4 h. ago Major high street bank closes 4 more branches this week – see full list of locations

NatWest is set to close four more branches this week as part of its plan to axe 106 branches by the end of 2025. The bank has already closed 53 branches in January 2025

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5 h. ago Major high street bank closing four branches in these locations this week

NatWest announced in June that it would be closing a further 53 branches, with four set to close in September. Here's the full list of branches that will be closing this month

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15 h. ago George Osborne to miss out on Robey Warshaw windfall after Evercore sale

Former chancellor is expected to step back to part-time role some time after deal for London investment bank closes

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28 h. ago Coronation Street star 'reveals' major ITV soap addition in dressing room snap blunder

Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has accidentally spilled the beans on a new addition to the cobbles

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30 h. ago Coronation Street’s Katherine Kelly looks back: ‘My friends were very accepting of me being a bit different’

The actor on wearing men’s clothes, her bohemian family and the six-week soap job that turned into six yearsBorn in 1979 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, Katherine Kelly studied at Rada before beginning her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and going on to perform at the National Theatre and Manchester’s Royal Exchange. Her first major television role came in 2006, when she joined Coronation Street as Becky McDonald, a part she played until 2012. Since then she has appeared in The Night Manager, Gentleman Jack, Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Inside No 9. She stars in In Flight, available now on Channel 4.This is a very typical image of me aged four. I spent most of my preschool life with a towel on my head. It was a replacement for the long hair I so desperately wanted. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Major UK high street beauty chain to shut 32 stores and slash hundreds of jobs

The Bodycare brand has more than 100 stores remaining, despite confirming that 32 will close and 450 jobs will be slashed after falling into administration earlier today

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4 d. ago High street bank cuts opening hours at one Scottish branch and 40 in UK

The bank has confirmed big changes to walk-in branches while other locations will shut for an extra day each week.

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5 d. ago Topshop returns to high street under new store name in major retail shake

Topshop and Topman clothes will be sold in John Lewis shops nationwide from February next year as part of a new partnership between the firms

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5 d. ago Topshop to return to high street at 32 locations including two in Manchester

A major high street retailer has announced it will begin selling Topshop clothing at 32 of its stores from next year

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5 d. ago Lush shuts down all UK stores in protest over suffering in Gaza

The major UK high street chain said it is closing its 102 stores across the UK in 'solidarity' with Gaza - the Lush website and its factories will also be closed

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5 d. ago Topshop returns to stores with a major high street partnership

Two of the biggest British brands are joining forces

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5 d. ago Newton Stewart's new banking hub officially moves to permanent home

The facility can now be found at 45 Victoria Street and can be used by customers of all major banks.

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6 d. ago Coronation Street star Maureen Lipman's pal offers major wedding update year after getting engaged

The actress, who is playing Evelyn Plummer in the ITV soap, is usually very quiet about her personal life

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6 d. ago Coronation Street fans say 'surely deliberate' as they spot major change to soap for harrowing scenes

There were 'difficult to watch' scenes during the latest trip to the cobbles, involving Todd Grimshaw and Theo Silverton

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6 d. ago Great Junction Street incident: Death of man, 22, on major Edinburgh street being treated as 'suspicious'

Officers were called to the scene just after 2am on Tuesday morning.

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6 d. ago Great Junction Street incident: Major Edinburgh street shut and traffic diverted following 'police incident'

Drivers are experiencing delays and buses have been diverted.

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7 d. ago Major high street names confirm September store closures — 2 in Scotland

The UK high street is set to face a fresh wave of store closures in September - here's a full list of the shops that are shutting down

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8 d. ago Lil Nas X's father reveals star's heartbreaking request from jail after nude public 'breakdown' and arrest

The 26-year-old music artist spent multiple days in jail last week for stripping nude on a major street in Los Angeles and allegedly assaulting police officers.

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1 week ago London travel news LIVE: Major travel disruption at London Liverpool Street and on M20

Live updates on London’s latest travel news across Tube, railways and roads

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1 week ago London travel news LIVE: Major disruption at London Liverpool Street due to broken rail

Live updates on London’s latest travel news across Tube, railways and roads

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