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Starbucks will cut about 900 jobs and close its worst performing stores in the US as well as some in the UK as part of a cost-saving restructure, the coffee chain said. Most of the stores earmarked for closure are in North America and its chief executive said the revamp would reduce wait times and…
Getty Images Working parents of children aged between nine months and four years old in England now have access to 30 hours a week of childcare during term time. Ministers say 530,000 more children are benefiting from government-funded childcare since the free hours scheme expansion began. But there are continuing concerns about the number of…
The Co-op has said the cyber-attack it suffered earlier this year cost it at least £206m in lost revenues. The retailer’s IT networks were infiltrated by hackers in April, resulted in payment problems, widespread shortages of goods in shops, and the loss of customer data. Co-op chair Debbie White said the “malicious” attack had caused…
Labubu dolls made up 90% of the £3.5m worth of fake toys seized at the UK border so far this year, according to Home Office data. Labubu is a quirky monster character created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung, and popularised through a collaboration with toy store Pop Mart. Although they are mainly marketed as…
The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop a wave of pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said. His comments follow several recent announcements from some of the world’s largest drug companies either pausing or scrapping UK projects. Critics in the sector say low prices for…
The government is looking at ways to financially support the companies in Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) supply chain. JLR halted car production at the end of August after a cyber attack forced it to shut down its IT networks. Its factories remain suspended until next month at the earliest. Fears are growing that some suppliers,…
Faisal IslamEconomics editor Getty Images Plans to extend high-speed rail across the north of England have been delayed further and will not now be announced by the prime minister at the Labour Party conference next week. The BBC understands concerns over the long-term costs of the line earmarked between Liverpool and Manchester have pushed back…
PA Media The new system will go live from September 2026, Cornwall Council said Automatic enrolment for free school meals is being introduced in Cornwall, the county’s council has announced. The move, agreed at a meeting of the council’s cabinet, means from September families who are eligible for Free School Meals will no longer need…
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor and Tom GerkenTechnology reporter Emma Lynch/BBC Lilly Sabri has nearly six and half million followers on YouTube, where she posts fitness videos YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to the UK economy in 2024 and supported 45,000 jobs, according to an impact report carried out by Oxford Economics. It comes as an all-party…
BBC Leanne Simcoe from the charity Little Stars says family referrals have increased Charities in Shropshire are urgently calling for benefit reforms, warning that working families could face a “dreadful” winter as food and energy bills continue to surge. Over the past week, the BBC has visited the county to speak with organisations working to…
