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Tesco to axe popular Clubcard feature next week Tesco has announced it is axing one of its most popular Clubcard services despite many shoppers using it every day. The supermarket’s Clubcard app has a raft of services, from checking how many points are in an account to seeing what deals are on offer. But from 7 March, shoppers will no longer be able to use the app to pay for their shopping in store. This is to keep offering customers “the best value and convenience,” a Tesco spokesperson said. Tesco to axe popular Clubcard feature next week https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tesco-clubcard-app-changes-payment-when-b2705593.html

The new DVLA rules coming into force for drivers this week Drivers in the UK have been warned it could soon become more expensive to travel as a slate of new rules and costs take effect later this week. From 1 March, there will be several changes to motoring that drivers should be aware of. These could be costly if not taken on board, with new expenses and even fines attached. The HMRC has announced the new Advisory Fuel Rates which will come into affect on Saturday, introducing changes to company car rates. These are levels set by HMRC every…

Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz makes surprise trip to Paris for talks with Macron Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz made a surprise visit to Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday. The visit comes just days after his conservative CDU/CSU bloc emerged as the biggest party in terms of electoral seats after the German election. What did Merz and Macron talk about? The trip was expected to include discussions on the recent shift in US policy on the war in Ukraine, as well as European security issues. Merz posted a photo of himself and Macron on social media late on Wednesday, thanking…

Woman arrested after explosives discovered at Tesla dealership A 40-year-old woman was arrested after police say they found a number of explosives at a Colorado Tesla dealership, the latest incident in a string of apparent protests against Tesla CEO and DOGE leader Elon Musk. Lucy Grace Nelson was charged with explosives or incendiary devices use, felony criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit felonies, according to a news release from the Loveland Police Department. An “extensive investigation” was initiated Jan. 29 after the dealership was vandalized several times, with incendiary devices found at the business, according to authorities.  After the…

Two men ordered pints of Guinness at a pub moments after stabbing another man to death 13 times in latest London stabbing attack David Walcott, 35, Rammon Mali, 33, were found guilty at the Old Bailey today of the murder of Rijkaard Siafa, 22, in Croydon, south London, on April 12 last year. Stallholders at Croydon Market were packing away when the killing took place just before 6pm. Jurors watched CCTV which showed the moment the defendants chased Mr Siafa where 20 seconds later he was stabbed to death. The defendants and a third man, then went to The Spread…

German police probe arson attack linked to Tesla plant in Berlin – assumed political motive German police said on they are investigating an ” arson attack at a Berlin construction site after activists reportedly claimed responsibility as they protested an expansion of a Tesla factory. In the early hours of Tuesday, “several fires were reported” at the site in the eastern Berlin district of Marzahn, with “construction cranes and Deutsche Bahn signal cables affected,” Berlin police said in a statement. What was the possible motive for the attack? “During the extinguishing process, streetcar and vehicle traffic on Landsberger Allee was restricted for an hour or…

Donald Trump says he will slap European goods with 25% tariff – on cars and other goods! “We have made a decision and we’ll be announcing it very soon, and it’ll be 25% generally speaking, and that’ll be on cars, and all of the things,” Trump told reporters during the first Cabinet meeting of his second term. Trump also accused Europe of taking advantage of the United States. “They don’t accept our cars. They don’t accept, essentially our farm product. And we accept everything of them,” Trump said. He claimed, without evidence, that the European Union (EU) was created “in order to…

Elon Musk appeared at the first cabinet meeting of US President Donald Trump’s second term on Wednesday to address the drastic efforts his Department of Government Efficiency have made to cut government spending. The world’s richest man insisted his efforts are to keep the US from going “bankrupt”, while Trump said to “throw out” anyone who was unhappy with Musk’s actions.

US President Donald Trump and his threats to slap punishing tariffs on Canada dominated a televised leadership debate Monday as part of the race to become the country’s next prime minister. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Guillaume Lavoie, Associate Member, Raoul-Dandurand Chair in Strategic and Diplomatic Studies, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. He says that the standoff with Donald Trump has given Canadian Liberals a second life. Trump-standoff-has-given-canadian-liberals-a-second-life-analyst-says”>Trump standoff has given Canadian Liberals a second life, analyst says

President Donald Trump says Ukraine “could forget about” joining the NATO military alliance as he prepares to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday. FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson reports from Washington. Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about’ joining NATO