Image copyright Getty Images Mother and baby retailer Mothercare has blamed a “difficult consumer backdrop” for a fall in sales in the UK in its last quarter. Sales fell 11.4% and online sales dropped more, by 16.3%, the firm said. The business is in the throes of a UK store closure programme, with 36 currently […]
Image caption At a speed dating night in Hove, many said life as a singleton was more expensive. Are you single, and suspect that life is more expensive for you than it is for your coupled-up friends? Well you could be right. There are 7.7 million people living alone in the UK, and according to […]
Image copyright Getty Images Train operator Northern’s six-carriage long services in and out of Leeds station have been delayed by two years, BBC News has learned. The new trains were due to be introduced at the end of this year, but will now not begin until late 2021. The delay is because longer platforms at […]
