15 h. ago Bodycare announces 30 store closures this week including four in Greater Manchester

It comes after the chain fell into administration earlier this month

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22 h. ago Cos takes centre stage at New York fashion week and Gwyneth Paltrow rebrands

The high street brand moves beyond fast fashion with a brutalist collection, while Paltrow loses the gimmicksThe headline act on day four of New York fashion week had all the hallmarks of a typical designer catwalk, including a pulsating soundtrack and a front row peppered with Hollywood stars. However, there was a twist. Instead of a luxury brand staging the show on Sunday, it was the high street label Cos.The Swedish label, founded in 2007 by the H&M group, welcomed guests including the British actors Jodie Turner-Smith and Naomi Watts as well as the singer Lauryn Hill to a former 1890s rope factory in Brooklyn. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago ‘I’ve seen at first hand that stopping the boats is an impossible task – no matter how much money we throw at it’

After a week in which four people, including two children, died while attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, May Bulman watches the seemingly futile attempts being made to stop them from leaving French shores

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69 h. ago ‘I’ve seen firsthand that stopping the boats is an impossible task – no matter how much money we throw at it’

After a week in which four people, including two children, died while attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, May Bulman watches the seemingly futile attempts being made to stop them from leaving French shores

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3 d. ago Gogglebox stars call Angela Rayner's resignation 'tragic' as they react to shock news

The cast of Gogglebox were back on their sofas to react to a dramatic week of TV and news, including the resignation of deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner

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3 d. ago UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’ The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”.UC Berkeley, a top-ranked public institution, sent a letter to affected members of campus last week disclosing that university lawyers had included their names in reports to the Department of Education’s office for civil rights (OCR). The education department has been targeting colleges across the country as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism, international students and academic freedom. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'Major escalation' in Palestine Action protests as Parliament Square 'national mobilisation' demo announced

Week of ‘mass actions’ promised by Defend Our Juries, including the targeting of the Labour Annual Conference

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3 d. ago Two M&S stores to close this month as shoppers left 'gutted'

Two locations are set to shut down before the month’s end

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3 d. ago M&S announces closure of Welsh store by the end of the month

Shoppers were left saddened when they were greeted by a notice informing them of the store's pending closure

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4 d. 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 🛒

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4 d. ago High street crisis deepens with 400 of Britain’s largest shops at risk of closure

Industry leaders have responded to the government’s proposed higher business rates tax band

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4 d. ago Aldi UK: store closure dates as supermarket shuts all shops for 3 days over Christmas, opening times – news

The supermarket is extending opening hours to help you stock up before the closures 🎄

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4 d. ago Aldi UK: store closure dates as supermarket shut all shops for 3 days over Christmas, opening times – news

The supermarket is extending opening hours to help you stock up before the closures 🎄

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4 d. ago Full list of Cinnabon store closures as all UK branches 'shut down'

A popular US bakery chain has closed all 12 of its UK stores

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5 d. ago Fantasy Football Week 2 Injury Updates Including Xavier Worthy And Drake London

Fantasy Football Week 2 Injury Updates Including Xavier Worthy And Drake London  Sports Illustrated

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5 d. ago ‘Neutrality should not be an option’: why are so many artists now speaking out on Gaza?

Musician Brian Eno and artist Malak Mattar, key figures in next week’s Together for Palestine concert, explain why artists are putting fears of a backlash aside and uniting in the call for actionA red carpet event, especially one to promote the new Downton Abbey film, is not typically a place for radical political statements. But at the film’s premiere in London earlier this month, that movie’s star, Hugh Bonneville, spoke out about Gaza. “Before I talk about the fluff and loveliness of our wonderful film, what’s about to happen in Gaza City is absolutely indefensible,” he announced to a visibly shocked showbiz reporter. “The international community must do more to bring it to an end.”Bonneville’s words may have been surprising for some, but they’re actually part of a larger pattern of actors, musicians, artists and cultural figures who feel increasingly moved to speak out. This week hundreds of actors – including Olivia Colman, Aimee Lou Wood and Mark Ruffalo – signed a pledge prom...

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5 d. ago Cinnabon closes Stirling store less than a year after opening following failed UK expansion

The American bakery giant opened its Stirling store in November last year but has now announced the closure of its entire UK operation.

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7 d. ago Emmerdale spoilers reveal tragic Mack twist, legend returns and wedding drama

Emmerdale is lining up big twists next week including wedding drama for Gabby Thomas and Vinny Dingle, an update on trapped Mack Boyd and the return of Bernice Blackstock

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7 d. ago US tech and finance giants joining Trump on upcoming UK state visit

Invitees to a state banquet at Windsor Castle, hosted by King Charles, next week include the heads of Nvidia, Apple and JP Morgan as Trump will make his second state visit

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1 week ago High street chain Bodycare announces 32 UK stores to close with 450 jobs lost

Administrators said challenges became "too difficult to overcome"

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