WHSmith announces closure of 17 stores this year
By MEGAN HOWE and ANNIE SCALES, VISUAL STORYTELLING DESIGNER Published: 04:44 EST, 20 January 2025 | Updated: 09:15 EST, 20 January 2025 WHSmith is set to close 17 of its…
Trump inauguration day: Live updates as 47th President is sworn into White House
Donald Trump loyalists were in party spirit on Monday night as they celebrated the Inaugural Ball hours after Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in…
The victims of Labour’s tax raid on private education: Map reveals schools set to close their doors due to VAT charge on fees with others pushed to the brink of collapse
From London to Loughborough, these are the private schools that are set to close their doors in the wake of Labour’s tax raids. Labour’s decision to levy VAT on private…
Scammers target council’s air fryer giveaway as 6,000 pensioners handed household appliance after Labour rollback on winter fuel payments
Scammers have targeted pensioners who are set to receive free air fryers as part of a council giveaway of 6,000 appliances in the wake of Labour’s rollback on winter fuel.…
Sadiq Khan says he hopes Donald Trump will be ‘different from the last time’ after long-running feud when US president branded him ‘a stone cold loser’
Sadiq Khan hopes Donald Trump will be ‘different from the last time’ he was in the White House and said he wants to ‘work closely’ with the incoming US President. The…
North Carolina home insurance premium base rates increasing about 15% by mid-2026
RALEIGH. N.C. — Base rates for North Carolina homeowners’ insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance…
Starbucks plans corporate layoffs as part of turnaround
Starbucks says it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff ByDEE-ANN DURBIN AP business writer January 17, 2025, 5:09 PM Starbucks said Friday it plans…
US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions
DEERFIELD, Ill. — The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of…
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
NEW YORK — The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to halt new downloads…
TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here’s what you need to know about the RedNote app
WASHINGTON — As the fate of TikTok hangs in the balance, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also called RedNote – making it the…