The Body Shop has announced it is closing nearly half of its stores in the UK – including seven on Tuesday – and cutting 40% of roles at its London headquarters. It comes after the embattled retailer entered administration last week, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk. The Body Shop has roughly 200 outlets...
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UK Golf Federation gets behind The Big Golf Race
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Women get more health benefits than men from same amount of regular exercise
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Tech giants ‘could severely disable UK spooks from stopping online harms’
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What is the outlook for The Body Shop after its sudden collapse?
Last week’s announcement that the UK arm of The Body Shop was going bankrupt came as a shock in the country, where the brand was founded almost 50 years ago. Since then, the bad news has continued. Some of The Body Shop’s mainland European businesses have begun shutting down. The German stores has entered into...
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The Body Shop in administration: information for employees and creditors
The Body Shop International Ltd entered administration on 13 February 2024. Geoff Rowley, Alastair Massey, and Anthony Wright from FRP Advisory were appointed as joint administrators. This will be a worrying time for employees, as well as their customers and suppliers. Government will do all it can to support them. If you are an employee,...
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Gen Z offered doubled salary prospects through no-skills-required tech bootcamps
New marketing push for free government-backed Skills Bootcamps promises doubled salary expectations, with average pay packets hitting £70,000 for cloud computing pros with demand for cloud and coding skills sky high, bootcamps help participants build skills from scratch and guarantee an interview entry-level talent in hot demand as British tech sector still needs junior staff...
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Julian Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US
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Harry and William united over fashion statement they are both obsessed with
At two evening royal engagements this year, Prince William was spotted dressed to the nines – wearing a stylish navy tuxedo at the BAFTAs award ceremony in London on February 18, and a black tuxedo with a matching black bow tie to the London’s Air Ambulance Charity Gala dinner earlier this month. Fans have often...
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Elgin marbles row reignites as fashion show held by ‘stolen’ artefacts
The British Museum Elgin Marbles row has been reignited after the world-famous museum held a fashion show using the Greek artefacts as a backdrop. Greece’s culture minister has slammed the museum for showing “zero respect” to its cultural heritage, which arrived in the UK in 1806 at the behest of Lord Elgin, who removed the...
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UK Approved Bodies found Team-AB to aid regulatory understanding
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NBA: Damian Lillard named All-Star Game MVP in record East win over West
Damian Lillard was named the NBA All-Star Game’s Most Valuable Player after helping the Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 211-186. The Milwaukee Bucks guard scored 39 points, including 11 three-pointers, in Indianapolis. The East’s points tally was a record in an All-Star Game, surpassing the 196 scored by the West in 2016. “It’s an...