Wilko to shut all 400 stores, putting 12,500 jobs at risk September 11, 2023 All 400 Wilko stores will shut, putting 12,500 jobs at risk, according to a statement from the GMB union. Staff were informed about the development this morning and the group warned that it is now likely that all staff will be made redundant. It comes after a deal to acquire around 100 Wilko stores by [...]
John Lewis boss: Fix high street or risk “looting grounds” in city centres September 11, 2023 A lack of attention will see "embolden shoplifters and organised gangs" take over the high street, Sharon White reckons
A Strange Way of Life review: Pedro Almodovar does Brokeback Mountain September 11, 2023 It’s rare that a 30-minute short finds its way into cinemas, but Pedro Almodovar’s new work has more than a little historical interest. The Spanish arthouse legend was one of the original choices to direct Brokeback Mountain (he turned it down, believing he wouldn’t be given the freedom he wanted), and almost 20 years later [...]
Avalanche and Polygon see sell-offs as Bitcoin carries on bobbing around $26k September 11, 2023 Flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin has started the week down by 0.19% while Ethereum finds itself deeper in the red by 1.16%.
Wandisco loses out on bookings as it tries to swivel fortunes with rebrand September 11, 2023 Wandisco – soon to be known as Cirata – has reported a loss in bookings for the first half of the year after the company has battled off crisis after crisis. Shares in the scandal stricken company plunged nearly eight per cent at market open on Monday morning after it said bookings – the total [...]
Ski holidays: why skiing on your own private mountain is this winter’s top trip September 11, 2023 The top of the pile for ski holidays for 2023-2024 is a privately bookable mountain, finds Justine Gosling Picture the scene: you exit the boot room and head to the hotel’s exclusive ski lift, and minutes later, you’re alone on the wide, silent piste. There’s no queue for the chair lift. You fly down without [...]
This Hackney road filled with nature is a new London attraction September 11, 2023 One Hackney road has been reimagined as a nature lover’s escape, with plants to wander through and explore. The project at Miller’s Terrace in Hackney is responding to new research which revealed 87% of Brits wish they had more green space in their local area, and one third feel detached from nature living in a [...]
Vodafone boss: Social media’s a good thing – it tells us what’s happening September 11, 2023 Vodafone's UK boss on immediate feedback, the merger with Three, and his cycling summer holiday
UK chip giant: We’d be better off in the US – we can’t even put in a plug here September 10, 2023 The boss of Paragraf has bemoaned the lack of support from government and onerous planning restrictions on his industry
UK and India can ‘work through’ trade deal obstacles, PM says September 9, 2023 Rishi Sunak has signalled there is optimism the UK can conclude a trade deal with India after saying the two countries can “work through” the final negotiation hurdles. Statements made by the Prime Minister and No 10 following a meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on the fringes of the G20 summit suggested fresh [...]