20 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 January: Index sets new record, Next and supermarkets rally

A boost to Next profit guidance today marked a strong start to the retail sector’s Christmas reporting season.

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22 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 January: Index sets new record, Next surges on festive upgrade

A boost to Next profit guidance today marked a strong start to the retail sector’s Christmas reporting season.

Politics

23 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 January: Next profit cheer, index builds on record close

A boost to Next profit guidance today marked a strong start to the retail sector’s Christmas reporting season.

Politics

42 h. ago Monarch butterflies could disappear. Butterfly Town USA is scrambling to save them

Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescueIn the tiny seaside village of Pacific Grove, California, there’s no escaping the monarch butterfly.Here, butterfly murals abound: one splashes across the side of a hotel, another adorns a school. As for local businesses, there’s the Monarch Pub, the Butterfly Grove Inn, even Monarch Knitting (a local yarn shop). And every fall, the small city hosts a butterfly parade, where local elementary school children dress up in butterfly costumes. The city’s municipal code even declares it an unlawful act to “molest or interfere” with monarchs in any way, with a possible fine of $1,000. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago ‘Even turbulent ’70s were easier than today,’ warn business leaders as high street crisis bites

EVEN the 1970s were a better time to do business than today, bosses have warned. A poll by the Jobs Foundation found more entrepreneurs than not thought the period of industrial strife five decades ago was marginally better than the 2020s. Some 78 per cent of family business owners are pessimistic about the economy in...

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68 h. ago All the high street businesses that went bust in 2025 as 3,000 stores disappeared from UK town centres for good

SHOPPERS were stunned by a torrent of high street closures and collapses in 2025. This year 54 retailers have gone resulting in the loss of 3,080 stores and 30,153 employees, according to the Centre for Retail Research. Iconic outlets have vanished entirely, and some much-loved outlets have pulled the shutters on dozens of stores. It...

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3 d. ago Woman raped in town centre as man, 27, arrested with cops launching urgent probe

A 27-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a woman was allegedly attacked in the early hours of the morning. Cops were alerted to reports that a woman had been raped outside a business premises down Bethlehem Street in Grimsby, at around 5am on Saturday morning. A police cordon was in place yesterday...

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6 d. ago Wall Street ends 2025 near record highs after year of economic upheaval

US markets buoyed by sustained rise in tech stocks as investors largely shrug off concerns over Trump tariffsWall Street finished 2025 near record highs on Wednesday, as ballooning tech valuations and hopes of lower interest rates helped stock markets defy a year of economic uncertainty.The benchmark S&P 500 rose 16.4% over the course of the year, closing at 6,845.50 on New Year’s Eve in New York, as investors largely shrugged off geopolitical uncertainty and the frenzy around artificial intelligence continued. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago How late night shopping gave British high street a major boost this Christmas

Boxing Day was the ‘standout’ trading day boosted by evening shoppers

Economics

8 d. ago ‘Why should we pay these criminals?’: the hidden world of ransomware negotiations

Cybersecurity experts reveal what they do for high-profile clients targeted by hackers such as Scattered Spider They call it “stopping the bleeding”: the vital window to prevent an entire database from being ransacked by criminals or a production line grinding to a halt.When a call comes into the cybersecurity firm S-RM, headquartered on Whitechapel High Street in east London, a hacked business or institution may have just minutes to protect themselves. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Retailers ‘hold up well’ over Christmas in welcome end to trying year

Boxing Day footfall rose to 4.4% higher than last year, making it the ‘standout’ trading day – the strongest increase witnessed in a decade.

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2 w. ago Bronze Age man and young woman discovered on Scottish island reveal their secrets

The pair are being cared for at Scotland’s world-class store for human remains, around 4,000 years after they died.

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2 w. ago Thieves dressed as Santa and his elves bust into grocery store and steal $3,000 worth of food

An activist group that claims its members are responsible for the alleged robbery called it a ‘food drive’

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2 w. ago The simple 30p natural remedy that can REPAIR your damaged liver... as our experts reveal exactly how it protects the organ from alcohol and disease

It's been a natural remedy for liver damage for more than 2,000 years and was the fourth highest selling supplement at health store chain Holland and Barrett last year.

Society

2 w. ago Varun Chandra out of running for UK ambassador to Washington

Number 10 business adviser to remain in Downing Street with an expanded role

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3 w. ago Why Scottish high street hopes are ‘hanging by a thread’ as final Xmas countdown begins

“Retailers are now on tenterhooks for a last-minute surge in Christmas sales” – Ewan MacDonald-Russell, SRC

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3 w. ago Pamela Nash MP visits DMA Hair Studio in Carluke to mark Small Business Saturday

Studio is based on Hamilton Street and has been in business since 2012, led by Alison Watt.

Transport

3 w. ago Westminster gives ok to major redevelopment of tallest tower on west Oxford Street

The building was home to The London College of Fashion until it moved to the Olympic Park in 2023.

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4 w. ago Tiny market town packed with independent shops has one of the UK's best high streets

Crickhowell in Powys, Wales, has been named as the UK's Best High Street, and is a place where small businesses thrive and locals are fiercely proud of their town centre

Economics