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Next continues to profit after M&S cyber-attack

Next is now expecting to report a pre-tax profit of just over £1.1bn at the end of January 2026.

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Free baby clothes scheme to support parents facing hardship

Free baby clothes for children up to the age of five are being offered in a new shop in Strabane.

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Sports kit recycling to help struggling families

Jersey Sport is working with social enterprise Acorn which will collect unwanted kit.

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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream

Ben Cohen says he will independently create the new watermelon flavour in support of "permanent peace in Palestine".

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Reeves vows to ‘defy’ gloomy economic forecasts

The chancellor says investment is the answer to boosting the UK's productivity performance.

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The AI job cuts are here – or are they?

Amazon's latest cuts fed into anxiety about AI replacing workers. But some are sceptical that recent layoffs are a telling sign of how AI is affecting employment.

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The AI job cuts are here – or are they?

Amazon's latest cuts fed into anxiety about AI replacing workers. But some are sceptical that recent layoffs are a telling sign of how AI is affecting employment.

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Reeves could face £20bn Budget hole as UK productivity downgraded

The OBR is understood to have downgraded the UK's productivity level in early Budget forecasts

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Some children from low-income families to get free transfer test tuition

A new centre in Belfast will provide free, high-quality tuition and wellbeing support to pupils across the city.

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OpenAI completes shift to becoming for-profit

The deal will see long term investor Microsoft retain a 27% stake in the ChatGPT-maker.

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