3 h. ago Aldi confirms more than 1,000 stores to temporarily close later this year

Aldi has announced the temporary closure of all its 1,050 UK stores from Christmas Eve to December 27, allowing staff a well-earned festive break.

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8 h. ago Quality Street makes major change to tubs again despite customer backlash

Last year, more than 200,000 paper tubs were issued to select Tesco stores, carrying around 150 tonnes of the Quality Street sweets in total

Economics

19 h. ago High streets: 400 of the UK’s largest supermarkets and shops face store closures under tax plans, jobs at risk

The closures could strip high streets of ‘anchor’ stores, risking 100,000 jobs 🛒

Economics

27 h. ago Aldi confirms it will be closing all UK stores for three days over Christmas

The discount retailer will close over 1,000 shops across England, Scotland and Wales over the period

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30 h. ago Holland and Barrett shop worker staged £8,000 store raid with her boyfriend to try and claim compensation for the ordeal

Patricia Marlborough, 28, said she was terrorised by a knife-wielding man while she was working alone at the branch in Congleton, Cheshire.

Economics

33 h. ago Aldi will close all UK stores for three days for 'special' reason as details confirmed

Aldi has confirmed that all of its stores across the UK will shut for three days

Politics

65 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone alert in Poland before Belarus border closure

Warplanes scrambled after warning from Ukraine; Poland to seal border over Russian and Belarus’s ‘very aggressive’ Zapad war games. What we know on day 1,295Warplanes were scrambled early on Wednesday after Ukraine’s air force warned that Russian drones had entered Nato-member Poland’s airspace. “Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,” Poland’s operational command said. The Ukrainian air force said drones were heading west and threatening the city of Zamosc in Poland. Ukrainian media reported that one was heading towards the western Polish city of Rzeszow, and said airports were being temporarily closed.Poland will close its border with Belarus on Thursday as a result of the “very aggressive” Zapad military exercises taking place in Belarus involving Russia, Donald Tusk has announced. The Polish prime minister said it was also a response to a growin...

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3 d. ago Aldi stores in North Lanarkshire donated almost 8,000 meals to families in need throughout summer holidays

All North Lanarkshire stores aided local charities and foodbanks during the period of increased demand by redistributing surplus food through community giving platform Neighbourly.

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4 d. ago Aldi stores in Edinburgh and The Lothians donated over 43,000 meals to families in need throughout recent summer holidays

All Edinburgh and Lothian stores aided local charities and foodbanks during the period of increased demand by redistributing surplus food through community giving platform Neighbourly.

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4 d. ago Ayrshire cafe to close temporarily due to 'significant staff shortages'

The Bothy Cafe, based within River Garden Auchincruive, is closing its doors this weekend.

Politics

7 d. ago John Lewis Partnership to hire 13,700 Christmas staff in major recruitment drive

The seasonal roles will include 3,000 across 35 John Lewis stores and 8,500 within Waitrose shops.

Politics

1 week ago Police seize ‘toy cup’ vape and 3,000 other illegal devices in £35,000 Soho sting

The raid on a Soho store uncovered 3,000 illegal devices - one of the largest hauls since the Government banned single use vapes

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2 w. ago Kroger announces 1,000 layoffs ahead of 60 supermarket store closures

The recent layoff announcement contradicts Kroger’s June statement, which had assured employees they would not lose their jobs even as the company planned to close 60 stores by the end of 2026

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2 w. ago Another Spanish beach is closed as invasion of potentially deadly 'blue dragon' sea creatures spreads to holiday island after Costa Blanca alert

The dangerous creatures, which have a potentially-fatal sting, were spotted on La Cantería beach in Órzola, in the popular holiday island Lanzarote, forcing the beach to temporarily close.

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3 w. ago Ellen DeGeneres shares sweet clip of wife Portia de Rossi 'living her dream' in the English countryside after the pair fled the US because of Trump

The couple recently moved from the Cotswolds farmhouse they snapped up for £15million last year to a single-storey, 11,000 sq ft courtyard home nearby.

Politics

3 w. ago Refugee charities install safe rooms and relocate amid rise in far

Exclusive: One NGO placed on an online hitlist had to temporarily close its office owing to harassing phone callsRefugee support organisations have been forced to install safe rooms in their premises, relocate to less visible sites and in some cases close their offices in response to the threat of far-right violence.Half of NGOs and charities supporting people seeking refuge have faced threats, a “hostile environment” of protest and safety concerns since the riots of 2024, according to research documents seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK high street 'permacrisis' as 17,000 stores to close and 201k could be sacked

A 'permacrisis' has hit the UK's high street and thousands of stores will close this year, resulting in a huge swathe of staff being sacked throughout the United Kingdom

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