Bonmarche collapses into administration for the second time in a year putting 1,500 jobs at risk

Womenswear chain Bonmarche collapses into administration for the second time in a year putting 1,500 jobs at risk as retail crisis deepens RSM Restructuring Advisory said all of Bonmarche’s 225 stores will remain open It added that there are no redundancies yet as it looks to agree a rescue deal  It comes after the clothing … Read more

Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia group goes into administration with 13,000 jobs on the line

Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia group goes into administration with 13,000 jobs at brands including TopShop and Burton on the line By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 20:09 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 20:17 GMT, 30 November 2020 Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire has fallen into administration with 13,000 jobs and hundreds of stores … Read more

James Corden tells 60 minutes that the Trump administration ‘isn’t even politics’

James Corden has told 60 Minutes that the Trump administration ‘isn’t even politics’ and he considers it to be ‘good versus evil’. The Late Late Show host slammed the US President in a CBS News interview, describing the current state of politics as the difference between ‘right and wrong’.  In September, Trump fired off tweets … Read more

Biden denies his new administration will be a third Obama term

President-elect Joe Biden has given a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, insisting his presidency will not be ‘a third Obama term’ and suggesting he will not pursue criminal investigations into President Donald Trump once he takes office. Speaking to NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday, Biden also revealed that he … Read more

Mark Meadows tells president’s staff they need permission to speak to members of next administration

White House STILL resists Biden transition as chief of staff Mark Meadows tells President’s office they need permission to speak to Joe’s administration White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows instructed Trump’s team in a memo not to ‘speak directly’ with members of the new administration  He said only those given ‘specific authorization’ can do … Read more

Trump administration orders federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for MS-13 gang leader

The Justice Department has authorized federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against a 24-year-old MS-13 gang leader charged in connection to a series of murders – including the brutal baseball bat killing of two teen girls. If convicted for any of the seven murders, Jairo Saenz could be executed for the killings, according to … Read more

Fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger fall into administration

Fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger fall into administration with more than 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops under threat The two companies were put into administration after a two-week deadline  Jaeger runs 76 stores and concessions across the UK, and has 347 employees  Cardiff-based clothing chain Peacocks has 4,369 staff across 423 stores in UK … Read more

Trump official refuses to sign paperwork initiating transition to a Biden-led administration

The Trump appointee in charge of initiating the formal transition to a Joe Biden-led administration has so far refused to sign off on the necessary paperwork to begin the process, raising concerns over whether there will be a smooth transfer of power. Emily Murphy was tapped by President Trump to head the General Services Administration, … Read more

Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home go into administration

High street chains Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home have collapsed into administration with 866 jobs axed and hundreds more under threat. A total of 64 stores – 56 Edinburgh Woollen Mill and eight Ponden Home – will stay permanently closed.  The remaining 328 EWM and 65 Ponden Home stores will continue to trade, Covid-19 … Read more

High street chains Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home collapse into administration

High street chains Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home collapse into administration with the loss of 866 jobs and closure of 64 stores A total of 64 stores under the Edinburgh Woolen Mill and Ponden Home fascias They will remain permanently closed while remaining stores continue to trade Bosses at EWM’s other brands were granted … Read more