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M&S reports strong festive sales but says UK firms will take hit from tax rises
Tesco enjoys ‘biggest ever Christmas’ as shoppers switch from rivals
Tesco has recorded its “biggest ever Christmas”, with the UK’s largest supermarket chain landing its biggest share of the festive shopping trolley since 2016.
Sales at established UK stores rose 4% in the six weeks to 4 January, with fresh food performing particularly strongly and clothing and homeware sales also …
NFL playoff predictions: can anyone derail the Kansas City Chiefs’ three-peat bid?
Team that will be most missed in the playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals.
This is the obvious answer, as it’s a bummer when the team with one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks (Joe Burrow), the receiving triple crown winner (Ja’Marr Chase) and the NFL’s sack leader (Trey Hendrickson) is on the …Thursday briefing: What’s behind the growing danger and destruction of California’s wildfires
Good morning. Since Tuesday morning, a series of devastating wildfires have spread rapidly through the Los Angeles area in California. Amid winds of up to 100mph and in very dry weather, the blazes have spread rapidly in neighbourhoods from the Pacific Palisades to the Hollywood Hills.
At least five …
Royal Mail to celebrate The Vicar of Dibley with 12 special stamps
The Royal Mail is issuing 12 special stamps to celebrate the 1990s BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley.
Eight stamps depict memorable scenes from the sitcom, including a guest appearance by former ballerina Dame Darcey Bussell, while four stamps show a Dibley parish council meeting.
The Vicar of Dibley …
Australian Open draw: Emma Raducanu on collision course with Iga Swiatek
Alex de Minaur faces prickly path as Nick Kyrgios lands ‘kind’ Australian Open draw
Eighth-seed Alex de Minaur faces a tough start to his Australian Open tilt after drawing former world 22 Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round, with a potential match-up against top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals.
The draw for the Australian Open was made on …
Rachel Reeves heads to China to build bridges, but a new golden era of relations is impossible
Rachel Reeves will fly with a delegation of City grandees to China this week as Labour seeks closer economic links with Beijing as part of its quest for growth.
after a run of soft economic data, the chancellor is sorely …Wales trails behind most European countries in arts and sports funding, report finds
But a report has concluded that despite its proud heritage, Wales is languishing behind almost all other European countries in terms of spending on recreational, sporting and cultural services.
…Permanent job vacancies in UK shrink at fastest pace for four years
Vacancies for permanent jobs in the UK declined at their fastest pace for four years last month, according to a new survey that adds to the gloomy economic mood.
and weak economic data, the monthly jobs report from the consultancy KPMG and the recruitment …