January 2020

Mountain Warehouse boss: ‘The High Street is changing, but not dying’

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow Mountain Warehouse is bucking the High Street trend The High Street is changing but not dying, according to the founder of the outdoor clothes chain Mountain Warehouse. Mark Neale does not subscribe to the “doom and gloom” view of the High Street, despite some big names […]

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Dracula: Critics applaud ‘energetic and fun’ revival of vampire classic

Image copyright BBC/Hartswood Films Image caption Danish actor Claes Bang plays Bram Stoker’s Transylvanian vampire The BBC’s new take on Dracula is a hit with critics, one of whom says it is “the meatiest, goriest, most energetic and fun version” she has ever seen. “Previous versions now look anaemic,” writes The Times’ Carol Midgley. The

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Carlos Ghosn: Turkey ‘arrests seven’ amid probe of Nissan ex-boss’s escape

Image copyright AFP Image caption Ghosn was released on bail last April and reportedly spent months planning his escape Turkey has launched an inquiry into how ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn travelled via Istanbul as he fled trial in Japan, with media reporting seven arrests. The private jet on which Mr Ghosn escaped reportedly landed in

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Bushfire crisis: Thousands flee as threat escalates

A week-long state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales (NSW) in response to the escalating bushfire threat. High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for the weekend, leading to “widespread extreme fire danger” in the eastern Australian state. Troops have been evacuating people trapped by the fires in neighbouring Victoria state. Since

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Bernie Sanders Says He Raised $34.5 Million in the Fourth Quarter

DES MOINES — Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised more than $34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, his presidential campaign said Thursday, yet another display of his enduring financial might fueled by a huge base of grass-roots donors. Mr. Sanders received more than 1.8 million donations in the quarter, with an average donation

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