7 h. ago Major high street chain to close 12 stores this month including two in Greater Manchester

Closures come after the chain revealed a restructuring plan earlier in the year

Politics

9 h. ago High street charity shop to close 190 UK stores as part of major restructuring plan

The charity firm has announced new retail plans that will see it "invest more money in life-saving cancer research."

Politics

11 h. ago Cancer Research UK to close nearly 200 shops in major blow to high street

The charity has announced it will close 90 stores by May 2026 and up to 100 more by April 2027

Science

32 h. ago Actors hate Tilly Norwood – but they are their own worst enemies | Catherine Shoard

The backlash against the AI actor has been fierce but with the rise of cosmetic surgery and navel-gazing releases, Hollywood needs to take a long, hard look at itselfGiven that she has appeared only fleetingly in a brief comedy sketch, backlash to AI actor Tilly Norwood has been swift and fulsome. The people, the industry and the critics spoke with united voice, all of them basically retching.Actors were especially fast out of the gate to condemn a concept that is – obviously – depressing, dystopian and (if the tech behind it has ripped off real-life faces) dodgy. It is also plain shonky: my colleague Stuart Heritage has said perhaps all there needs to be said about Tilly’s indeterminate dentistry, but there are clearly teething problems here that mean she’s far from ready for her closeup. Continue reading...

Politics

53 h. ago US government remains shut as senators fail to agree funding plan

Republicans and Democrats trade blame as services grind to a halt

Politics

64 h. ago Poundland, Sports Direct and more set to close stores in October

A number of high street stores are set to close across the UK in October, with the likes of Poundland, Sports Direct, and Trespass all confirming closures

Politics

65 h. ago Full list of October high street closures including Sports Direct and Poundland

A number of high street stores are set to close across the UK in October, with the likes of Poundland, Sports Direct, and Trespass all confirming closures

Politics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves stokes tax fears by warning of 'tough choices' in Budget and takes a swipe at Andy Burnham in Labour conference speech

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she was going to keep taxes 'as low as possible' as Brits brace for more pain in her fiscal package on November 26.

Events

4 d. ago AstraZeneca stokes fears of London exit with New York listing

AstraZeneca stokes fears of London exit with New York listing  The Telegraph

Politics

5 d. ago Poundland to shut six shops today as it confirms two more stores to close – full list of 67 being axed

POUNDLAND is set to close six stores today in a blow to shoppers. The popular discount chain will close its branches in Havant, Newport, Ripley, Swanley, Uttoxeter and Partick for good today. Meanwhile, it has confirmed that a further two stores will be axed. Its shop in Market Harborough will close on October 9, while...

Economics

6 d. ago Shoppers clear shelves in huge closing down sale as beauty chain shuts 56 stores this week – see the full list

A MAJOR high street beauty chain will close its remaining stores this weekend after it tumbled into administration. Bodycare used to operate 115 stores but it was forced to appoint administrators from Interpath Advisory earlier this month. Exactly 32 stores closed with immediate effect, making around 450 employees redundant. Meanwhile, 30 stores closed a week...

Economics

6 d. ago Farewell Amazon Fresh: the no tills thing was all a bit too awkward | Jason Okundaye

The ‘just walk out’ innovation promised frictionless shopping – but these days, maybe we all need a bit less tech in our livesAmazon Fresh, the till-free grocery shop that uses “just walk out” technology, is closing all 19 of its stores in London, just under five years after opening its first outlet. If you’re unfamiliar, the premise of the store is that shoppers identify themselves at the entrance, walk in, select the items that they want, and then a combination of AI, sensors and computer vision determine the items in their basket and process an automatic payment via a customer’s Amazon account when they walk out.If that sounds weird and disorienting then I can assure you – having visited an outlet out of pure curiosity and having left distressed – it is. Among the reasons given for the venture’s failure, from location choices to struggling to differentiate itself in the market, one financial analyst has suggested that till-less technology “always felt a little awkward”. When I vi...

Events

6 d. ago The big brother local council: It's using facial recognition, AI surveillance and even drones to combat fly

He might have been dead for 75 years, but it's been a hell of a month for George Orwell, the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and its vision of the ultimate authoritarian state.

Events

7 d. ago Major high street retailer to close store in another UK city

A New Look store in Leicestershire will close next month, the retailer has confirmed - bringing the total number of UK store closures to 14.

Politics

7 d. ago 27 major UK stores closing 'in days' in October 2025 'It's the writing on the wall'

A number of high street chains have announced they are to close some of their stores in October, with some already shutting their doors

Politics

7 d. ago Major coffee chain to close 'some' UK stores putting thousands of jobs at risk

The multinational chain is said to employ over 5,600 people across 520 UK stores.

Events

7 d. ago Starbucks confirms it will soon close several UK stores in update

The coffee giant is set to close several stores across the UK, US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Politics

8 d. ago Starbucks to cut 900 jobs and close dozens of North American stores as sales struggle

Restructuring comes after six quarters of falling sales and growing pressure from unions over working conditionsStarbucks will lay off around 900 staff and pull down the shutters on some 100 cafes across North America as part of a $1bn restructuring plan to revive the world’s largest coffee chain.The business, which eliminated 1,100 corporate positions earlier this year, will also close “many” open or vacant positions as it notifies affected employees affected by cuts on Friday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago H&M: UK stores at closure risk as retailer announces plans to close more high street shops

The retailer is reshaping its global store network, focusing on online sales 🍂

Events

8 d. ago Starbucks to close stores and lay off hundreds of staff in $1 billion restructure

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said employees affected by the latest layoffs will receive ‘generous’ severance packages

Economics