(Sephora Stratford) For many retailers, 2023 has not been without challenges, from the cost of living crisis weighing on consumer confidence, competing with rivals to drive down prices for customers, to unpredictable weather conditions that sometimes cause footfall declines. But despite these headwinds, a large number of companies decided to invest in physical stores in … Read more
The Geminids are one of the “best and most reliable annual meteor showers” of the year – daamcreative This year, skygazers have been treated to a whole host of astronomical events, from supermoons to the Aurora Borealis. As 2023 draws to a close, however, there’s one last celestial show to experience: the Geminids meteor shower. … Read more
Prince Harry has truly become the Duke of Hazard. He has shut himself out of the royal family with his appearance on Oprah Winfrey, his memoir Spare – and now his ongoing battle at the Supreme Court to get the British government to reverse its decision to offer him less police protection when he returns … Read more
Home Secretary James Cleverly announced a raft of measures on Monday to reduce net migration. (Alamy) (Jordan Pettitt, PA Images) New immigration rules that prevent Britons earning less than £38,700 from living with their foreign spouses have been branded ‘draconian’, ‘discriminatory’ and ‘anti-family’ by campaigners and lawyers. Changes to the minimum income for family visas, … Read more
open range Outgoing BT chief Philip Jansen has a favorite mantra: “Build like fury”. Jansen has used the term repeatedly during a furious race to roll out full fiber broadband in the UK. Boris Johnson fired the starting gun with a promise to reach every home in the country by 2025. The target not only … Read more
The Northern Lights recently appeared over the Castlerigg stone circle in the Lake District – Gregg Wolstenholme/Bav Media This winter will be a historic one for seeing the Northern Lights, with scientists predicting the best Northern Lights sightings in two decades. Earlier this month, Aurora hunters were treated to displays on Bonfire Night in Scotland … Read more
Roman Abramovich has acquired Israeli citizenship, but the money from his sale to Chelsea will not go to the country – Ozan Kose/AFP A proposal to shift Roman Abramovich’s £2.34 billion Chelsea sale fund to Israel instead of Ukraine was discussed following the Hamas terrorist attack, Telegraph Sport can reveal. Britain is said to have … Read more
suella and rishi When Rishi Sunak brought Suella Braverman back into Cabinet as Home Secretary on October 25 last year, it was seen as a clear signal to the right of the party that he would crack down on migration. At the heart of her reappointment, according to allies of the former home secretary, was … Read more
Tory minister Penny Mordaunt has sparked anger after mocking a plan aimed at slowing Scotland’s drug deaths crisis to “score cheap points” in a row with the SNP. Warning that undermining proven health interventions ‘costs lives’, experts spoke The independent accused Ms Mordaunt of “crushing on a group of people who are among the most … Read more