21 h. ago Scotland retro: 39 atmospheric photos bring the 70s back to life, from famous faces to lost department stores

If you grew up in Scotland during the 1970s, these photos are sure to bring memories of an unforgettable decade flooding back.

Culture

43 h. ago Plans lodged to subdivide former Debenhams store in Ayr to make way for three new retail units

The department store has remained vacant since Debenhams fell into administration in December 2020.

Politics

5 d. ago Would you pay £12,460 for a John Lewis duvet? Department store chain sells Icelandic eiderdown cover from its 'Ultimate Collection'

John Lewis is selling an emperor size Icelandic eiderdown cover from its 'Ultimate Collection' for £12,460.

Economics

5 d. ago The kindness of strangers: sobbing in a rack of bras, a grandmotherly shop assistant soothed me

Two months after my single mastectomy, I felt sore, sad and scarred. Looking for a suitable bra, I became completely overwhelmedRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and immediately had to have a single mastectomy. Told by the doctors I needed to wear very soft bras for a while, two months after the surgery I went to my local department store to find something suitable.I was hobbling around and feeling really awful about myself – sore, sad and scarred, and as though I’d never look attractive again. Somewhere deep in the racks of bras I became so overwhelmed by it all that I just broke down and started sobbing. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The kindness of strangers: as I was sobbing in a rack of bras, a grandmotherly shop assistant soothed me

Two months after my single mastectomy, I felt sore, sad and scarred. Looking for a suitable bra, I became completely overwhelmedRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and immediately had to have a single mastectomy. Told by the doctors I needed to wear very soft bras for a while, two months after the surgery I went to my local department store to find something suitable.I was hobbling around and feeling really awful about myself – sore, sad and scarred, and as though I’d never look attractive again. Somewhere deep in the racks of bras I became so overwhelmed by it all that I just broke down and started sobbing. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Celeb chefs shown the door at Harrods as part of a new shake

A number of celebrity chefs have been hit by Harrods' latest plan to make the department store a go-to destination in London for eating out as customers leave scathing reviews on high-end restaurants

Politics

8 d. ago Harrods, all change: Gordon Ramsay and Tom Kerridge among star chefs to leave luxury department store

Harrods says it wants to focus on in-house dining options

Politics

1 week ago Inside Cardiff's former Debenhams as the once bustling department store is reduced to rubble

The Debenhams store in Cardiff city centre was once one of the busiest spots in the Welsh capital and a major part of the shopping centre - but now it has been almost completely demolished

Transport

4 w. ago New York’s mayoral race exposes the deep roots of American Islamophobia | Ahmed Moor

Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani are a reminder of the difference between individual and structural prejudiceMy only interaction with the FBI came soon after 11 September 2001. A man and woman visited my family’s home in Philadelphia – we had recently moved from Palestine – showed their credentials and asked to enter. My parents invited them in and a conversation about political views followed. They left soon afterwards but I knew we were suspect, and I understood why.At the time, I was in high school. Two or three years later, one of my sisters, who wore the hijab then, was confronted by an elderly white man at a department store. “What’s the significance of the trash you’re wearing on your head?” he asked.Ahmed Moor is a writer and fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace Continue reading...

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