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The founder of Europe’s EasyJet low cost airline, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has launched a pilot programme with one budget supermarket, EasyFoodStore.

The company is aiming to compete with the likes of Aldi and Lidl, and Poundland in the market. The EasyFoodstore will be located on the ground floor of the -storey office building acquired by EasyGroup in Croydon, south London. The building also hosts other Easygroup businesses, including Easyhotel and Easygym.

Los Angeles, Aug 5 - Actor Bruce Willis has ruled out any chance of going behind the mike to sing a song in future.

The "Die Hard" actor had done a successful cover version of famous song "Under the boardwalk" in the late 1980's. The track, which was originally sung by The Drifters in 1964, made Willis reach number two positions in Britain's singles countdown.

The 58-year-old also sung his version of soul classic "Respect Yourself", but now cannot hear himself singing, reports femalefirst. com.

Los Angeles, Aug 4 - Award-winning actress Helen Mirren says she would love to own a handwritten note belonging to Queen Elizabeth I, whom she has portrayed on screen.

The 68-year-old, who played both Elizabeth I and reigning British queen, Elizabeth II on screen, believes it would be "incredible" to own something that was written by the famous royal, reports contactmusic. com.

New Delhi, Aug 3 : Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday met BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Yashwant Sinha to seek the main opposition party's support for financial legislation during the monsoon session of parliament beginning Aug 5.

Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said that some suggestions were agreed to during the meeting but there was no meeting ground on some others.

"Some suggestions were agreed to and on some others, there was no agreement," he said but declined to go into the details.

Los Angeles, Aug 3 : Prince Harry says the "pressure is off" on him for having children now that his nephew Prince George has been born.

The 28-year-old's elder brother Prince William and his wife Duchess Catherine recently welcomed their first child, the future heir to the British throne.

Harry says his father Prince Charles is so happy to have become a grandfather that he won't be badgering him now to settle down and have children, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

"My father is over the moon to be a grandfather,” he said.

Los Angeles, Aug 3 : Socialite Kim Kardashian made a brief video appearance on her mother Kris Jenner's chat show seven weeks after giving birth to her first child.

The 32-year-old welcomed her first child, North, with partner Kanye West in June.

She recently made a short video appearance on Jenner's talk show “Kris”. She admitted that she is having too much fun with the baby, and that she doesn't feel like leaving her house, reports contactmusic. com.