Next weighs cut-price swoop on struggling fashion brand LK Bennett
Next, the FTSE-100 retail behemoth, is among a pack of suitors considering a new year swoop to buy LK Bennett, the struggling fashion retailer.
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Two missing after getting 'into difficulty' in sea
Emergency services and HM Coastguard are at the scene in Withernsea.
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Hundreds of jobs to be lost in TGI Fridays insolvency plan
Hundreds of British hospitality workers face losing their jobs in the coming days as the owner of TGI Fridays finalises plans to buy back a slimmed-down version of one of Britain's best-known casual dining chains.
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Pensioner killed in hit-and-run and carried for a mile 'deserved better end' say family
Two men have been charged after an 89-year-old pedestrian died when he was hit by a car and apparently carried on top of it for about a mile.
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Major search for people 'in difficulty' in sea
Emergency services and HM Coastguard are at the scene in Withernsea.
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Man shot twice and killed by police named
Tony Keeble died on Sunday after being shot in the chest and abdomen, the IPOC says.
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Trains cancelled and roads treacherous as heavy snow hits Scotland
Vehicles including a snow plough have become stuck as snow blanketed parts of the north east, Highland and central areas.
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Double record-breaking year for UK as 2025 confirmed as warmest and sunniest on record
Simon King looks back at the extreme weather the UK had during 2025 as the Met Office confirms it as the warmest and sunniest on record
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Call for circumcision safeguards after baby death
A coroner calls for regulation of male circumcisions after six-month-old Mohamed Abdisamad died.
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MP abused by trolls loses 10 stone after taking Mounjaro
MP Carolyn Harris has lost nearly 10 stone on Mounjaro, but warns others wanting to slim down.
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Starmer accused of diverting NHS 'billions' to appease Trump
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of diverting £3 billion of NHS funding a year to appease Donald Trump.
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Men remanded after pensioner killed in hit-and-run
Tom Wallace was hit in Gillingham on Monday and carried on top of the car, Kent Police said.
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Major FTSE record as much about companies not in the index as the ones that are
Passing the 10,000-point barrier is a largely symbolic milestone for the FTSE 100, but it underlines an upward trend for the index of the UK's largest companies and offers some cautious optimism for the year ahead.
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Mike Nesbitt to stand down as Ulster Unionist Party leader
The current health minister informed assembly members and party officers on Friday morning.
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Hospital flu cases drop as NHS on cold weather alert
NHS bosses say the fall is welcome, but expect freezing temperatures to increase pressure on the health service.
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Your photos as snow covers parts of the UK
Overnight snowfall left a covering of snow and ice in some areas
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Multiple crashes on A-road as cold weather hits
Police say multiple vehicles "slid off" a stretch of the A-road due to the icy conditions.
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Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025
Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.
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Politicians have given away too much power to deliver pledges, says PM's ex-aide
Paul Ovenden, who left Downing Street in September, says the British state has been "emasculating itself".
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Amber snow warning in force with Scots braced for blizzards
Parts of the north east, Highland, Perth and Kinross and Angus are expected to be blanketed with up to 20cm of snow in low levels.
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