2 h. ago London borough to completely ban junk food adverts amid obesity crisis

The policy would ban adverts for unhealthy products linked to obesity and diabetes

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3 d. ago Iconic London pub loved by Oasis announces 'disappointing' closure after 25 years of business

The Shaston Arms in Soho will be serving its last orders on Sunday

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4 d. ago Store closures lead to massive 274% spike in retail layoffs in first half of 2025

Macy’s, Joann and CVS are among the major retailers announcing widespread store closures and job losses as the U.S. economy struggles

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5 d. ago A drop in the ocean: does experimental technology hold the key to saving the world’s seas?

Investment is pouring into companies promising to geoengineer a rapid change in the pH of our waters – but critics are concerned at the speed at which unproven methods are being adoptedIn October 2024, a US company called Ebb Carbon announced the world’s largest marine carbon removal deal to date, signing a multimillion-dollar agreement with Microsoft to try to help fix a very real problem in the world’s seas: ocean acidification.Ebb plans to use a method called electrochemical ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) to mimic the natural process of ocean alkalisation – in other words, it wants to add huge amounts of alkaline materials to ocean waters that scientists now know are acidifying at an alarming rate. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago NatWest closing 55 more bank branches in major blow for high street

NatWest has announced more bank closures in a major blow for the UK high street - you can see the full list of affected branches below

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6 d. ago Ikea announces closure of UK stores this month in another blow to high street

Ikea has announced it will be closing down some of its UK stores with one shutting in just a few weeks time, the stores are smaller outlets than its usual out-of-town locations

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8 d. ago Major traffic changes planned for London borough to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists

Richmond Council is pressing ahead with schemes to improve pedestrian and cyclist routes across the borough

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9 d. ago US jobs market slows down as businesses cope with Trump trade war uncertainty

May’s jobs report was dragged down by loss of 22,000 federal workers’ jobs as Doge cut positionsThe US economy added 139,000 jobs in May, a slowdown compared with recent months as American businesses cope with uncertainty around Donald Trump’s continuing trade war.After signs of a strong labor market in April – which was largely seen as resiliency against teetering trade policy from the White House – May saw a drop in new jobs added to the labor market, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2%, unchanged from last month. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Red Cross confirms office closures in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff

The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered the organization to leave the country

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9 d. ago The London borough that's been named the 'cleverest' place in England

The London borough that's been named the 'cleverest' place in England  MyLondon

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1 week ago New Look shutting another high street shop this weekend leaving shoppers 'so sad'

The shop - which is situated in the city's Northfield shopping centre - announced the closure to customers through a sign in the window of the store

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1 week ago For every disabled parking bay there are 52 Blue Badge holders as oversubscribed scheme is rife with fraud and abuse

Demand for permits continues to rise with the rate of new applications increasing by 31% between 2022 and 2024. And instances of Blue Badge fraud are up 1,000% since 2016.

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1 week ago Full road closures and timings announced ahead of Roon the Toon

Kilmarnock's popular Roon the Toon 10k road race returns this weekend.

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1 week ago Could this east London borough really split from the capital?

Could this east London borough really split from the capital?  Time Out

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1 week ago IKEA announces closure of Greater Manchester store in 'difficult decision'

The shop in Stockport will close in just a matter of weeks

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1 week ago Council tax warning: London borough says homeowners attempting to dodge double payments

Westminster Council is meeting with the government’s National Fraud Initiative to crackdown on homeowners who do not register their property correctly

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1 week ago UK bank with 23 million customers to axe nine branches in just days – see full list

Lloyds and Halifax are among the banks that have announced a number of branch closures set for this year and the next, with the latest wave of closures taking place in June

Economics

1 week ago Borough issues warning over homeowners attempting to dodge double council tax payments

Westminster Council is meeting with the government’s National Fraud Initiative to crackdown on homeowners who do not register their property correctly

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1 week ago At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics shutter amid political turbulence

The reproductive health giant is navigating a loss of federal funding and fresh threats from multiple directionsAt least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics across seven states have shuttered since the start of 2025 or have announced plans to close soon – closures that come amid immense financial and political turbulence for the reproductive health giant as the United States continues to grapple with the fallout from the end of Roe v Wade.The Planned Parenthood network, which operates nearly 600 clinics through a web of independent regional affiliates and is overseen by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, is facing a number of threats from the Trump administration. A Guardian analysis has found that Planned Parenthood closures have occurred or are in the works across six affiliates that maintain clinics in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Utah and Vermont. Continue reading...

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1 week ago London borough issues warning over homeowners attempting to dodge double council tax payments

Westminster Council is meeting with the government’s National Fraud Initiative to crackdown on homeowners who do not register their property correctly

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