt after Certify, an unbeaten thoroughbred filly poised to win the 1,000 Guineas race next month, was among those testing positive at the Newmarket stable. Scroll down for video Racing scandal: The future of Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni, pictured left, is now in doubt after the discovery of drugs at the stable owned by Dubai ruling Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Officials have now banned the horses fr

Merchandisers seemingly seeking to profit off the global movement to show solidarity with the people of Boston have tried to trademark the phrase 'Boston Strong.' Two days after the deadly blasts ripped through the city, The United States Patent and Trademark Office began receiving applications by Boston-area retailers trying to claim ownership of the slogan. The phrase has been embraced by Bostonians and has appeared on placards across the town and signs at memorials for the victims, as it has also gone viral across social media. Scroll down for video. Public Domain: Boston residents, pictured fans at the Boston Red Sox game on Saturday, have embraced the Boston Strong phrase as a show of support for the city after the deadly marathon bombings Solidarity: The words have offered hope to the city after the devastating events of April 15. Pictured, 13-year-old Sarah Vieira, of Dartmouth, Mass., chose to write the words on her face for the Red Sox game on Saturday T

These three pouting revellers are being looked for by police after a man celebrating his brother's stag do was hospitalised in a brutal street attack. The trio had posed for an official nightclub photo just hours before the incident which saw Neil Topping, 53, knocked out cold and kicked in the head. Police have released the image in a bid to track down the culprits for the attack and photographs of Mr Topping's injuries have also been published. Police have released a picture of these men they want to speak to in connection with the attack He suffered a fractured left cheekbone and deep cuts to his forehead in the 2.30am incident. More... Schoolboy fighting for life after being stabbed on bus home from school Drunk nurse, 67, mowed down and killed 15-year-old cyclist before throwing his bike out of the way and carrying on to work The assault happened after Mr Topping had been with members of his family celebrating at the Bliss nightclub in Wigan town centre in Greater

A petty criminal who almost decapitating a rival in a cafe selling the legal drug khat was today jailed. Ayanle Adan, 26, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, was sentenced to at least 26 years in prison after he launched a surprise attack on Hanad Osman, 24, after buying two knives from a Sainsbury’s store. Mr Osman, who was looking at his phone, suffered an 8in gash to his neck and bled to death at the scene in front of shocked customers at the Waaberi Business Centre in Streatham, south London. Killer: Ayanle Adan (left), 26, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, was sentenced to at least 26 years in prison after he launched a surprise attack on Hanad Osman (right), 24, after buying two knives from a Sainsbury’s store Adan then used a ‘double slashing motion’ with a knife in each hand to cause ‘partial decapitation’ of Mr Osman’s head at the café, which is a meeting place for Somalians and other khat users. The killer who has 18 previous convictions for 26 offences ranging from assault to vehic

With her mouse-brown curls and shy grin, the pretty girl in the seventh row of the black and white school photo bears little resemblance to the pouting blonde bombshell she would become. But she does have a glint in her eye that suggests she knew she was heading for greater things. In 1941, when the class photograph was taken, the future Marilyn Monroe was Norma Jeane Baker; just another pupil at Ralph Wardo Emerson Junior High School in Los Angeles. Can you spot her? Norma Jeane Baker appears in this 1941 Ralph Wardo Emerson Junior High School class photograph. The 15-year-old was just a shy brunette at the Los Angeles school. She would go onm to become Marilyn Monroe - the most famous female screen star of the twentieth century With curly brown hair and a shy grin, Norma Jeane Baker is far from the spotlight in this old school photo, which auction house Bonhams expect to sell for around £7,000 The photograph, which is to be auctioned next month, bears an inscription on the bac

A former D.C. teacher who took the place vacated by Osama bin Laden on the FBI’s 10 Most-Wanted list after being accused of producing child pornography has been arrested in Nicaragua. Eric Justin Toth, 31, was a former third grade teacher at the prestigious Beauvoir-National Cathedral School in Washington D.C in 2008 when a school camera allegedly in his possession was found to contain pornographic images. While it is unclear how many children Toth abused or possibly molested because his indictment is under seal at a federal court, it is known that Toth has been on the run since December 2008. Scroll down for video Captured: US citizen Eric Justin Toth, center, is presented to journalists by Nicaraguan authorities during a press conference in Managua, Nicaragua, 22 April 2013 FBI's Most Wanted Eric Toth arrested in Nicaragua Nicaragua's National Police force said Toth was detained near the Honduran border, the New York Daily News reported. On June 12, 2008, Beauvo