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Fashion accessories chain Claire’s is set to appoint administrators for its UK and Ireland business – putting around 2,150 jobs at risk. The move will raise fears over the future of 306 stores, with 278 of those in the UK and 28 in Ireland. Sky News’ City editor Mark Kleinman reported last week that the…
More migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats in the 13 months that Sir Keir Starmer has been in power than that did during the whole of Rishi Sunak’s 20-month premiership. The total number of people who have arrived under Sir Keir’s time in government has now reached 50,716 – equivalent to 126…
Rashida Jones has always been a vocal fan of Netflixβs dystopian anthology series βBlack Mirror,β but she never expected it to secure her an Emmy nomination. βIβm still pretty shocked,β Jones says of her lead actress in a limited series or TV movie nod for the Season 7 episode βCommon People.β βIβve never really been…
When is a kiss not just a kiss? Season 2 of Netflixβs βArcaneβ delivers a long-awaited payoff between two characters with such a deep emotional bond it inspired a βBenniferβ-style portmanteau: CaitVi. Co-executive producer Amanda Overton, who wrote the saga-defining scene, explains that Vi (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) has βlost everyone she loved,β and itβs…
Former Scottish parliament presiding officer Sir George Reid has died at the age of 86, his family have announced. Sir George died in the early hours of Tuesday at Strathcarron Hospice near Denny, just a few miles from where he was born in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire. First Minister John Swinney paid tribute, saying: “I am desperately…
When casting began in 2020 for the award-winning HBO Max series βHacks,β its three creators β Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky β saw hundreds of actors for the role of Ava Daniels, a 20-something comedy writer who teams up with a Vegas comedian, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), whose act has grown as…
The police’s use of facial recognition technology is to be significantly expanded in an attempt to catch more offenders, ministers have announced. Under the plans, 10 live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be used by seven forces across England to help identify “sex offenders or people wanted for the most serious crimes”, according to Home…
Police should consider disclosing the ethnicity and nationality of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive cases, new national guidance says. Coming into force today, it says there must be a policing reason to release the information, such as where there are high levels of disinformation, if it will improve public safety, or…
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Second in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Brian Bonner, Valencia running back. There are many ways Brian Bonner of Valencia High impacts a football game. As a running back, using his 10.48-second speed in the 100 meters, any kind of opening creates the opportunity for a touchdown….
