Image copyright PA Media The final 11 Beales department stores are set to shut, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. The 139-year-old retailer went into administration last month and soon after announced plans to close 12 of its 23 shops. Administrators at KPMG said they are continuing discussions with “a number of interested parties” over […]
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During a quick swing through Utah last spring, I texted my husband a photo from a ski area of rock- and tree-lined steeps. “Is that Snowbird or Alta?” he responded. His guess was good, but he was about 70 miles off. I was at Snowbasin in northern Utah, a 45-minute drive from Salt Lake City.
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“I think the atmosphere has been understudied,” said Philip R. Christensen, a planetary sciences professor at Arizona State University, which built the infrared spectrometer for Hope. That instrument will capture data on the dust particles and ice clouds and track the movement of water vapor and heat through the atmosphere. The spacecraft is to spend
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Quarterback Drew Brees says he intends to play for the New Orleans Saints again next season By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer February 18, 2020, 8:26 PM 4 min read NEW ORLEANS — Quarterback Drew Brees’ record-setting NFL career is on track for a 20th season — and a 15th with the New Orleans Saints.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump publicly objected to efforts within his own administration to restrict the sales of American technology to China over national security concerns, insisting on Tuesday that such fears were an “excuse” and that the United States was open for business. Mr. Trump’s comments appeared to represent a striking reversal of his administration’s
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NEW YORK — Walmart reported disappointing fourth-quarter profits and sales after a sluggish and shortened holiday shopping season. Violent social protests in Chile, where there are hundreds of Walmart stores, cut into international sales. Walmart also delivered a weak profit forecast for the year and a rare quarterly miss, its worst in about five years.
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Helen Gittos lost her baby Harriet in August 2014 when she was eight days old, and she believes her daughter’s death was preventable. A BBC News investigation has uncovered more preventable baby deaths at an East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust which has already been criticised for its maternity services. Helen spoke to the BBC’s Michael
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Image copyright ohn Marshall/JMEnternational/PA Wire The 40th Brit Awards is taking place at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday evening. The best of Britain’s musical talent and some top international stars have dressed up for the occasion, as ever. A few of them no doubt are acting up too, if recent history is anything to go
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rosneft is yet to publicly comment on the latest US sanctions The US has sought to increase financial pressure on Venezuela by blacklisting a subsidiary of Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft oil giant. The move freezes any US-held assets of the Switzerland-based Rosneft Trading SA and its chairman, Didier Casimiro. The firm
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Mr. Lowe, who opened Lyle’s and, recently, Flor, has made a mission of uncovering forgotten British ingredients like Alexanders (a variant of parsley), beremeal (an ancient strain of barley, grown in Scotland) and Stichelton, a veined blue cheese made from raw milk. (Stilton, England’s famous blue, is now made from pasteurized milk.) Ms. Travers no
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