17 h. ago Iconic British shoe chain launches ‘everything must go sale’ as it shuts first store with 32 more at risk

A POPULAR British shoe chain has launched an "everything must go" sale at one its stores shutting for good. The move comes after the retailer struggled with falling sales leading to insolvency and a major rescue deal. Exeter’s High Street has confirmed its closure and shoppers can get up to 20 per cent off some...

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3 d. ago As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? | Jonathan Freedland

The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the goodThe temptation is strong to hope that the storm has passed. To believe that a week that began with a US threat to seize a European territory, whether by force or extortion, has ended with the promise of negotiation and therefore a return to normality. But that is a dangerous delusion. There can be no return to normality. The world we thought we knew has gone. The only question now is what takes its place – a question that will affect us all, that is full of danger and that, perhaps unexpectedly, also carries a whisper of hope.Forget that Donald Trump eventually backed down from his threats to conquer Greenland, re-holstering the economic gun he had put to the head of all those countries who stood in his way, the UK among them. The fact that he made the threat at all confirmed what should have been obvious since he returned to office a ...

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3 d. ago Trump whisperers, bullying and leaked texts: World leaders are still struggling to deal with the Rule of Don

Trump insisted everybody was “happy” with him at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But European leaders face growing criticism for failing to push back against the US president, writes James C. Reynolds

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3 d. ago Consider the optics: why men have fallen back in love with spectacles

Slim frames and tinted lenses are reshaping how men present themselves. Glasses have become the must-have accessory – even if you don’t have a prescription• Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereLast spring, Tom Broughton, founder of eyewear brand Cubitts, was asked to comment on a meme that was going viral, that featured a pair of his company’s ‘Plimsoll’ frames. The small, delicate, and slightly round unisex shape had been worn by British actor, Jonathan Bailey, in leaked stills from the 2025 movie, Jurassic World Rebirth – and had been dubbed by the internet as a pair of ‘slutty little glasses’.“It all just blew up,” remembers Broughton, noting how the brand struggled to deal with the sudden demand for what had become the sexiest specs on the market. A subsequent capsule collection, made in partnership with Bailey’s LGBTQ+ charity the Shameless Fund, sold out almost instantly, too. Thousands of pairs were gone in minutes, and after multiple restocks, “w...

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6 d. ago Revealed: Secret 'Washington Group' text chat European leaders use to vent about Trump whenever he does 'something wild'

The informal messaging group, known as the 'Washington Group', brings together senior European figures who have grown accustomed to coordinating without Washington.

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6 d. ago Trump leaks private texts from world leaders as he heads to Davos for showdown over Greenland: Live updates

Donald Trump is scheduled to fly out to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum where he'll hold high-stakes talks with European leaders over his Greenland plot.

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6 d. ago Trump leaks private texts from French and NATO leaders as European relations deteriorate over Greenland threat

Trump also shared an AI image of him talking to European leaders in The White House with the US Flag over Greenland

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