4 h. ago Harrods targeted by cyber hackers in latest online attack on UK retailer

Luxury London department store confirms it has been fighting ‘attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems’

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5 h. ago Harrods hit with cyberattack as British chain becomes latest target by hackers

The luxury department store in London said it had to restrict internet access to some of its sites - but reassured customers that they can continue to shop online

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6 h. ago Ikea’s new central London store has learned from ‘a lot of mistakes’ over 7 years—but it’s confident its inner

Ikea’s new central London store has learned from ‘a lot of mistakes’ over 7 years—but it’s confident its inner-city debut will click with shoppers  Yahoo

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6 h. ago Ikea’s new central London store has learned from ‘a lot of mistakes’ over 7 years

Ikea’s new central London store has learned from ‘a lot of mistakes’ over 7 years  Fortune

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10 h. ago Ikea superfan travels 194 miles to be one of first customers of new Oxford Circus store

Vicky Dawson travelled from her home in Wrexham to join crowds queuing to visit the new store which opened at 10am today

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10 h. ago Staff and patients evacuated as sixty firefighters tackle major blaze at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington

The fire, which broke out in a ground-floor store room, prompted eight emergency calls to the London Fire Brigade

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34 h. ago First look inside central London’s new IKEA Oxford Street – and a full list of all the shop features

First look inside central London’s new IKEA Oxford Street – and a full list of all the shop features  Time Out

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35 h. ago Tourist charged £899 for two packets of sweets by Oxford Street US

Record haul of ‘fake’ goods found after shop raided - but staff evade capture through secret underground exit

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38 h. ago Raphinha goes from missing man to Barcelona’s Ballon d’Or contender

The former Leeds forward was on the periphery but is now key to Hansi Flick’s team thanks to his hunger for goalsTo score, first you have to learn how to miss. Raphinha, to be fair, misses a lot. Most common of all, perhaps, is the low screamer, dragged across goal with the left foot, disappearing into the advertising hoardings with an unseen thud as the goalkeeper calmly strolls off in search of a fresh ball. If you close your eyes and try to picture Raphinha missing, this is almost certainly the miss you are imagining.But Raphinha can miss in a plethora of other ways, too. The wild slice at the back post is another favourite. The free-kick into the wall. The mistimed header sailing harmlessly over the bar and Raphinha has never been the greatest header of a ball, but he is going to keep making the run nonetheless, again and again, all night if he has to. If it feels weird to begin a discussion of one of Europe’s most prolific forwards by listing all the ways he can miss then one h...

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39 h. ago First look inside Oxford Street's long awaited flagship Ikea store after £450m investment

Around 60,000 shoppers a week are expected to visit the shop in the former Topshop flagship

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46 h. ago Ikea aims to lure city dwellers with store on London’s Oxford Street

Ikea aims to lure city dwellers with store on London’s Oxford Street  Financial Times

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3 d. ago Lewis Hamilton teams up with Fanatics after London store launch

Lewis Hamilton teams up with Fanatics after London store launch  Motorsport.com

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3 d. ago On the cards – Lewis Hamilton teams up with Fanatics after London store launch

On the cards – Lewis Hamilton teams up with Fanatics after London store launch  Autosport

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3 d. ago Lidl targets almost 250 locations across London in a store openings "wish list"

The German owned supermarket chain said it will spend £500 million on expansion this year

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5 d. ago Fanatics begins U.K. trading card push with Lewis Hamilton and massive crowd at London store opening

Fanatics begins U.K. trading card push with Lewis Hamilton and massive crowd at London store opening  The New York Times

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5 d. ago Fanatics opens their first collectibles store in London with Lewis Hamilton and a massive crowd

Fanatics opens their first collectibles store in London with Lewis Hamilton and a massive crowd  The New York Times

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5 d. ago Poundland confirms string of closures with four high street stores shutting within weeks

The discount store is shutting two of its south England branches in London and in Kent, one of its branches in Liverpool, and one in Wales

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6 d. ago Lewis Hamilton brings London to a standstill at Fanatics store opening

Lewis Hamilton brings London to a standstill at Fanatics store opening  Motorsport.com

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7 d. ago Fans excited as Lewis Hamilton opens huge new Fanatics store on London’s Regent Street on Friday

Fans excited as Lewis Hamilton opens huge new Fanatics store on London’s Regent Street on Friday  talkSPORT

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8 d. ago ‘I like pushing boundaries’: Yinka Shonibare on his landmark art show in Madagascar

The British-Nigerian artist explores colonialism and connection in his first major solo exhibition in Africa. Plus, a grime MC goes oyster farmingHello and welcome to The Long Wave. Earlier this month I was in Antananarivo, Madagascar, where I checked out the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare’s first major solo exhibition in Africa. For this week’s newsletter I caught up with him about the landmark show, and learned a lot about the growing Malagasy art scene.Madagascar is not a country that figures prominently in media – western or otherwise (beyond the children’s film) – and as such it was difficult to know what to expect. I hadn’t imagined an opportunity to visit, and so Fondation H’s invitation to the capital to explore the art scene felt once in a lifetime. It was certainly a long way to travel for an exhibition: from London, with a stopover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the journey topped 15 hours, though as soon as I landed in Madagascar I was instantly taken by its lush, gr...

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