Coronavirus UK: London’s Oxford Street prepares for Monday’s reopening of non-essential shops

Retailers on Oxford Street finished off their window displays today as they prepare to reopen next Monday in a bid to lure shoppers back into stores after more than three months shut due to the third national lockdown. Workers at Selfridges, Office, Lacoste, Accessorize and Swatch were all seen putting the finishing touches to their … Read more

2,000 jobs lost in rescue of High Street fashion chain Peacocks

Peacocks deal sees 2,000 jobs lost: Fashion chain to return to High Street after rescue by old management team By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:18 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 22:57 BST, 6 April 2021 Fashion chain Peacocks will return to the High Street with 2,000 fewer staff after it was … Read more

Downing Street blasts Sadiq Khan over cannabis review

Downing Street says London Mayor Sadiq Khan is ‘wasting his time’ by setting up review to consider decriminalising cannabis if he is re-elected because Boris Johnson ‘will not be changing’ the law Sadiq Khan to launch review examining cannabis decriminalisation if re-elected But Downing Street today insisted the Mayor of London will be wasting his … Read more

High Street gears up for big April 12 reopening

Retailers from John Lewis to Poundland and Primark to Ikea today confirmed reopening plans for next Monday as shoppers look forward to a return to in-store browsing at non-essential stores after more than three months. John Lewis outlined its plans for April 12 for its remaining 32 shops in England, which include customers finally being … Read more

Shocking moment a Turkish man repeatedly stabs his estranged wife in an Istanbul street

Shocking moment a man repeatedly stabs his estranged wife in the street in Turkey because she refused to get back together with him – while bystanders watch and do nothing Aleyna Tulay Tas had decided to divorce her allegedly often violent husband  Okan Tas confronted her while she was buying milk in Istanbul on April … Read more

Liz Hurley is sworn off street food after she ended up ‘on a drip’ following kebab in Pakistan

Liz Hurley has revealed she won’t touch street food again after suffering an allergic reaction to a curbside kebab in Pakistan that resulted in her being put on a drip. The actress, 55, told how she visited the South Asian country to help Prime Minister Imran Khan raise funds for a hospital, but was left … Read more

Downing Street pranksters fail to trick Boris Johnson into believing April Fools’ day stories

Downing Street pranksters fail to trick Boris Johnson into believing April Fools’ day stories including Michael Gove setting up a high-quality food firm to rival Prince Charles Last week he was target of No10 jokers trying to have him believe bogus reports On Thursday the PM’s normal bundle of updates also included some fake news … Read more

Revellers leave piles of litter after street parties as nation prepares for cold snap

Revellers left piles of litter after drink-fuelled street parties kicked off the Easter weekend despite pleas for restraint as the nation prepares for a cold snap with 50F temperatures.      Police were forced to break up crowds in across the country and sent revellers packing after fights broke out when around 40 people gathered for a … Read more

Figures show 190,000 retail roles have been axed on High Street since start of first lockdown

2020 Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on December 2, 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a … Read more

Schoolgirl, 11, is sexually assaulted in street in broad daylight as police launch hunt for attacker

Schoolgirl, 11, is sexually assaulted in street in broad daylight as police launch hunt for attacker Schoolgirl was attacked in Tipton, West Midlands, at around 3.45pm on Tuesday Officers arrested a man on suspicion of being involved but he was later released Youngster now being offered specialist support as police appeal for information By Raven … Read more