Primark will announce a sales hit of £1.1 billion over the last six months amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the retailer’s parent company Associated British Foods. Bosses added they expect to lose sales of £480 million from store closures in the second half of its financial year as lockdown continues. However, in a more … Read more
Households braced for higher bills as TV, broadband and energy providers announce a raft of price hikes By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 23 February 2021 Households are preparing themselves for a big rise in bills this year as a string of providers announce … Read more
Daft Punk fans were devastated yesterday when the French electronic dance duo announced they’ve split after 28 years in an emotional farewell video. Famously publicity shy, Guillaume Emmanuel de Homem-Christo (known as Guy-Manuel, or Guy-Man) and Thomas Bangalter first started performing together in 1993 after meeting at school in Paris and bonding over their shared love of … Read more
The Biden administration is preparing to issue sanctions on Russia over the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. According to Politico, the US is expected to coordinate with European allies a sanctions rollout against Russia in the coming weeks. Sources told the news outlet that US sanctions on Russia would be the Biden administration’s … Read more
Daft Punk have split after 28 years together. The French electronic dance duo confirmed they’d parted ways in an emotional farewell video released on Monday, after an incredible career boasting four chart-topping albums and six Grammy wins. The split comes eight years after Daft Punk, formed by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter in 1993, released their … Read more
What are the PM’s four tests for easing lockdown? The vaccine deployment programme continues successfully. Evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths in those vaccinated. Infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS. The assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed … Read more
Boris Johnson is already facing a Tory backlash as he prepares to unveil a ‘cautious’ route out of lockdown today – with all schools reopening from March 8 but precious few other easings until Easter. The PM is set to reveal his ‘roadmap’ in a statement to the Commons this afternoon after it is rubber-stamped … Read more
Game Of Thrones co-stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harington are officially first-time parents after welcoming the birth of their son. Rose and Kit, 33, are ‘very, very happy’ after welcoming their first child together according to their representative, who confirmed the birth on Tuesday. The married couple first revealed the arrival of their son by … Read more
Game Of Thrones co-stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harington are officially first-time parents after welcoming the birth of their son. Rose and Kit, 33, are ‘very, very happy’ after welcoming their first child together according to their representative, who confirmed the birth on Tuesday. The married couple first announced the arrival of their son by … Read more
British Gas is the first of the Big Six to announce it’s hiking prices for millions of default tariff customers in April after the price cap announcement The Big Six provider is the first to announce its hiking its prices in April It is increasing costs in response to the energy price cap announcement Default … Read more