5 h. ago River Island's 230 stores at risk as high street chain sees huge drop in sales

River Island has called in advisers from PricewaterhouseCoopers in a bid to turn around the fortunes of its 230 High Street branches which employ around 5,500 people

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8 h. ago Huge fashion chain with 230 stores River Island at risk as it calls in help

The company has called in advisers to draw up a plan to save the business

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3 d. ago Weatherwatch: How 60 species are just one cyclone away from extinction

Hurricane Dorian killed off the Bahama nuthatch and more biodiversity hotspots are at risk from extreme weatherHurricane Dorian is thought to have been one of the worst natural disasters for the Bahamas, leaving at least 70,000 people homeless and causing more than $5bn (£3.7bn) in damage in 2019. But it wasn’t just people who suffered. For one forest dwelling songbird – the Bahama nuthatch – this hurricane spelled the end.Now a new study reveals that a significant number of species that are endemic to a single island, like the Bahama nuthatch, are at increasing risk of extinction from severe tropical cyclones, with an estimated 60 species potentially one cyclone away from being wiped out. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago From matcha lattes to Dubai chocolate – how supermarkets fight to cope with TikTok trends

Food fads were once dictated by restaurants, now it is viral videos influencing stores what to stock and quicklyTikTok’s algorithm is one of the great mysteries of the modern age. What it deems to be interesting is fed to millions of users, giving it huge cultural sway, from fashion to music and politics. It is also increasingly influencing what we eat.Supermarkets were once the trendsetters, studying popular items on restaurant menus and recreating them on their shelves. Now the big shops are the ones being influenced, says Zoe Simons, a brand development chef at Waitrose. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago An island of strangers? Tell us about it, Sir Keir. But none of your tinkering will make a blind bit of difference: DANIEL HANNAN

'We risk becoming an island of strangers,' said Sir Keir Starmer yesterday, 'not a nation that walks forward together.'

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3 w. ago Starmer lays out immigration controls after ‘incalculable damage’ to society

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said without fair rules and shared values, ‘we risk becoming an island of strangers’.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer says 'we risk becoming island of strangers' in immigration crackdown speech

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4 w. ago Fashion fans save over £400 on handbag brand loved by Victoria Beckham

The designer leather bag just got a huge discount courtesy of the luxury fashion website, Cettire

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