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Next has bought Russell & Bromley after the footwear and handbag retailer fell into administration. However, the UK retail giant said it would only buy three of the group’s 36 stores as part of the rescue deal. As a result, the future of its remaining 33 stores and nine concessions is uncertain, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. Administrators have said they are assessing options for the remaining shops. The […]

A teenage girl was forced to work as a “house slave” for a woman and her 10 children for more than 25 years, a court heard. The woman, who is now in her mid-40s, was 16 when she moved into the squalid home of mother-of-10 Amanda Wixon, 56, in 1995 and remained there until 2021. Gloucester Crown Court heard the woman was regularly beaten and also hit with a broom […]

UK inflation bounced back in December as tobacco duty hikes and Christmas getaways helped push up the cost of living, official figures show. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 3.4% in December from 3.2% in November, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It marks the first time in five months that the headline rate has risen. Inflation has been static or falling since last summer, […]

Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to annex Greenland, saying only the US could secure the Arctic territory, but ruled out using force. The US president said he wanted “immediate negotiations” to “discuss the acquisition” of the mineral-rich Arctic island, claiming “this not be a threat to Nato” but would instead “enhance” the alliance’s security. Earlier, Sir Keir Starmer said he would “not yield” in his stance over […]

The UK will not be pushed around by Donald Trump’s tariff threats, Rachel Reeves said as she defended Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to cool tensions over Greenland. The US president has threatened to slap a 10% tariff on imports from the UK and other European allies opposed to his efforts to annex the Danish territory. The Chancellor said the UK had an economic plan which would “get us through challenging times” and the […]