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British pottery brand Denby closes all remaining stores for the final time

Denby has closed down all of its remaining stores earlier than expected following high demand

The National (Scotland) · Aug 29

Will rents rise by 30%? We don’t know, but the number of stories about rents rising definitely did

Some publications seized on modelling about returns to property investors, despite unequivocal denials they were forecasts of rent rises. Plus: what happened at the Ekka?

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21

Australian Tourist, 19, Stabbed in Rib Cage by Florida Man in Midtown McDonald's, Cops Say Attack Was Unprovoked

A 19-year-old Australian tourist was stabbed in a Midtown Manhattan McDonald's, prompting safety concerns. The suspect, a Florida resident, has been charged with second-degree assault.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles to switch off international e-commerce stores, citing Brexit

Administrators also admit the process to sell the business 'gathers pace'

Cycling News · Nov 30, 2023

WiggleCRC closes international shops to 'solely focus' on the UK as it searches for buyer

Administrators cite economic impact of Brexit as retailer cuts trade overseas

Cycling Weekly · Nov 30, 2023

Amid labor shortage, WA aerospace plants hire untapped talent

Inside two South Seattle manufacturing plants, work is slowly building back up as the aerospace industry recovers from a disastrous downturn.

Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023

Matt Hancock's trip to the jungle: ill defined job descriptions enable MPs to abandon their constituents

Former health secretary Matt Hancock’s constituents in West Suffolk have been vocally expressing their ire over his decision to take part in reality TV show I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here.

The Conversation · Nov 8, 2022

Paul Daley's Jesustown: a novel of lurid, postcolonial truth-telling

How can fiction contribute to the “truth” that the Uluru Statement asks us to tell? Allen and Unwin’s answer to that question is, in part, one of paratext. By composing a book’s paratext, a publisher addresses the reader about how to experience the book. The paratext of Paul Daley’s Jesustown…

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2022