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Bosses at Sports Direct have said all stores will remain open because selling sporting and fitness equipment makes the company a vital asset during a national shutdown. Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which includes Sports Direct and Evans Cycles, wrote to all workers within 30 minutes of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down all … Read more
Steven Spielberg won’t direct Indiana Jones 5 but will remain a ‘hands-on producer … as director James Mangold in talks to replace him on the Harrison Ford project By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 20:16 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 20:21 GMT, 26 February 2020 For the first time in the franchises 39 year … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Direct Line to axe 800 jobs By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 11:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 12:26 GMT, 26 February 2020 Insurance firm Direct Line has confirmed it is to cut 800 jobs. The Churchill Insurance owner says the job cuts are a response to the increasing prevalence … Read more
Diets improve BRAIN as well as body: Cutting back on fat and sugar has a ‘direct relationship’ with good mental health and cognitive function Scientists looked at past research to see how food affected mental health They found there were definite links in some areas and vaguer in others The Mediterranean diet was found to … Read more
Hit the sun, straight from your doorstep: The new direct flight routes from local airports for summer 2020 Ryanair is launching flights from Liverpool to the port city of Zadar, Croatia Head to the Greek island of Skiathos on the new TUI flights from Bournemouth EasyJet has direct flights from Belfast to Turkey’s Dalaman airport … Read more
‘Great fish and chips!’ said Tina and Stewart from Bromsgrove. Anna, Andrea and Alan from Sunderland also loved the ‘beautiful’ fish and chips, but also had a ‘fab’ holiday. ‘First time to Egypt!’ It’s a novel kind of guestbook. The messages are written on beer mats underneath a glass-topped table in the Queen Vic Pub, … Read more
Four thousand miles is a long way to go for a Shag – the dance that is – but Charleston is definitely worth the journey. The alluring South Carolina city, named after Charles II, is home to the six count, eight step moves and it’s easy to fall into line with the pace and sway … Read more
Mike Ashley rages at Debenhams as Sports Direct unveils plans to buy £15m of shares back off investors By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 April 2019 Mike Ashley’s firm Sports Direct said it will purchase 5m of its own shares in … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Pound at $1.30 as May meets Merkel over Brexit; Debenhams slides into administration; US reveals plan for tariffs on $11bn of EU goods The FTSE 100 closed down 26.32 points at 7425.57 Debenhams crashed into administration after Ashley offer was rejected Cake Box said it expects to serve up a 30 per cent … Read more
Online hotel booking websites are good at making you think you’re getting a bargain. And they want you to move fast because, as they put it, ‘there are only two rooms left’ and the hotel is experiencing ‘high demand’. But last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it will take ‘enforcement action … Read more