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Homeware chain will continue to trade on high streets while administrators ‘assess options’ for business How has your local high street changed since 2019? Check your postcode Study: ‘Labour risks election wipeout unless it improves high streets’ The Original Factory Shop homeware chain has called in administrators, putting 1,200 jobs at risk, putting the decision partly down to higher costs from…

Purpose and scope of warrant not immediately clear as officials scramble to understand nature and target of search The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton county, Georgia, election office on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Atlanta’s field office said. The purpose and scope of the warrant were not immediately clear. “Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there are no det…

Fallout from shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents dogs White House as outrage mounts and protests are planned Donald Trump claimed without offering further details that he would “de-escalate a little bit” his immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota as he tried to quell the backlash to two fatal shootings by federal agents, even as the raids continued without pause. The president did n…

Sarah Mullally confirmed as 106th person to take up post as some African church leaders express dismay at appointment The first female archbishop of Canterbury has marked her confirmation in the role with a vow to speak out about misogyny while questions continue about her record on safeguarding. Sarah Mullally took part in a service at St Paul’s Cathedral which legally confirmed her as the 106th…

Prime minister says move is crucial to delivering justice to victims of misogynist violence who ‘wait so long’ UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has indicated that he will not U-turn on a controversial move to scrap some jury trials, arguing the move is crucial to delivering justice to victims of misogynist violence. The prime minister, who is on a visit to China , said tackling a ba…

Olivier award-winning West End production will follow US example and be trimmed to make it ‘more accessible than ever before’ For almost a decade it has been the most epic fixture in West End theatre: a two-part play that runs for five hours, including intervals. But later this year Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will only be staged in London as a shortened, single production running 175 minut…

‘Your eyes do not deceive you,’ ABC7 told viewers about unexpected turn during report from Pacific Heights Live television reporting about an incident where a young mountain lion was safely tranquilized and captured in San Francisco ’s Pacific Heights neighborhood took an unexpected turn on Tuesday when a coyote wandered into the background during the broadcast. During live coverage of the feline…

Downing Street sources say agreement is ‘done deal’ and will not be scuppered by US president’s U-turn US intelligence agencies disagree with Donald Trump’s newly found opposition to the Chagos deal , Keir Starmer has said, as he underlined how the US administration had supported the deal as it bolstered their defences. The prime minister made his remarks, which could undermine the US president’s…

Monarch says he has remained focused despite early criticisms of his beliefs, in new film, ‘Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision’ King Charles has revealed he “wasn’t going to be diverted” from his environmental campaigning despite criticism in the past in a new documentary showcasing his philosophy of “Harmony”. Continue reading...

The White House’s tone might be softening after outrage about the Minnesota ICE shootings, but there’s no reason to expect a policy shift This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Has the US entered the darkest period of Donald Trump’s second term? It certainly feels like it. The Trump administration’s cruel obsession with immigra…

Judgment in The Hague orders Netherlands to do more to protect Caribbean people in its territory from impacts of climate crisis The Dutch government discriminated against people in one of its most vulnerable territories by not helping them adapt to climate change, a court has found. The judgment , announced on Wednesday in The Hague, chastises the Netherlands for treating people on the island of …

Experts say uneven connectivity suggests regime is throttling and filtering data as losses said to hit $36m a day Iranian authorities appear to have relaxed – but not removed – internet restrictions, in what experts say is a sign of the mounting costs of the most severe internet blackout the regime has ever imposed. “There seems to be a real patchwork of connectivity. I think if most people have …

Pacifism is core to modern European culture, but a ‘no arms’ attitude risks leaving artists and film-makers short of answers when facing military aggression and political threats • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here One reason why art – painting, literature, film, theatre, all of it – is so important to society is that it creates spaces that can tolerate difficult answ…

Aircraft carrying 104 personnel damaged lighting tower while making ‘wrong manoeuvre’ after landing A Qatari military cargo plane carrying security staff in Italy to assist with law enforcement for the Winter Olympics struck a lighting tower on Sunday as it manoeuvred upon landing at Milan’s Malpensa airport, it has emerged. The aircraft was carrying 104 personnel from the Gulf state’s elite secu…

Ex-first lady sentenced to 20 months for receiving gifts for political favours, as Yoon Suk Yeol awaits rebellion verdict The wife of South Korea’s ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes rebellion charge that could result in the death penalty or life imprisonment. Kim Keon Hee was sentenced for rece…