Lancashire Police advises greeting customers deters shoplifters
Angela FergusonBBC News, LancashireEPAShoplifting cost retailers and customers £2.2bn a year, the British Retail Association saidShop owners should greet customers as soon as they enter a store in a bid…
Horse races cancelled in protest against proposed betting tax rise
British racing to hold one-day strike in tax protestImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Fixtures at Lingfield Park (pictured), Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton Park have been rearrangedBritish horse racing will go…
Yellow stickers and fridge hacks: How to feed children for less in the holidays
Colletta SmithCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesThe school summer holidays means many parents face the task of cooking up lunches and snacks for children eating most of their meals at home…
Claire’s was glitz ‘heaven’ for kids before Shein and TikTok came along
Nerd glasses and friendship necklaces: Claire's was heaven until Shein came alongMatthew Chattle/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesClaire's has appointed administrators in the UK and IrelandFor Beth Searby, a Saturday as…
€46,000 rent increase for Irish ambassador’s UK residence
The Department of Foreign Affairs has been hit with a hike of more than €46,000 on the annual rent it pays for the Irish ambassador's residence in London. The department…
Former bogus self-employed RTÉ worker loses WRC case
A former bogus self-employed worker at RTÉ has lost his claim to retrospective pay and holiday entitlements from the broadcaster as a result of the misclassification of his employment status…