7 hours ago High Street shops Christmas misery as John Lewis, M&S and Next make major call

As Boxing Day sales saw a decline of in-store shoppers on the High Street, some retail giants like John Lewis and Marks & Spencer chose to remain shut for the public holiday

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11 hours ago Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank provides over 6700 parcels to help people put food on the table

Donations are declining while the number of people needing to use the service is heading in the other direction

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17 hours ago My family call it Old Lady Clubbing, but my giddy ‘nights out’ have lit up a dismal 2024 | Gaby Hinsliff

Dance till you drop, then home by 10pm – daytime events offer a glorious escape for those of us bogged down by responsibilityLast Saturday night, I went clubbing with friends. Once upon a time, this wouldn’t have been a remotely odd sentence to type, because it was what I did pretty much every weekend. But a lot has changed since then – let’s just say that in my peak raving years there was a Labour government in power, only it was actually popular – and like most people whose happy place was once on the dancefloor, inevitably with time comes the feeling that you no longer belong. Deep down, you still come to life when the bassline kicks in. But you morph from hardened raver to the kind of person who’s always up for dancing at parties and weddings, and then finally into the kind of person whose friends aren’t getting married any more and who spends their Saturday nights giving their children lifts to parties. So eventually you tell yourself sadly that those days are over now, and tha...

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15 hours ago Mrs Brown's Boys faces calls to be axed after delivering huge blow for BBC

The controversial BBC show, which follows the antics of Agnes Brown and her family, has seen its ratings decline over the years, with the latest Christmas special attracting its fewest viewers ever

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16 hours ago Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special lands worst ever ratings as fans call for show to be axed

BBC's Mrs Brown's Boys has been a mainstay on our screens for over a decade but has seen a huge decline in viewers over the years - with the 2024 Christmas special pulling in just 2.2 million

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