51 m. ago Primark boss Paul Marchant quits after 'error of judgement' in behaviour towards female colleague in a 'social environment'

Primark's parent firm, Associated British Foods (ABF), said Paul Marchant has stepped down as chief executive of the high street fashion brand with immediate effect following an investigation.

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68 m. ago Gatsby by Jane Crowther; The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson

Two enjoyable debut novels put fresh meat on Fitzgerald’s deathless classic – one a modern-day retelling in which Gatsby becomes a female influencer, another a pacy murder mystery in the vein of Agatha ChristieIt might seem unfathomable to us now, but F Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was something of a let-down when it was published 100 years ago; his previous books, This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and Damned – there had also been a novella, The Diamond As Big As the Ritz, and short stories including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – had been more commercially successful and found greater favour with critics. Fitzgerald’s tale of obscure origins, extreme wealth and obsessional romantic desire appeared too unlikely, too contrived and, perhaps, too uncomfortable a reminder of class and financial inequality and its consequent social schisms to be recognised for what it was: a masterly exploration of delusion, self-delusion, myth-making and complicity.Fitzgerald himself died...

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75 m. ago Blind and deaf people face significant ‘barriers’ to access medicines – report

A new report for the Patent Safety Commissioner explored the challenges faced by people with sensory impairment.

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1 hour ago Primark boss quits after 'error of judgement' in behaviour towards female colleague in a 'social environment'

Primark's parent firm, Associated British Foods (ABF), said Paul Marchant has stepped down as chief executive of the high street fashion brand with immediate effect following an investigation.

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1 hour ago When is Coronation Street on this week? ITV schedule and what to expect

ITV has confirmed when Coronation Street will be on this week 🧼

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1 hour ago World markets and US dollar suffer worst monthly losses since 2022 as Trump trade war riles investors – business live

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nationsWall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffsEurope’s main stock indices are a sea of red, as investors react to Donald Trump’s declaration that the reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations.Italy’s FTSE MIB index has dropped 1.4%, France’s CAC is down 1%, and Germany’s DAX has lost 0.95%.The tariffs imposed by the U.S. government and the fear of new announcements as early as Wednesday are creating a bleak atmosphere on trading floors worldwide. Just last Wednesday, the DAX was above 23,000 points, but it now appears that the index may soon test the 22,000 mark.The risk appetite seen in the initial weeks of the year has dissipated as investors and asset managers pull back, reduce positions, and refrain from taking on large new ones. The inclination to buy the dips has nearly vanished. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago French court to rule in Marine Le Pen embezzlement case – Europe live

Prosecutors seeking a fine of €300k, a prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office, which would stop far-right leader’s presidential runThe 2027 French presidential election may be two years out, but its first act will play out in a Paris court this morning, as judges hand down a verdict on charges the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and party officials embezzled money from the European parliament.Prosecutors asked for a €300,000 (£250,000) fine, a prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office. Crucially, it would apply immediately, even if she appeals against it. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Primark boss Paul Marchant resigns with immediate effect over 'inappropriate behaviour'

Primark’s parent firm, Associated British Foods (ABF), said Paul Marchant has stepped down as chief executive of the high street fashion brand with immediate effect following an investigation.

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2 h. ago Rutherglen's £116k crossing upgrade helps pedestrians and cyclists

The new toucan crossing is based on Main Street in the town.

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2 h. ago Marine le Pen faces her 'political death' as court rules today on embezzlement charges

The far-right politician and 24 other party officials are accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamentary aides to instead pay staff

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2 h. ago Rangers risking Barry Ferguson heart attack with bad habits as one enigma eclipses another amid Dens Park pandaemonium – big match verdict

Yet again Rangers found themselves two goals down and had to rescue the situation late on against Dundee

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3 h. ago 38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands review – war crimes revisited

In the final part of a bravura trilogy detailing the struggle to bring war criminals to account, Sands tracks a former SS commander to Chile, where he found a friend in Augusto PinochetThis is the concluding part of Philippe Sands’s extraordinary trilogy – part history, part moral investigation, part memoir – that documents the legal and personal battles to bring to account Nazi war criminals and their disciples.In East West Street he recounted the plight of Lviv, the city now in Ukraine, whose Jewish population either fled before Nazi occupation or, like many of Sands’s extended family, was thereafter wiped out. Two Jewish lawyers who got out early were instrumental in creating the legal concepts of crimes against humanity and genocide that were introduced at the Nuremberg trials. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘Society SUCKS!’ The fanatical diary of a teen scribbler who threw herself into punk

Don’t live like everyone else! Angela Jaeger met every act going in punk, in New York and London – and had crushes on them all. Now 65, she talks us through her thrill-filled diariesThere is nothing new to discover, surely, about the birth of punk. But perhaps it depends where you look. Written between 1977 and 1981, the teenage diaries of Angela Jaeger crackle with life. Published as the book I Feel Famous, the New York and London punk scenester’s writing gives us a real-time immersion, with zero revisionism, into not only what happened and who was there, but how it felt to a musically fanatical teenage girl.Diary entry for 9 May, 1977, about a Bryan Ferry/Talking Heads gig being sold out: “Shit, damn, piss forever!! What can you do but kick and curse cause you CAN’T GO! It shits bricks solid!!” By 27 June, she’s a dedicated anglophile, a Sex Pistols and Clash obsessive, searching for an identity and asking the big questions: “Why should we be expected to live like everyone else do...

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4 h. ago 'I drove 1,000 miles just to get a dentist appointment as the situation is ridiculous'

Mark Formosa took the extreme measures after failing to find an NHS appointment anywhere near his home in Newquay, Cornwall, despite being on the waiting list for years

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5 h. ago Germany’s spending push drives up borrowing costs across Eurozone

Investors warn that higher bond yields could make it harder for members of the bloc to increase defence spending

Economics

5 h. ago The people vs Musk: billionaire transforms Wisconsin court contest

State election has become most expensive judicial race in US history as Tesla boss spends unprecedented amount

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5 h. ago John Swinney should give Scottish Parliament time to bring forward Milly's Law

Writing in the Daily Record, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says patients and bereaved families deserve honesty, accountability, and action when things go wrong in the NHS

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7 h. ago Declining Eid travel and spending dampen holiday spirit as soaring prices hit Indonesia

The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan has been subdued in Indonesia this year as people grapple with soaring prices for food, clothing and essential goods

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10 h. ago Six in 10 people will spend on ‘bucket list’ dream activities in 2025 – survey

Nearly half of people are planning to spend more on experiences this year and some will cut back on other spending to do so, according to Mastercard.

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10 h. ago High street banks to monitor struggling customers as bill rises kick in

Energy costs, water bills and council tax are some of the expenses which will be going up for many households.

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