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Covid lockdown UK: ‘Shellshocked’ business leaders say closure of John Lewis stores is ‘devastating’

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John Lewis to shut eight more stores  Store closures announced yesterday:  Aberdeen  Ashford (At Home) Basingstoke (At Home) Chester (At Home) Peterborough Sheffield  Tunbridge  Wells (At Home)  York  Store closures announced last July  Birmingham Croydon Watford Newbury Swindon Tamworth St Pancras  Heathrow MPs today called the permanent closure of eight John Lewis stores ‘devastating’ for … Read more

Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd are seen before re-opening PUMP after COVID-19 closure

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Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd are seen before re-opening PUMP after COVID-19 closure By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:47 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 05:47 GMT, 18 March 2021 Lisa Vanderpump and her husband Ken Todd were seen at their West Hollywood restaurant Pump on Wednesday, looking over the property as the restaurant is reopening … Read more

Lisa Vanderpump is in good spirits as she prepares to open Pump following closure over a tax dispute

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Lisa Vanderpump and her husband Ken Todd are just one of many sets of restaurateurs who have experienced financial setbacks on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Despite being a famed Real Housewife of Beverly Hills who indeed lives a life of luxury, the 60-year-old reality star was forced to close her bistro Pump last year … Read more

Covid UK: Matt Hancock calls closure of Nightingale hospitals ‘important step’ in pandemic recovery

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Matt Hancock today hailed the permanent closure of four of England’s Nightingale Hospitals as an ‘important moment in the nation’s Covid recovery. The Health Secretary said the combined success of the vaccine roll-out and ‘everybody’s commitment to stick by the rules’ meant there was little need to keep the emergency facilities open. Britain has seen dramatic declines … Read more

Matt Hancock says closure of Nightingales ‘important step’ in Covid pandemic recovery

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Matt Hancock today hailed the permanent closure of four of England’s Nightingale Hospitals as an ‘important moment in the nation’s Covid recovery. The Health Secretary said the combined success of the vaccine roll-out and ‘everybody’s commitment to stick by the rules’ meant there was little need to keep the emergency facilities open. Britain has seen dramatic declines … Read more

Neighbours will be able apply for up to £250k to save a beloved boozer from closure

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a £150million fund to help communities save their local pubs in tomorrow’s budget The Chancellor is set to pledge £150million to allow the British public to save their local pub or sports club on Wednesday. Rishi Sunak will use the Budget to deliver a Community Ownership Fund to … Read more

Melrose boss under fire over closure of GKN Birmingham car parts plant

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Melrose chief under fire from union over closure of GKN Birmingham car parts plant By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 22:36 GMT, 23 February 2021 The boss of Melrose faced a backlash after claiming that the closure of GKN’s last British automotive plant was ‘difficult’ but … Read more

Tory mayor slams Melrose over closure of GKN car parts factory

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Tory mayor slams Melrose over closure of GKN’s last remaining British car parts factory By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 8 February 2021 West Midlands mayor Andy Street has condemned the owners of GKN over the decision to close its last car parts plant … Read more

Portugal’s Socialist PM BANS private schools from teaching pupils remotely during classroom closure

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Portugal’s socialist Prime Minister has banned private schools from teaching pupils remotely during a two-week classroom closure. The minority Socialist-led government of Antonio Costa said that allowing private institutions to teach remotely would put state school pupils at a disadvantage. The Portuguese government ordered all schools closed for two weeks last Thursday to slow contagion … Read more

Sudden closure of shops will leave husbands and boyfriends in the lurch

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Sudden closure of shops is more likely to leave husbands and boyfriends in the lurch because they often leave gift-buying to the last minute, surveys show Surveys suggest men  tend to leave buying gifts for partner until the last minute  Department stores routinely filled with men gripped by panic on Christmas Eve Now families face … Read more