BusinessRetailers Suffer Sharp Year On Year Decline In Footfall
Retailers have suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in footfall as inflation, fuel and household bill rises kept shoppers at home, figures show..
9 Oct 2026
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Retailers Suffer Sharp Year On Year Decline In Footfall●Celebrity Traitors Contestant Speaks Out After Banishment●We Trust Completely The Club Says Man City Boss Enzo Maresca Despite Verdict●ADHD And Autism Review Highlights Risk Of Misdiagnosis As Cases Rise●Andy Burnham Unveils 48m Partnership In Bid To Defeat Dementia●Labour Win Holborn And St Pancras By Election●Polls Close In By Election To Replace Keir Starmer As Holborn And St Pancras MP●Aleksander Ceferin To Stand For A Fourth Term As UEFA President●Retailers Suffer Sharp Year On Year Decline In Footfall●Celebrity Traitors Contestant Speaks Out After Banishment●We Trust Completely The Club Says Man City Boss Enzo Maresca Despite Verdict●ADHD And Autism Review Highlights Risk Of Misdiagnosis As Cases Rise●Andy Burnham Unveils 48m Partnership In Bid To Defeat Dementia●Labour Win Holborn And St Pancras By Election●Polls Close In By Election To Replace Keir Starmer As Holborn And St Pancras MP●Aleksander Ceferin To Stand For A Fourth Term As UEFA President
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ShowbizCelebrity Traitors Contestant Speaks Out After Banishment
Richard E Grant was “convinced” his fellow traitor James Acaster would not vote to banish him on The Celebrity Traitors..
9 Oct 2026
SportWe Trust Completely The Club Says Man City Boss Enzo Maresca Despite Verdict
Enzo Maresca insists his players and staff “trust completely” in Manchester City after the club were found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules..
9 Oct 2026
News UpdatesADHD And Autism Review Highlights Risk Of Misdiagnosis As Cases Rise
The nation has reached a “tipping point” where people are at risk of being misdiagnosed with ADHD and autism, according to a new review which calls for “radical reform” to support people..
9 Oct 2026
News UpdatesAndy Burnham Unveils 48m Partnership In Bid To Defeat Dementia
Andy Burnham has pledged to make dementia research a national priority as he announced a £48 million industry partnership to accelerate the search for a cure..
9 Oct 2026
News UpdatesLabour Win Holborn And St Pancras By Election
Sagal Abdi-Wali had a majority of 3,364 over Zack Polanski.
9 Oct 2026
News UpdatesPolls Close In By Election To Replace Keir Starmer As Holborn And St Pancras MP
Polls have closed in a by-election to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Holborn and St Pancras MP, with results expected to be announced in the early hours of Friday morning..
8 Oct 2026
SportAleksander Ceferin To Stand For A Fourth Term As UEFA President
Aleksander Ceferin has announced he will stand for a fourth term as UEFA president..
8 Oct 2026
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