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Britain’s biggest retailers are teaming up to pay police about $750,000 to stop shoplifters amid claims the crime is being 'decriminalized'

The partnership with police to crack down on retail theft could be a "game-changer," according to one police chief.

Fortune · Sep 12, 2023

Drone helps ‘adventurous’ 93-year-old ‘go out in style’

Pauline Polhill asked her daughter to have her ashes scattered via drone after hearing about it on the radio a few months before she died

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

‘Adventurous’ 93-year-old goes ‘out in style’ as ashes scattered by drone

Pauline Polhill asked her daughter to have her ashes scattered via drone after hearing about it on the radio a few months before she died.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Man running 100 miles around Isle of Man coastline in father’s memory

Jack Freeman is running the perimeter of the island to raise for charity in memory of his dad, who died of leukaemia.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Sorry Gen Z, skinny jeans are making a comeback

Prepare yourself for the return of skinnies, says Hayley Spencer

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

Bumpy ride for billionaire brothers who banked on Asda’s success

Blackburn’s Moshin and Zuber Issa took over the supermarket promising investment to make it the UK’s second-largest chain, but the pandemic and cost of living crisis meant it did not go to to plan

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

Comedian London Hughes: ‘I made more money in one year in America than my whole life in Britain’

Fed up with the white boys’ club of British standup, a one-way ticket to LA finally brought fame to the ‘comedy Beyoncé’. Now she has written a memoir detailing her rise from bullied teen to transatlantic hit

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

How to beat the wine price rise

With duties now related to alcoholic strength, good wines for less than a tenner may be scarce in future. Here are a few tips for rooting out cheaper tipples

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

‘Ethical’ bank let Rose West keep account

Bosses at the organisation deemed keeping West as a customer carried little risk to the bank’s reputation

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Data | The superpower of OTT platforms

Schoolchildren in rural India spend most of their screen time playing games, watching movies, or listening to songs, rather than accessing study materials or online tutorials. PlanetRead survey estimates 600M of India's "literate" people are weak readers. OTT platforms have potential to make meaningful contributions to reading literacy & language…

The Hindu · Aug 25, 2023