3 d. ago Bruce Willis: List of six key dementia symptoms amid Hollywood icon's health updates

Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023 following the discovery of aphasia - a brain disorder which leads to difficulty in understanding or producing speech

Science

6 d. ago Pair went on shoplifting day out at Boots stores and TK Maxx and stole goods worth thousands

Luis Onea, 19, and Mircea Petrovici, 28, stole over £3,000 worth of beauty products

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7 d. ago Poundland: List of stores closing after restructuring approved

Poundland launched a restructuring plan to shut 68 stores.

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7 d. ago Is Poundland closing down? Bargains retailer could run out of cash within days as store closures loom

Thousands of staff and shoppers face weeks of uncertainty 😟

Economics

7 d. ago Poundland could 'run out of money in days' ahead of 12 store closures

Bosses at cheap as chips chain Poundland are urging a High Court to approve a restructuring plan but have given a dire warning of what could happen if it fails

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7 d. ago Poundland to make major changes in 800 stores as '11 close in days'

Poundland continues to grapple with financial problems - and some stores have already shut

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7 d. ago Poundland makes key change in all stores as 11 to close 'in days'

The budget retailer is set to close 11 stores across the UK in just days - with 12 already shut this week - as part of a major shake-up of its pricing system

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9 d. ago Creamfields 2025 Sunday: Your guide to the set times, stages and clashes on the final day of the festival

What’s in store for your last day at Creamfields 2025 today?

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9 d. ago 'I quit my day job to open a shop where everything is given away for free'

A woman quit her day job back in 2020 and opened thrift store Enough Stuff - a free shop for customers to take whatever clothes and goods they want when in need

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1 week ago Kamala Harris's stepdaughter says she has 'climate anxiety'... but fans spot detail that lays bare her hypocrisy

The stepdaughter of former Vice President Kamala Harris has sparked internet debate by sharing her struggles with 'climate anxiety' - just days after a contradictory outing to a local craft store.

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1 week ago Kamala Harris' stepdaughter says she has 'climate anxiety'... but fans spot detail that lays bare her hypocrisy

The stepdaughter of former Vice President Kamala Harris has sparked internet debate by sharing her struggles with 'climate anxiety' - just days after a contradictory outing to a local craft store.

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2 w. ago Elon Musk threatens Apple with lawsuit over OpenAI, sparking online feud with Sam Altman

Billionaire’s post on acting against Apple for OpenAI’s No 1 position on App Store prompted reply from Sam AltmanBillionaire Elon Musk threatened legal action against Apple on behalf of his artificial intelligence startup xAI, accusing the iPhone maker of favoring OpenAI and breaching antitrust regulations in managing the rankings in its App Store. The posts elicited snide responses from Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO, and began a spat between the two former business partners on X.“Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation. xAI will take immediate legal action,” Musk said in a post on his social media platform X. In a post earlier that day, he wrote, “Hey @Apple App Store, why do you refuse to put either X or Grok in your ‘Must Have’ section when X is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps? Are you playing politics?” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Full list of Poundland closures as high street chain announces locations of 12 more stores shutting

Poundland has now confirmed 52 of the 68 locations set to shut as part of the firm's restructuring plan

Politics

3 w. ago Which books will Nationals English pupils read 2025? The Scottish texts teachers can choose

Scotland’s school reading list recently got a bit of a refresh 📚

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3 w. ago Ayrshire's first oriental food store draws in customers on opening day

Customers have been impressed after the opening of Ayrshire's first oriental food store in Kilmarnock this morning, Monday, August 11

Economics

3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing 2025 cast: who has been announced so far? Updating BBC cast list

Strictly Come Dancing has started to announce its cast for 2025 - see our updating list 💃🕺

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3 w. ago Poundland to shut 49 stores across the UK with 10 closing for good today

The discount shop chain's owner, Polish firm Pepco Group, sold the struggling business in June to US-based Gordon Brothers for a 'nominal fee' of just £1. Pictured: File photo

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3 w. ago Hotel migrant arrested for strangling woman in Tesco... but he's still free

The victim was allegedly cat-called by a man as she walked past the entrance to the migrant accommodation, followed by the alleged attack the following day in a nearby Tesco store.

Events

3 w. ago Poundland to shut 37 stores within days – see updated full list of UK closures

Poundland is set to close a number of UK stores in August, with a further 12 branches set to shut in a matter of days - here is everything you need to know, including the full list of closures

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3 w. ago Dozens more countries face higher levies on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect

Donald Trump’s latest wave of ‘reciprocal’ rates were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on ThursdaySee the full list of Trump tariff ratesBusiness live – latest updatesDozens of countries face higher levies on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump’s latest wave of country-specific tariffs has come into force.The sweeping “reciprocal” rates announced by the White House a week ago – just before a previous 1 August deadline was due to elapse – were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday. Continue reading...

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