Next will lay bare the cost of lockdowns this week when the retailer reveals that half of its profits have been wiped out. In January, Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, its chief executive, gave a typically thorough take on its prospects and said that extended coronavirus restrictions in January would …
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THERE are two women in east Belfast who are especially grateful to Trevor Kane, the entrepreneur promoter who died earlier this month. He was an engaging man with a winning way who persuaded the big names to come to Belfast in the 60s and they came in their droves. Biggest …
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About 27 million people have received their first Covid-19 jab in the UK, but how many of them got lost on the way to the vaccine centre? The answer, apparently, is roughly half of them. Like many, Chris Sheldrick knows all about the problem — “My mum went to get …
Read More »Police losing battle against gangs behind surge in scam messages
According to the banking industry body UK Finance, UK consumers were scammed out of a record £479 million last year, with a five per cent annual rise in money lost by customers unwittingly sanctioning payments to criminals. This included a 94 per cent increase in “impersonation scams” where criminals posing …
Read More »Rare block of four Penny Blacks which carried image of Queen Victoria emerge for sale for £80,000
Rare block of four Penny Blacks in ‘mint condition’ which carried image of Queen Victoria emerge for sale for £80,000 Penny Blacks are on sale with auctioneers Just Collecting in St Helier, Jersey Stamp was adopted by the Post Office in May 1840 but lasted less than year In February 1841, …
Read More »Biden stimulus update, Derek Chauvin trial, England lockdown eases
The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman accused of killing George Floyd, begins with opening arguments on Monday, the same day as England rolls out the latest stage of its road map out of lockdown. Efforts to free the container ship blocking the Suez Canal are likely to …
Read More »Covid-19 blamed as Next profits halved | City & Business | Finance
Although Next’s online and catalogue sales have partially offset the effects lockdowns and social distancing have had on its in-store sales, group revenues are forecast to be down 17.1 percent to £3.6billion. As a result, its pre-tax profits are believed to have fallen 53.6 percent. The high street stalwart canned …
Read More »Ethnic minority Britons believe royal family IS racist, YouGov poll reveals
Ethnic minority Britons believe royal family IS racist and 43% don’t want the monarchy to continue – but 67% like the Queen, YouGov poll reveals A poll found 43 per cent of ethnic minority Britons believe royal family is racist Of the general UK population 55 per cent believe royals …
Read More »The Royal Mail share price is up 230%: what next?
GLS van in front of building The Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) share price has tripled over the last year, delivering a gain of 230% for lucky shareholders. Last year’s low share price wasn’t just down to the pandemic either. Royal Mail shares had been struggling below 250p since May 2019, …
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Refinery 29 UK Your Horoscope This Week: March 28, 2021 Following Sunday’s Full Moon in Libra, our last days of March and first days of April are bound to be contemplative ones. Whether our schedules are burdened by the necessary errands of a new season or strained against the emotional …
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