Package for Ken Murphy more than double previous year’s, with more than half relating to long-term bonusTesco has been accused of giving struggling workers a “slap in the face” after the UK supermarket’s boss earned almost £10m last year as profits soared during the cost of living crisis.Ken Murphy was given £9.9m in pay and perks, more than double...

John Boorman’s tribute | Olive oil for earache | Apostrophised places | Keeping busy in later life | Not born yesterdayThe American film director Roger Corman was a great innovator (Obituary, 12 May). He often reversed the process of making a film. If someone came to him with an idea, he would give it a title, get a poster made, then test it on audiences....

Groups warn they can’t find enough volunteers at night or distribute the food to homeless people effectivelyTesco is facing criticism from “shocked” charities who say they are struggling to distribute unwanted food to homeless and hungry people after they claim the retailer brought in rules that mean unwanted food can only be collected in the evening.The...

Olive oil prices | Ersatz coffee | Excellent espresso | Ageing alternative | EurovisionThe news that olive oil prices could reach £16 a litre will be devastating to many Guardian readers (Extra virgin olive oil prices tipped to top £16 a litre next month, 7 May). Many will find it almost unthinkable to live a life without extra virgin oil. I’m no economist,...

Unseasonably cold weather had slowed UK season, but sunny spell has helped crop ‘grow like stink’Shoppers angered by discovering imported asparagus on supermarket shelves during the short British season for the vegetable are expected to receive a fillip after a sudden burst of sunshine helped the domestic crop.Supermarket shoppers had complained after...

No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseursWhen sommelier Erika Haigh opened the UK’s first independent sake bar, in London’s West End in 2019, passersby would wander in and try to order milkshakes, bewildered by the unfamiliar drink advertised in the window.“Today, that...