Almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs this year after the collapse of major high street chains, according to data. It is the highest since more than 200,000 jobs in the sector were lost in 2020 in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, which forced retailers to shut their stores during lockdowns. The figures, compiled
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Swedish multinational Sandvik says it’s successfully deployed a pair of fully autonomous Toro LH518iB battery-electric underground loaders at the New Gold Inc. ($NGD) New Afton mine in British Columbia, Canada. The heavy mining equipment experts at Sandvik say that the revolutionary new 18 ton loaders have been in service since mid-November, working in a designated
Weather warnings are in place for snow, wind and rain across much of the UK on New Year’s Day. The start of 2025 will bring a “multi-hazard storm, combining severe gales, heavy rain and possibly significant snow as the rain runs into cold air,” said Sky News meteorologist Christopher England. Image: Pic: Met Office The
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed, killing 38 people, was damaged while flying over Russia “due to shooting from the ground”, the country’s president has said. President Ilham Aliyev said he believed that the plane, which crashed around two miles from Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, was not shot down intentionally. However, he accused some
Labour would lose its majority and nearly 200 seats if a general election was held today, a new mega poll suggests. While Sir Keir Starmer would still come out on top, it would be in a “highly fragmented and unstable” parliament with five parties holding over 30 seats. More in Common, which used the data
Manchester United Football Club is to cut the funding it provides to its charitable arm as part of a purge of costs being overseen by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, its newest billionaire shareholder. Sky News has learnt that the Premier League club plans to inform the Manchester United Foundation that it intends to curb the benefits
Thick fog could delay more flights across England today, disrupting Gatwick Airport’s busiest day of the holiday period. The UK’s main air traffic control provider, Nats, said temporary restrictions will continue on Sunday because of low visibility in airfields. Gatwick confirmed to Sky News that flights may still be delayed and advised passengers to contact
ESPN News Services Dec 28, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime and Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks extended their season-best winning streak to seven games in a 136-132 win over the Washington Wizards
The Top Gear TV show might be over, but its tamed racing driver – a masked, anonymous hot shoe known only as “the Stig” – lives on … and his latest adventure involves pitching the 1,400 hp electric Ford SuperVan demonstration vehicle around the famed Top Gear test track. Sideways. Whether we’re talking about record lap times
Passengers are being rescued from the tail of a plane which crashed into a wall at an airport in South Korea after veering off the runway. The plane was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when it attempted to land at Muan Airport in the southwest of the country. Firefighters are attempting to rescue 23
Dayle Haddon – the actor, activist and former Sports Illustrated model – has died from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities found the 76-year-old dead in a second-floor bedroom on Friday morning after emergency dispatchers were notified about a person unconscious at the house in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. A 76-year-old man, later identified
In this article AMZN MSFT GOOGL META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Data centers powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing are pushing energy demand and production to new limits. Global electricity use could rise as much as 75% by 2050, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, with the tech industry’s AI ambitions driving
Shoppers have complained after seeing Easter eggs already out on supermarket shelves. Easter Sunday is four months away, falling on 20 April next year, but chocolate eggs and hot cross buns have already been spotted for sale in shops including Morrisons, Tesco and Asda. Gary Evans, 66, from Margate, shared a picture of Creme Eggs
The US attorney general tried to block Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams from fundraising in the country in 1995 over a belief the IRA was still trying to source weapons, newly released records show. Janet Reno, the attorney general at the time, had previously opposed then-US president Bill Clinton‘s decision to grant visas for Mr
NFL Nation, ESPNDec 27, 2024, 06:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 17 started off with two road teams, the Chiefs and Ravens, grabbing wins over the Steelers and Texans, respectively, on Christmas Day. The action continues with a weekend stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know.
Who fancies a festive game of Labour or Liz? The rules are quite simple – I’ll set out some quotes and you guess whether they came from a member of the current tax-raising and workers’ rights improving Labour administration or from the right-wing scourge of the anti-growth coalition and former prime minister Liz Truss. So
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