Aldi to open 40 new UK stores this year as part of £370m investmentAldi has unveiled plans to open 40 new stores across the UK this year as part of a £370m investment pledge. Aldi, which currently has around 1,060 stores, is aiming to have 1,500 locations across the UK in the longer-term. MG4 range gets updated with new ‘Urban’ variantMG has announced that the MG4 model line-up has been updated with the introduction of a new ‘Urban’ variant. The Urban will start at £23,495 for the entry-level ‘Standard Range’ model, and will rise to £27,995 for the ‘Premium Long Range’. Starmer meets with Xi Jinping in bid for ‘more sophisticated’ China tiesSir Keir Starmer has met Xi Jinping in Beijing, telling the president he wants a ‘more sophisticated’ relationship with China.