Author: BBC

The fashion chain, which has seen sales slump, says it is exploring “material cost saving options”. Source link

Dan Richards was instantly paralysed after a “freak accident” during a New Year’s Eve swim.

The 80-year-old recently returned to performing after suffering a near-fatal brain aneurysm in 2015. Source link

Dashcam video released by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol shows one of its officers hit by a car during a traffic stop. Trooper Gregory can be seen speaking to the driver of a parked vehicle when another vehicle slams into them, sending the officer flying. Nobody sustained serious injuries. In a post on Facebook, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol warned against “distracted and impaired driving” and urged adherence to the “slow down, move over law”. Source link

The airline reduced its fares in December after sites including Booking.com suddenly removed its flights. Source link

It can get you off tobacco – but what do you do when you want to say bye to your e-cig?

“Bernie Ecclestone, having contributed £652.6m this year, was a one-off win for the public finances. Without that payment, the total take on this year’s taxes would have been down on last year,” he said. Gambling billionaire Denise Coates, Specsavers founder Dame Mary Perkins and retailer Chrissie Rucker are among 18 women to appear in this year’s rankings. Source link

President Biden vowed revenge for the attack which he blamed on “radical Iran-backed militant groups”. Source link

The Project Sparrow sub-committee was led by Post Office chair Alice Perkins and included chief executive Paula Vennells, alongside the Post Office’s most senior internal lawyer, general counsel Chris Aujard, and Richard Callard, a senior civil servant at UK Government Investments, then a division of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Source link

Serious concerns are raised over maternity services at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust.