29 h. ago The 8 teens who lost their lives to violence on the streets of London in 2025

The 8 teens who lost their lives to violence on the streets of London in 2025  News Shopper

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3 d. ago All the high street businesses that went bust in 2025 as 3,000 stores disappeared from UK town centres for good

SHOPPERS were stunned by a torrent of high street closures and collapses in 2025. This year 54 retailers have gone resulting in the loss of 3,080 stores and 30,153 employees, according to the Centre for Retail Research. Iconic outlets have vanished entirely, and some much-loved outlets have pulled the shutters on dozens of stores. It...

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7 d. ago Wall Street ends 2025 near record highs after year of economic upheaval

US markets buoyed by sustained rise in tech stocks as investors largely shrug off concerns over Trump tariffsWall Street finished 2025 near record highs on Wednesday, as ballooning tech valuations and hopes of lower interest rates helped stock markets defy a year of economic uncertainty.The benchmark S&P 500 rose 16.4% over the course of the year, closing at 6,845.50 on New Year’s Eve in New York, as investors largely shrugged off geopolitical uncertainty and the frenzy around artificial intelligence continued. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Two Scots admit role in £27m cocaine plot to flood Ireland with drugs

Ben Sandford, 39, and Mark Doherty, 40, were snared in a major police sting that revealed a four-man crime gang was behind the plan.

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7 d. ago Scots cops smash major crime gangs as £80m of drugs seized from streets in 2025

Police Scotland raided dozens of cannabis farms and took one of the country’s biggest cocaine hauls during a year-long crackdown.

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8 d. ago Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote has 'worst year of her life' after devastating fire

Coronation Street and Strictly Come Dancing star Georgia May Foote has admitted 2025 was the 'worst year of her life' after her beauty salon burnt down in a fire

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8 d. ago ‘I don’t like winning’: Toronto man outruns streetcars to show up sluggish transit network

Mac Bauer’s racing activism has made ‘signal priority’ and traffic congestion a big talking point for the Canadian cityWhen Toronto’s streetcars hit a rare open stretch of road, the metallic grind gives way to an airy electric hum, and for a fleeting moment, there is a feeling that one is hurtling along the knife’s edge of the future.Seconds later, the illusion shatters: the car grinds to a halt, at a stop – or more often, in traffic. As the city slips past the stalled riders, some notice a runner zipping by. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Asian shares follow Wall Street lower in final stretch of 2025

Shares are mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures are flat after stocks slipped on Wall Street

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1 week ago Standout royal looks of 2025 and how to recreate them on the high street

From state banquets to red carpet appearances, the royal women have delivered a standout year in style.

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1 week ago The high street names that have closed stores or gone into administration in 2025

A number of well-known names have sadly disappeared from British high streets over the course of 2025

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2 w. ago London's most expensive streets of 2025, where homes cost more than 100 times the national average

This year, Grosvenor Place knocks Knightsbridge off the top spot, with the average home costing more than £28 million

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2 w. ago Which high street retailers will be closed on Christmas Eve 2025?

It's Christmas Eve, which means some shops might not be open as normal today.

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2 w. ago Tragedy as driver killed in horror crash on Scots road as police lock down scene

A DRIVER has been killed following a horror crash on a country road. Police have launched an urgent investigation following the smash yesterday morning on the B6397 near Kelso, Scottish Borders. Cops locked down the area after the tragic incident involving a black Vauxhall Astra. Paramedics were summoned but the motorist was pronounced dead at...

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3 w. ago Dogs, drones and tight trunks: LensCulture Street Photography awards – in pictures

From aerial footage of an Indian pilgrimage to portraits of Romanians in bear costumes, this year’s awards featured stunning images from the streets of 23 countries Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE

With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safeOn a December day when temperatures dipped below 20 degrees, Street Vendor Project staff walked along a busy commercial street in the Bronx, handing out “know your rights” information to vendors selling fruits and vegetables. Several vendors mentioned they were scared after watching videos of immigration raids across the city.“We used to go around helping vendors apply for permits so they wouldn’t get fined,” said Eric Nava-Pérez, Street Vendor Project’s Spanish-speaking member organizer. “But now, we’re out here distributing immigration rights information.” Continue reading...

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