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WH SMITH SELLS HIGH STREET STORES  – The rebrand comes after 233 Years in retail After more than two centuries as a staple of the British high street, WH Smith’s presence in town centres is coming to an end following the sale of its entire high street store network to private equity firm Modella Capital. The £76 million deal includes all 480 high street stores but does not include the WH Smith name. Instead, the shops will be rebranded as TG Jones, a newly created name designed to evoke the heritage of WH Smith. The iconic retailer was originally founded…

TRUMP MAY GIVE CHINA REDUCTION IN TARIFFS IN TIKTOK DEAL – ByteDance has an April 5 deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer for TikTok or face a U.S. ban U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to reduce tariffs on China to get a deal done with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans. ByteDance has an April 5 deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer for TikTok or face a U.S. ban on national security grounds that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024…

U.S. HOMELAND SECRETARY VISITS EL SALVADOR HIGH SECURITY PRISON- Noem toured the CECOT with the El Salvador Minister of Justice  U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived in El Salvador to visit a mega-prison holding the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. Noem toured the facilities of the “Terrorism Confinement Center” (CECOT) at Tecoluca along with El Salvador Minister of Justice and Public Security, Gustavo Villatoro Funes. The Salvadoran mega-prison is in the public eye after president Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act on March 15 to swiftly deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, attempting to…

‘THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO GO IT ALONE,’ NATO’s Rutte tells U.S. and Europe NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned the United States and Europe on Wednesday (March 26) against any temptation to “go it alone” on security, amid increased tensions over the future of the transatlantic alliance. U.S. President Donald Trump recently cast doubt on Washington’s willingness to defend NATO allies it deemed were not paying enough for their own defence, triggering alarm among European leaders about the future of the Atlantic alliance as they face up to a more assertive Russia. Speaking at the Warsaw School of Economics,…

UK’S STARMER MEETS NATO’S RUTTE IN PARIS FOR UKRAINE TALKS – Presented the outcomes of a series of military planning talks for a possible peacekeeping force. Sir Keir Starmer is in Paris for a summit of Ukraine’s allies to accuse Vladimir Putin of making “hollow promises” in ceasefire talks. The Prime Minister is at the meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing hours after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested a European peacekeeping force could “respond” if attacked by Russia. Sir Keir, who held one-to-one talks with Nato chief Mark Rutte at the gathering, was presenting the outcomes of a…

GOVERNMENT APPROVES £9 BILLION LOWER THAMES CROSSING PROJECT – Once completed, it will be the longest road tunnel in the UK, aiming to reduce congestion  The UK government has given the green light for the construction of the £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing, a major road project set to connect Kent and Essex via an underground tunnel beneath the River Thames. The long-awaited infrastructure project, which includes a 14.5-mile road and a 2.6-mile tunnel, was granted a development consent order by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, as confirmed by the Planning Inspectorate. Once completed, it will be the longest road tunnel…

PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS MARCH IN GAZA, CHANT ‘HAMAS OUT’- Israel says it will completely dismantle Hamas Hundreds of Palestinians have protested in northern Gaza to demand an end to war and chanting “Hamas out” in a rare public show of opposition to the militant group that sparked the latest war with its October 7, 2023 raid on Israel. Northern Gaza has been one of the most devastated areas of Gaza. Most buildings in the densely populated area have been reduced to rubble and much of the population has moved multiple times to escape the conflict. “Hamas is terrorist” chanted those seen…

WILDFIRES IN JAPAN CONTINUE ON THE FOURTH DAY- Firefighters struggle to contain blaze The wildfire that started in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture has reportedly entered its fourth day today, burning approximately 306 hectares of land and triggering an evacuation order for thousands of people. Nearly 6,000 residents were ordered to evacuate in the city of Imabari due to the fire that has destroyed multiple buildings since Sunday, disrupting traffic and closing highways in the prefecture. Firefighters were seen struggling to control the blaze which is showing no signs of being brought under control. Helicopters have also been also activated to douse…

GERMANY’S OUTGOING CABINET RECEIVE DISMISSAL PAPERS- Chancellor Scholz, cabinet ministers are officially dismissed by President Steinmeier  Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his cabinet ministers received their official dismissal papers from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday (March 25) in Berlin. Scholz, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and other ministers attended the ceremony at Schloss Bellevue, the official residence of the head of state in Berlin. “It is part of the history of your coalition that your alliance broke up before its time. The different views on how to reconcile maintaining the debt break and at the same…

NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL URGES 23ANDME USERS TO DELETE DATA – 23andMe files for bankruptcy sparking fears over sale of DNA data New York Attorney General Letitia James urged 23andMe customers to secure their data in light of rising privacy concerns after the DNA testing firm filed for bankruptcy amid declining demand for its services. Uncertainty surrounding the company’s future and worries about potential data management by a new owner drove users to delete their accounts as a final privacy safeguard, with many taking to social media to share detailed instructions. Shares of 23andMe, which filed for bankruptcy on Sunday,…