John Lewis cuts could herald death of the department store
A raft of struggling department stores may never reopen as the high street struggles to recover from coronavirus, retail experts...
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How to book your holiday without losing money as travellers face risky coronavirus costs
Several countries on the list are expected to require Britons to self-isolate on arrival, including high-profile Commonwealth destinations such as...
Ailing Boots searches for a way back to health
Boots’ move to sack more than 4,000 employees heaps yet more pain on the British high street, pushing the number of declared job...
John Lewis, Boots and Burger King closures put 7,000 jobs under threat
John Lewis will also close shops at Heathrow airport and St Pancras station and four At Home outlets in Croydon,...
TikTok billionaire Zhang Yiming, one of the richest men you’ve never heard of
Baidu, China's equivalent of Google, was dominant but burning users' trust by making adverts look like real search results. The...
Can I claim back VAT on the staycation I’ve already booked for August?
The tax that you pay in restaurants, hotels and attractions will be cut from 20pc to 5pc and those who...
China’s role in UK nuclear power comes under scrutiny
The threat posed by Chinese involvement in Britain’s nuclear power infrastructure has been overstated, experts argue, despite rising concern about Beijing's...
From teen dance craze to political tool. How Chinese app TikTok emerged as a force in US election
It's the world's goofiest social media platform. Since TikTok's launch in China in 2016, the video streaming app's popularity has...
Sunak’s Autumn Budget will need to be bolder than these half-measures
We’ll forget the astonishing £49bn so far spent in additional support for public services, much of it on PPE and...
Rishi Sunak knows his mission is to wean Britain off permanent Covid socialism
Instead of replacing furlough with massive public sector make-work schemes – the apocryphal example involves paying people to uselessly dig...
