WH Smith 'to sell ALL of its High Street shops' in massive deal 233 years after opening flagship store

found 2025 › Jan › 25 (Sat) @ 22:33 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

WH Smith is in talks to sell its entire high street business in Britain after 233 years.

‘We were betrayed’: families of apartheid victims sue South African government

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 20:56 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

High court case demands inquiry into 1985 Cradock Four killings and ‘constitutional damages’ worth £7.3m

Lukhanyo Calata’s first memory of his father was the funeral. His mother sobbing, the earth ben…

It was a town’s only Black-owned bookstore. It is now a refuge for those displaced by the California fires

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 20:56 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Nikki High’s Octavia’s Bookshelf in Pasadena was spared by the fire, but touched by change, it became a hub of relief

Nikki High, founder of Pasadena’s Octavia’s Bookshelf, couldn’t shake the words of…

ICE: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased 4% Year-over-year in December

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 20:56 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

From ICE: ICE First Look at Mortgage Performance: Delinquencies Ended 2024 on a Strong Note Despite Remaining Near a Three-Year High

• The national delinquency rate eased 2 basis points (bps) to 3.72…

High school basketball player floors two rivals with brutal punches... as reason behind shocking brawl emerges

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 07:32 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A Georgia high school basketball player's on-court violent outburst turned barbaric enough to raise the interest of local police, who are reportedly investigating the January 3 incident.

High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds

found 2025 › Jan › 20 (Mon) @ 15:17 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insects

Using high levels of common fertilisers on grassland halves pollinator numbers and drastically reduc…

High street banking giant 'looks to quit Britain over excessive red tape' - hitting millions of customers and tens of thousands of staff

found 2025 › Jan › 19 (Sun) @ 20:38 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The bank, which has millions of customers and 20,000 employees across 444 branches in the UK, could be planning to step back from retail and commercial banking in Britain

High visa fees putting some of the world's most highly skilled scientists and entrepreneurs off moving to UK

found 2025 › Jan › 18 (Sat) @ 06:57 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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Leading scientists have now called on ministers to review the upfront costs that must be paid by workers in science, technology, engineering and maths fields.

High street banking giant will close 101 branches for good in 2025 - check if yours is on the list

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 20:34 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Banks and building societies have closed 6,214 branches since January 2015, at a rate of around 53 each month , according to consumer champion Which?

Major bakery chain to open 40 new stores in 2025: Boss reveals major expansion plans despite High Street revolts over bakery being 'ultimate sign of gentrification'

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 18:41 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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The upmarket chain has enjoyed rampant growth over the past three years and is now valued at an estimated £500million - more than double the £200million in 2021.