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MYSTERIOUS: Mary portas - What They Never Told You

Top tips from celebrities, chefs and critics for food shopping in London

Whether you’re doing the final big shop for Christmas lunch or contemplating a meal that doesn’t consist of turkey, here’s where to shop in London

Evening Standard

Mary Portas becomes emotional as she shares that her brother is the biological father of her son

Mary Portas became tearful when she revealed how her brother came to be the biological father of her son.

The Independent UK

Selling the future: how brilliant small businesses are reinventing the high street

Fifteen independent retailers showcase their brands at a pop-up market in Manchester – for one weekend only. How do they get on?

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For Mary Portas, queen of shops, small is beautiful on the high street

The retail champion is looking for a big turnout at her pop-up markets this October to support brilliant small businesses that are the backbone of the UK economy, selling everything from pre-loved fashion to jewellery

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Flair trade: meet the brilliant small businesses experiencing the Mary Portas effect

The queen of shops has handpicked 30 retailers – including a sustainable-umbrella maker and a specs designer – to showcase their genius at pop-up markets in Manchester and London this month

The Guardian - UK

Mary Portas looks back: ‘After Dad died, his wife made us homeless. I never got to be a teenager, instead I worked’

The queen of shops on her tragic teenage years, her glittering rise through retail and her spiritual awakening

The Guardian - UK

Konnie Huq launches free climate crisis ebook for UK primary schools

Children for Change contains stories, poems, and illustrations from more than 80 collaborators including Jamie Oliver, Mary Portas, David Baddiel and Adam Kay

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Konnie Huq hasn’t bought new clothes for 20 years

And she wants you to follow suit

The Independent UK

Should you paint your downstairs toilet a bright colour? Experts reveal what to avoid to create a pretty space

The do's and don'ts of adding a burst of colour to your cloakroom, according to experts

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Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr: contestants run riot in former convent cells in this series opener

The design competition returned to BBC One last night, with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Mary Portas revealed among series guest judges

Evening Standard

‘Big mausoleums of stuff’: Cheltenham is latest town to mourn loss of beloved department store

In an age when we love bagging bargains online, locals and experts in one of the UK’s most affluent towns debate whether there’s any future in high-street retailing

The Guardian - UK

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc and retail guru Mary Portas among business figures in new year honours list

Insurance CEO cited for services to gender equality, while Stephen Hester and Gerald Ronson are also honoured

The Guardian - UK

The Great Climate Fight review – Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall goes ‘not strictly legal’

Kevin McCloud is undercover, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall does some flyposting and Mary Portas sends a Jilly Cooper book to the PM. This government-baiting show is impressively angry TV

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: why Mary Portas gave Rishi Sunak a Jilly Cooper book

Portas joins Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Kevin McCloud in getting creative to fight the climate crisis. Plus: Joan Collins meets Louis Theroux. Here’s what to watch this evening

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‘Securonomics’: five key business messages from Labour conference

With company chiefs in attendance and an endorsement from Mark Carney, shadow chancellor sought to demonstrate economic competence

The Independent UK

Retail guru Mary Portas makes bold claim about Labour’s impact on British high streets

Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, she said the party would ‘breathe life back into our high streets again’

The Guardian - UK

‘The last four years were horrendous’: Mary Portas on divorce, bereavement – and reinventing herself

After a lifetime in retail, the queen of shops has had a ‘proper epiphany’. She talks about her dislike of the fashion world, her painful childhood and the need for kindness

Daily Record

Hard working mum gets well-earned pamper session after winning our competition

Lyn Graham celebrated in style after being nominated by her own mother

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Retail consultant Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of the soul’

The company is considering ending its employee-owned business structure in order to attract investment.

Evening Standard

Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of its soul’

The company is considering ending its employee-owned business structure in order to attract investment.

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis must regain its ‘soul’ to survive, says Mary Portas

Retail expert urges troubled UK company not to lose sight of its values amid proposal to welcome outside investment

Liverpool Echo

Greengrocers that called in Mary Portas 'Queen of Shops'

Mary picked up a dehydrated courgette and said it "looks like an illness"

Daily Mirror

High Street guru Mary Portas warns HALF of UK shops face axe as she blasts Tories

"Queen of Shops" Mary Portas called for next week's Autumn Budget to extend the six-month energy price guarantee as shops call for cut rates amid fears they could close for good

Evening Standard

Mary Portas hits out at government ‘sh*t show’ as high street businesses fear inflation

Former advisor to Tory prime minister calls the lack of action due to Truss v Sunak leadership contest ‘ridiculous’

Evening Standard

Mary Portas comes to the aid of local retailers in partnership with Ankorstore

Leading industry expert joins forces with online wholesaler just as inflation threatens the high street

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