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‘We have a lot more to do’: no pats on the back at M&S despite blockbuster year
“We have a plan but it’s a high wire act and we have got to keep both feet on the wire,” says Archie Norman, the chair of Marks & Spencer.
– its share price up 40% and gains in market …The Syrian refugee whose selfie with Angela Merkel changed his life
When Angela Merkel stepped out of her car into the melee outside an asylum seekers’ shelter in Spandau, Berlin in September 2015, Anas Modamani, an 18-year-old Syrian refugee, had no idea who she was when he approached her to take a selfie.
“I assumed she was someone interested in seeing …
Rawdogging, brat and looksmaxxing: Guardian’s breakthrough words of 2024
If, in 2024, you rawdogged a flight, wore brat green, indulged in some looksmaxxing or called someone babygirl … you are right on trend, as all of these words and terms broke through this year.
However, if the above sentence makes no sense to you, you may still be in …
Meet Gem the cocker spaniel – the face of UK pet cloning
At first glance, Gem is simply a very happy spaniel. With a plush toy in her mouth, she is the embodiment of joy. But her straightforward demeanour belies the complexities of her origins. Because Gem is not your typical dog: she is a clone.
Record number of electric cars were sold in UK during 2024
Carmakers sold a record number of electric cars in the UK last year, prompting environmental groups to urge the government to stick to tougher green targets even as the industry argues they are unsustainable.
The number of new cars sold in the UK rose by 2.6% in 2024 to 1.95m, …
From Nosferatu to Patience: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment in the UK
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Director Robert Eggers has been carving out a niche for himself in the shadows for quite some time, with films such as The Witch and The Lighthouse taking a dark, artistic approach to both character and subject matter. Now he’s turned his hand to cinema’s …
‘It is impossible to outrun them’: how drones transformed war in Ukraine
Denys, a soldier with Ukraine’s Khyzhak brigade, describes a new kind of war. Standing in a barracks workshop with piles of basic Ukrainian First Person View (FPV) drones behind him, he says simply: “There are fewer gunfights because there are more drone fights.”
Frontlines that were once a gunshot apart …
Luke Littler reveals that rewatching last year’s final defeat inspired PDC triumph
Luke Littler has revealed how watching back his defeat in last year’s final in the hours before facing Michael van Gerwen gave him the inspiration to become the youngest world darts champion in history.
The 17-year-old produced a nerveless performance to beat Van Gerwen 7-3 to lift his first PDC …