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When the retail staff can't help you

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 12:53
This customer might be feeling trolled, in this scene from Small Prophets.

New Year's sport supplement buying adds to January retail sales surge

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 12:30
Continuing strong sales from online jewellers after a recent spike in gold prices also helped drive the increase.

Higher tax helped UK government reach record January surplus

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 12:13
The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

New Year's sport supplement buying drives January retail sales surge

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 11:23
Continuing strong sales from online jewellers after a recent spike in gold prices also helped drive the increase.

Asos co-founder dies after Thailand balcony fall

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 07:52
Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.

UK government finances better than expected in January

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 07:16
The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

UK government finances better than expected in January

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 07:16
The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

Closing factory workers paid to help at food bank

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 06:25
Dutch coffee-making giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) will close its plant in Banbury this year.

Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 06:03
Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.

Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 06:03
Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.

US and Indonesia finalise deal to cut tariffs to 19%

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 03:05
Washington will set a 19% tariff on most Indonesian goods in exchange for lower trade barriers for US goods

US and Indonesia sign deal to cut tariffs to 19%

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 02:08
Washington will set a 19% tariff on most Indonesian goods in exchange for lower trade barriers for US goods

Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 01:44
The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.

Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 01:44
The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.

Live Nation sees strong ticket sales as monopoly lawsuit looms

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 01:09
The entertainment giant's revenue surged last year as 159 million fans attended its concerts.

Live Nation sees strong ticket sales as monopoly lawsuit looms

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 01:09
The entertainment giant's revenue surged last year as 159 million fans attended its concerts.

Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 01:07
His associate said the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women.

Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 01:07
His associate said the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women.

How do you modernise mango farming?

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 00:05
India's mango farmers are being urged to innovate as climate change makes cultivation "unpredictable".

How do you modernise mango farming?

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 00:05
India's mango farmers are being urged to innovate as climate change makes cultivation "unpredictable".

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