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Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins will slash 2,500 jobs and close 165 stores amid fears coronavirus recession will hit trade for at least two years The firm said it comes as it expects the recession to hit them for about two years Bosses plan to close 165 stores – mainly focusing on smaller Travis Perkins sites … Read more
Ex Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins has told of a ‘painful’ fallout with judge Paul Hollywood when she and co-presenter Mel Giedroyc decided to quit the series. She said the pair were ‘incredibly hurt’ by their quarrel with Hollywood after they left the hit BBC show in 2016 with judge Mary Berry. Sue, … Read more
Topshop and Dorothy Perkins owner Arcadia is ‘preparing to close a huge number’ of its 550 stores as coronavirus lockdown decimates Britain’s high streets – as Debenhams faces administration Arcadia has reportedly called in accountants from Deloitte due to the shutdown It has already furloughed 14,500 of its 16,000 staff members during the crisis Debenhams … Read more
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins admit quitting Great British Bake Off was a ‘painful’ decision but felt they couldn’t continue after learning it was moving to Channel 4 from watching TV By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 00:01 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 02:21 GMT, 17 March 2020 Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have … Read more
From Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With… to Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby and The Shrink Next Door, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With… Comedian Perkins rustles up a celebrity guest and … Read more