Darth Vader’s lightsabre, which the auctioneer claims is the first of its kind to be offered on sale, is expected to fetch between one million and three million dollars (£746,000–£2,238,000), while ...

Heidi Alexander said that she will meet with Martin Rolfe to ‘understand what happened and how we can prevent reoccurrence’.

The latest upgrade means Next now expects full-year sales to rise by 7.5 and for profits to increase by 9.3 to £1.11 billion.