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Domino’s is launching a new chicken concept as the pizza specialist seeks to tap into rapidly growing demand for chicken across the UK. The pizza delivery giant said it will first launch the Chick ‘N’ Dip sub-brand across the north west of England and Northern Ireland, with hopes to roll …

The first shoppers have been browsing the shelves of a convenience store following a major revamp. Co-op in Queens Road, Minster, reopened to customers on Friday (June 20). Harry and Dixie Batt from Minster in Sheppey Primary School cut the ribbon with staff. Picture: Andy Jones/UNP The branch, which supports …

Consumer confidence in the US worsened again as short-term inflation expectations hit their highest level in nearly half a century, the results of a closely followed survey revealed. The University of Michigan‘s consumer confidence index slipped from a reading of 57.0 at the end of March to 50.8. That missed …

A “rapidly evolving” phishing campaign that impersonates popular travel platform Booking.com is targeting hospitality organisations in the UK, Microsoft has warned. Microsoft Threat Intelligence said cybercriminals had used a tactic – nicknamed “ClickFix” – to trick businesses into downloading and launching credential-stealing malware since December. The attackers send convincing Booking.com-themed …

New York (CNN) — Sexist and abusive attacks on women, like “your body, my choice” and “get back to the kitchen,” have surged across social media since Donald Trump’s reelection, according to an analysis from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. An X post from White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick …

A furious dad says he was wrongly hounded by bailiffs out of hundreds of pounds over a parking fine he had no knowledge of. But after Wilson Chowdhry took the matter to court to prove that was the case and recover sums owed to him by Medway Council, who had …

New York (CNN) — A massive port strike is threatening America’s delicate supply chains. The Federal Reserve is rushing to prevent unemployment from spiking. And the race for the White House is coming down to the wire. Yet investors remain unrelentingly bullish, bidding the US stock market further into uncharted …

Royal Mail was warned this week to “stick to its guns” and fulfil its promise of delivering a replacement postbox for residents in Bentfield End Causeway. Following a series of U-turns the company confirmed on Tuesday (May 7) that it would be installing a new box after the old one …

Royal Mail is to temporarily waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps as it introduces measures to tackle the problem. The company announced it is developing a new counterfeit stamp scanner in the Royal Mail app to allow customers to scan stamp barcodes …

April 1 is being dubbed ‘National Price Hike Day’ as increased charges for everything from a TV licence to a first-class stamp come into force. While the start of this month is more commonly known as April Fools’ Day, households aren’t likely to find much to laugh about in the …