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Vacant Scottish high street shop could become home to 107 students

A LARGE vacant shop on Falkirk High Street could become home to 107 students now that planning permission has been granted

The National (Scotland)

Pat Sharp reflects on ‘nice memory’ hosting 90s gameshow Fun House

Contestants competed for prizes including toys, games and holidays.

Evening Standard

Rolex robbers with chainsaw and machete smash into high street jewellers as owner tells of ‘terror’

Charles Pringle describes ‘traumatic experience’ that left him angry in Hoddesdon on Monday morning

Evening Standard

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Police appeal as man fighting for his life in hospital following north London crash

Police were called to a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian on Harlesden High Street on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Around 200 schoolchildren clash with police as viral TikTok ‘blind date’ event descends into chaos

Dozens of officers arrive and raise batons at crowds on High Street, Sutton

Evening Standard

Pictured: Elderly man, 87, dies after robbery and assault outside Post Office branch in north London

Police were called to reports of a robbery and assault on High Street, Ponders End, Enfield, just after 11am on October 30

Evening Standard

London’s unhealthiest high streets revealed with seven among worst in Britain

Communities named face higher risks of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, experts say

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Shoe Zone shuts 36 stores amid latest UK high street crisis

Shoe Zone has closed 36 stores in a challenging year for the budget shoe retailer, signalling further distress on the UK high street

Evening Standard

Cancer Research to close 88 stores - full list revealed

Cancer Research UK will close over 80 shops as part of a major shake-up of its retail network amid rising costs and shifting shopper habits

Evening Standard

Boy, 15, dead after being hit by a truck outside Bendigo school

Victoria police say pedestrian died at the scene after the crash on High Street at 8.30am Friday

The Guardian - AU

Inferno at Dawn: 100 Firefighters Battle Towering Blaze in Penge

A massive early-morning blaze ripped through a Poundland store on Penge High Street, southeast London, as 100 firefighters battled towering flames that forced evacuations and closed major roads.

International Business Times UK

Huge fire at London Poundland shuts high street while 100 firefighters tackle blaze

London Fire Brigade sent 15 fire engines to the High Street in Penge

The Independent UK

Penge fire: 100 firefighters tackle huge blaze at Poundland on southeast London high street

Businesses evacuated as fifteen fire engines called to High Street in Penge at around 4.30am as shop engulfed in flames

Evening Standard

Police hunt 30 youths after mass brawl breaks out on busy city high street

A MASS brawl involving around 30 youngsters broke out in Dundee as police launched an investigation to identify those involved ...

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The full list of New Look stores closing this year

The High street retailer will close the doors of another store next week

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Full list of Costa Coffee outlet closures revealed

Discover the full list of Costa Coffee shops closing across the UK as the brand signals high street concerns

The National (Scotland)

Poundland announces closure of Scottish location amid restructuring

Major high street retailer Poundland has announced the closure of another Scottish location.

Evening Standard

London's Oxford Street 'at serious risk' from shoplifters and phone snatchers, warn retailers

High Streets UK, a group that represents 5,000 UK businesses, is calling for ring-fenced funding for police to protect key shopping destinations

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Retailers call for urgent national action on high street crime

High Streets UK, a group that represents 5,000 UK businesses, is calling for ring-fenced funding.

The National (Scotland)

Major roads in Glasgow to close for 17 hours for major cycling final – see full list

MAJOR roads in Glasgow will be shut for 17 hours as the city hosts the final ...

Euronews

Retailer WH Smith to be wiped off UK high streets soon following sale

This move comes as a fresh blow to the UK high street, which has been struggling to recover from the pandemic, witnessing a number of big name closures such as Debenhams.

Evening Standard

WH Smith high street stores to be rebranded TG Jones after £76 million sale

WH Smith name will live on at airport and train station branches

The Guardian - UK

Wall Street slides as US consumer sentiment falls to two-year low amid tariff fears – as it happened

US stocks fall after latest consumer sentiment poll shows Americans are anxious about the state of the economy

The Independent UK

WH Smith to disappear from the high street as all shops sold in £76m deal

WH Smith will eventually be replaced by the the TG Jones brand

Evening Standard

WH Smith agrees to sell UK high street shops and is set for rebrand

The sale does not include the retailer’s travel locations, such as shops in airports and train stations, nor the WH Smith brand.

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