A man has tragically fallen to his death from an upper level of Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre, as horrified shoppers looked on. The incident occurred around 9pm on Friday evening as the popular shopping complex was preparing to close. Witnesses reported seeing the man fall from one of the upper floors of the centre, located...
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Lakeside Shopping Centre welcome the first ebebek UK store – Industry News
This week, Lakeside Shopping Centre, the ultimate destination for shopping, dining and leisure announced the upcoming opening of baby and parenting brand ebebek UK’s first store in the United Kingdom. The new store, opening this winter, will occupy a spacious 12,378 square-foot unit, marking the exciting launch of the brand’s expansion into physical retail in...
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His Majesty King Charles III visits Apple’s U.K. headquarters
On Thursday, December 12, His Majesty King Charles III visited Apple’s Battersea office in London to meet Apple employees, members of the British creative community, and students who have learned vital new skills like coding from educational programs supported by Apple and U.K.-based nonprofit The King’s Trust. Team members from across the country welcomed His...
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Lakeside Shopping Centre proud to welcome ebebek UK’s first store
Today, Lakeside Shopping Centre, the ultimate destination for shopping, dining and leisure announces the upcoming opening of baby and parenting brand ebebek UK’s first store in the United Kingdom. The new store, opening this winter, will occupy a spacious 12,378 square-foot unit, marking the exciting launch of the brand’s expansion into physical retail in the...
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Store closures for December 2024: Full list of Dobbies, Ann Summers and The Original Factory Shops sites closing
Store closures are continuing to ramp up across the UK despite consumers flocking to high streets as part of their Christmas shop. Among the major retailers shutting down sites up and down the country in December 2024 include Dobbies, Ann Summers and The Original Factory Shop. In the first half of 2024, a total of...
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Storm Darragh leaves tens of thousands without power after 60mph gusts batter UK
Two men were killed on Saturday by falling trees hitting their vehicles. West Midlands Police said the latest victim was killed when a tree fell and hit his car on Silver Birch Road, Erdington, on Saturday afternoon. Sergeant Benjamin Parsons, of the roads policing unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the man’s family at this...
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Dave’s Hot Chicken reaches 250 stores with first UK opening
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Dave’s Hot Chicken will open its first store in London on Saturday, marking the first of a planned 60 units in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and its 250th store overall, the...
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Apple Hit with $995 million UK Lawsuit Over App Store Fees Amid Developer Outcry
According to Bloomberg Tuesday, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will be the target of a class action lawsuit in the United Kingdom claiming anti-competitive policies connected to App Store fees. Under Sean Ennis, a professor focused in competition policy, the complaint seeks up to $995 million in damages for around 13,000 developers located in the United Kingdom. Developers...
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Musk busts through the UK political china shop | TechCrunch
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly known as Twitter) may detest the current Kier Starmer government due to clashes on topics like free speech and immigration, but Musk is playing the long game. He’s getting cosy with major figures from both sides of the aisle, advancing his particular beliefs on AI...
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The UK’s 10 best high streets for independent shopping for Christmas 2024
Getting all your Christmas shopping done online or in a ginormous shopping centre might be the easiest way to go about it – but what if you prefer to take your time with festive gift-buying? Well, you could head to a Christmas market, obvs. Or you could take a trip down to one of the...
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Full list of last Christmas posting dates in 2024 for Royal Mail, Evri and more
Thousands of parcels will be flying across the UK in the coming weeks and these are the final delivery dates for the big retailers (Picture: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Christmas is less than a month away and time is running out to order presents online and have them posted in time for December...
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The best UK city for Christmas shopping in 2024 – Which? News
Winchester in Hampshire stands head and shoulders above other small cities for shopping. In our annual survey almost all small cities had low star ratings for shopping. 18 of the 19 had two stars or fewer. They can’t compete with the sheer variety of shops you find in bigger cities such as London, Birmingham, Manchester...