Woolworths set to return to the high street next year
Woolworths closed the last of its UK stores by January 2009 (Picture: Getty Images) One of Britain’s most dearly missed retailers is making an unexpected...
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Samsung Electronics supremo Lee Kun-hee passes on at 78
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed the South Korean firm into a global tech titan, died at the age of 78 on Sunday, the...
Ousted Mali president returns from UAE after medical treatment
Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned to Bamako on Thursday after more than a month in the United Arab Emirates where he was receiving...
S&P cuts Zambia to default after Eurobond payment missed
File Photo S&P Global Ratings Services cut its assessment of Zambia’s debt to selective default after it said it couldn’t meet payments and skipped a...
State pension to rise £4.40 a week next year in smallest possible increase
The state pension will increase by £228.80 a year in 2021 (Picture: PA) The state pension is set to rise by £4.40 a week next...
Nigerian government assures of partnering private sector to develop special argo-industrial processing zones
Amb. Mariam Katagum, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, says the Federal Government is willing to partner with the private sector in...
Pub staff to get wages topped up when lockdown 2.0 hits in new ‘local furlough’
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Plans to support workers from closed pubs...
First-time buyers to get 95% mortgages in Boris Johnson’s new ‘Generation Buy’ scheme
Boris Johnson says new buyers should be able to have 95% mortgages (Picture: PA/Virutal CPC 2020) Boris Johnson has promised a scheme to allow first-time...
UK worst hit major economy as GDP plunged 19.8% between April and June
Office for National Statistics figures showed the drop was slightly less severe than first thought but still saw the UK tumble into the largest recession...
Free college courses for those who have lost their jobs because of coronavirus
Boris Johnson is hoping to offer workers the chance to upskill if they are made redundant (Picture: PA) The Prime Minister will today outline plans...