33 h. ago Massive high street fashion chain puts dozens of stores and thousands of jobs at risk as bosses draw up company rescue plan

The clothing retailer, which has 230 shops and employs around 5,500 people, is taking the step after latest figures showed it suffered a £32.2 million loss in 2023.

Events

5 d. ago SNP accused of burying heads in the sand over North Sea 'emergency'

A new report has warned tens of thousands of jobs are at risk by 2030

Politics

5 d. ago Public ownership ‘not the answer’ says Reed after Thames Water deal collapse

At the despatch box, Conservative shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins accused ministers of having “talked themselves out of” a rescue plan.

Economics

2 w. ago Nottinghamshire Police removed from enhanced monitoring by watchdog

Last March, the force was told to “urgently produce an improvement plan” by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.

Events

3 w. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 amid high street struggles

The discount retailer has 850 stores, with 18 in Greater Manchester, putting thousands of jobs at risk across the UK

Economics

3 w. ago Poundland is set to be sold 'for a pound': 200 stores face the axe with thousands of jobs at risk as frontrunners for takeover are revealed

Industry sources have suggested that Poundland is now unlikely to 'survive without a large number of store closures', in another blow for the UK high street.

Events

3 w. ago Poundland to be sold off for £1 as budget business struggles to stay afloat

Thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores are at risk as bidders finalise takeover proposals for the iconic bargain brand, which has made a name for selling goods at rock-bottom prices

Economics