Big retail failures including Wilko, Lloyds and Paperchase added to the net loss of stores last year.
Month: March 2024
AI weapons detector was not government-tested as firm claimed
Evolv Technology has been asked to change claims its technology has been tested by the government.
Nicky Campbell tells of abuse by ‘sadist’ teacher
The BBC broadcaster tells a hearing he suffered violent beatings as a pupil at Edinburgh Academy.
Constance Marten denies ‘dumping’ baby in bag
She also told the Old Bailey that Jesus lived in a barn and Bedouin children survive in cold deserts.
Slugs and snails to get ‘image makeover’
The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust says the scourge of gardeners are “nature’s clean-up crew”.
How a headteacher saved his pupils from a knifeman
Children hid under desks as Ciran Stapleton kept an armed intruder talking in the school corridor.
Ticket touts convicted in £6.5m resell scheme
Lynda Chenery and Mark Woods are guilty of fraudulently selling tickets for acts such as Ed Sheeran.
Shoppers splashing out boosts economy in January
The UK economy picked up in January, raising hopes it could be on its way out of recession.
Body found in Thames believed to be missing woman
Samaria Ayanle, 19, was last seen on CCTV footage in central London almost three weeks ago.
‘I stare at my wife’s ashes wondering if it is her’
Families report “sleepless nights” after 35 bodies and ashes were removed from a funeral director.
