5 h. ago High street favourite closing 23 more stores with list of locations revealed

The budget chain had 800 branches earlier this summer, but now expects this will reduce to around 650 to 700 stores through mixture of closures, as well as when leases expire

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10 h. ago Sherrie Hewson eyes up Coronation Street return after 'horrific' Hollyoaks exit

EXCLUSIVE: Sherrie Hewson has revealed she would like to return to Coronation Street as Maureen Webster after her character was killed off in rival soap Hollyoaks earlier this week

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10 h. ago Coronation Street star says 'I've got connections' as she teases return after 19 years

EXCLUSIVE: Former Coronation Street star Sherrie Hewson has revealed she'd like to return to the ITV soap as Maureen Webster over 30 years after she made her debut

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12 h. ago What a £5 coffee (or a £100 Pizza Express) tells us about a changing Britain | Gaby Hinsliff

For many gen Xers, it feels like we’re sliding back towards the land of our childhoods: where eating out was for special occasions, and Thermoses were kingIt was only a chain-store coffee.A morale-boosting one, bought for consoling purposes on the faintly weepy way home from dropping our precious firstborn off at university; but still, just a takeaway oat-milk latte from a bog-standard roadside chain somewhere in Berkshire. The shock was that it was over £5.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Coronation Street star reveals she is living in a caravan months after quitting soap

Only four months after leaving Corrie, Sue Cleaver is living in a caravan

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32 h. ago Coronation Street star reveals legend Barbara Knox's phone call after discovering exit news

Sally Ann Matthews has revealed how the Rita Tanner star discovered she was leaving the ITV soap, a decade after her return.

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45 h. ago Coronation Street's Sydney Martin hints at Becky Swain twist fans won't expect

Coronation Street actress Sydney Martin, who plays Betsy Swain, revealed her true feelings over the ITV soap resurrecting Becky Swain, as she teased possible twists ahead

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53 h. ago Coronation Street reveals devastating Bet Lynch update and fans are heartbroken

Coronation Street’s Bet Lynch hasn’t been seen since 2003, but the soap has seemingly shared a new sad update about the cobbles legend

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56 h. ago Who is Owen on Coronation Street? ITV soap newcomer's past roles revealed

Coronation Street introduced a new character on Wednesday's episode, a man named Owen, as he confronted Theo Silverton

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3 d. ago Coronation Street spoilers: Asha suicide fears, Tim's shock past and Todd health scare

Coronation Street spoilers for next week reveal worrying scenes for Asha Alahan, while Kevin Webster wants revenge and Tim Metcalfe's shocking past is confirmed

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3 d. ago Blue Lights star reveals Coronation Street legend's secret role in new series

Blue Lights returns to our screens tonight with its third series - and it turns out that one particular Coronation Street legend has taken on a big role behind the camera

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4 d. ago Former Coronation Street star Suranne Jones reveals 'exhausting' work on new ITV crime drama

The actress is joining forces with former Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker

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5 d. ago Marks & Spencer closes flagship city centre store after 100 years as gutted shoppers say ‘it’s just so sad’

MARKS & Spencer has closed a flagship city centre store after 100 years of trading in a crushing blow for the high street. Devastated shoppers have said "it's just so sad" after the store officially closed for good on Saturday afternoon. This comes after it was revealed that the store on Dudley Street, Wolverhampton, had...

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6 d. ago A tall order: Can Starbucks, once the king of the high street, return to its glory days?

As the multi-billion-dollar coffee chain announces the closure of some UK stores and the loss of 900 jobs in the US, Ellie Muir looks at the company’s fall from grace, from changing consumer tastes to political boycotts

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6 d. ago Where have I seen Naomi on Coronation Street before? ITV star's past soap roles revealed

Coronation Street aired a huge storyline involving Naomi

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7 d. ago Coronation Street's Charlotte Jordan's TV return 'revealed' after 'pleased' update

Fans will best known the actress for playing Daisy Midgeley in the ITV soap

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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.

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7 d. ago Quality Street reveals mystery new chocolate and fans all guess same flavour

The flavour will be revealed in December

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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 Starbucks UK: store closures could see local drinks cafes close with coffee chain set to cut costs

Some UK cafés could disappear as the global coffee brand reshapes its store network ☕

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