4 h. ago Popular sandwich shop chain confirms closure of two Manchester sites

The high-street lunch spot has closed another one of its UK stores

Economics

5 h. ago Bargain shop retail chain feared to be on brink of collapse as stores suddenly close

The bargain shop chain MaxiDeals looks set to be a thing of the past after it went into liquidation - the store has been fighting 'very challenging times' but looks set to close

Economics

7 h. ago Starbucks asks office workers to stay at home as it announces 1,100 job cuts

Corporate lay-offs are the first for coffee shop chain since 2018

Society

8 h. ago Almost Famous reopens two restaurants after closing all branches just last month

Almost Famous, which had branches in Manchester, Leeds, and Liverpool, revealed it was shutting all sites after building up debts, rising costs, and fewer people being able to afford to dine out.

Politics

32 h. ago Video shows huge smoke cloud after fire breaks out near hospital in Manchester

This video shows a huge plume of smoke above Manchester on Sunday after a major fire on an industrial site close to Wythenshawe Hospital.

Events

4 d. ago Department store chain closing final shop as it disappears from high street after 140 years

The department store, which was founded in Bournemouth in 1881, will close its shop in the Dolphin Centre in Poole on May 31 and is now offering up to 75% off goods

Events

7 d. ago Site of former police station could get new lease of life more than a decade after it was knocked down

The old police station was knocked down in 2012 and has remained as grassland ever since

Events