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Sports Direct and House of Fraser ‘secretly pressured furloughed store managers to work once a week’

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Sports Direct and House of Fraser ‘secretly pressured furloughed store managers to work once a week’ Chains owned by billionaire Mike Ashley had asked managers to return to store They were told to pack stock which would then be driven to company warehouse Two cases of managers being asked to return to the stores have … Read more

Teenage pair charged with murder of NHS worker David Gomoh who was stabbed to death last week

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Teenage pair charged with murder of NHS worker David Gomoh who was stabbed to death days after his father died from coronavirus Two teenagers have been charged with the death of NHS worker David Gomoh The 24-year-old was attacked near his home in Newham, east London on April 26 18-year-old Muhammad Jalloh and a 16-year-old … Read more

Woman who quit job in high fashion spends six days a week sewing homemade face masks

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Fashion designer once headhunted by Arcadia reveals she’s now spending six days a week sewing homemade face masks for friends and family – and has made ‘at least 300’ so far Amanda Riley, from West London, teaches online sewing classes from her home Had quit jobs for high-end Italian brand and fast fashion company in Hong … Read more

Coronavirus contact tracing app will go into testing on Isle of Wight this week

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Coronavirus contact tracing app will go into testing on Isle of Wight this week ahead of UK rollout this month NHSX app will be tested on the Isle of Wight this week, Grant Shapps revealed  Smartphone app will be ‘completely confidential’ with data seen by NHS staff  It will need to be downloaded by more … Read more

HOROSCOPES: Don’t offer your advice this week, Taurus

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HOROSCOPES: Don’t offer your advice this week, Taurus By Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 3 May 2020 Taurus 21 APRIL-21 MAY Abandon all attempts to interfere with other people’s lives this week. Even if the advice you have to offer is sound and given … Read more

From Jack Thorne’s The Eddy to Warrior and Tom Hardy in Taboo: The best on demand TV this week

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NETFLIX The Eddy The Eddy is a jazz club in an unfashionable part of Paris. It’s owned by Elliot (André Holland), an American musician who’s fighting to keep the place running while trying to get his difficult relationship with his teenage daughter back on track.  New drama, The Eddy, is written by Jack Thorne, of Harry … Read more

Warm spell finally returns after a week of miserable downpours with temperatures set to soar to 65F

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Britons are set to welcome the return of the sunshine after a week of torrential downpours, hail and some thunderstorms as temperatures are predicted to reach 65F just in time for the weekend.  This week in lockdown, Britain has seen a stark contrast in weather from the rest of the month which was the sunniest … Read more

This secret island in Ibiza can be ALL YOURS… for £192,760 a week

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Ibiza, it turns out, has a secret ‘island’ neighbour – and it’s available for hire. If you’re extremely wealthy.  The unheralded Isla Sa Ferradura is a jaw-dropping nine-acre islet in the Balearic Sea you can rent for £192,760 (€220,000) a week. It’s a lot of cash, but it gets you the run of the outcrop and the slick … Read more

Britain will begin formal negotiations with the US on a trade deal next week via video conference

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Britain will begin formal negotiations with the US on a trade deal next week via video conference after Boris Johnson promises to ‘drive a hard bargain’ International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will begin the talks by video conference More than 100 negotiators will be involved in the first round of negotiations These talks will be … Read more