Next plots swoop on family-owned shoe chain Russell & Bromley
Next, the high street fashion giant, is plotting a swoop on Russell & Bromley, the 145 year-old shoe retailer.
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Christmas gifts wrapped and sent out for children
More than 100 volunteers gathered to wrap thousands of presents for children across the capital.
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Why your chocolate is getting smaller, more expensive and less chocolatey
Christmas treats are getting eaten away by 'shrinkflation' and the Grinch even has an eye on the cocoa content.
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EU backs indefinite freeze on Russia's frozen cash ahead of loan plan for Ukraine
After almost four years of Russia's full-scale war, Kyiv is running out of cash, and needs an estimated €135.7bn over the next two years.
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No 10 says it backs pubs as landlords bar Labour MPs in tax protest
The government says it delivered a £4.3bn support package for pubs and restaurants in the Budget.
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Crafters warn of imported 'tat' at festive fairs
Some stallholders and event organisers are angry about cheap goods being sold as 'handmade' items.
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Honesty box 'helps us thank our generous community'
A family raising money to fund a suitable home for their son is among those driving a revival in honesty boxes.
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Jamie Oliver Group axes 20% of workforce ahead of high street comeback
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s holding company has axed a fifth of its workforce, even as he plots a high street restaurant comeback six years after his Jamie’s Italian chain collapsed into administration.
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We can now put a price on the chancellor's budget prevarication
The British economy has been slowing since the summer but the long wait for a late-November budget applied an extra touch to the brakes, according to the latest growth figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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Creative industries 'incredibly worried' about OpenAI-Disney deal
The $1bn deal will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters on ChatGPT and Sora.
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'We fundraised all year so our kids could experience a panto'
Some theatres tell the BBC panto season can make up almost half of their annual income.
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As GDP shrinks, it is not clear where the economic jump-start will come from
The British economy has been slowing since the summer but the long wait for a late-November budget applied an extra touch to the brakes, according to the latest growth figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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How much your data is worth - and how to stop people profiting from it
Companies generate massive profits from people's information, with experts describing user data as "the new oil".
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Lululemon boss to step down early next year
Calvin McDonald's decision to leave at the end of January comes amid a run of poor sales for the firm in the US.
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Nationwide fined £44m for financial crime failures
Nationwide has been fined £44m for failing to do enough to combat financial crime.
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'No empty shelves at Christmas' as Guinness workers strike
About 90 workers at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast have walked out in protest over pay.
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Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech
UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor.
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Workers go on strike at Guinness canning site
About 90 workers at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast have walked out in protest over pay.
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Venezuela says Trump wants its oil. But is that the real US goal?
The South American nation's output has plummeted and restoring its former glory would be a heavy lift.
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'Pantomimes are the bedrock of regional theatre'
Theatres in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire say panto season makes up almost half of their annual income.
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