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Wilko shops set to close next week named BBC News The 52 Wilko shops set to close next week due to the chain’s collapse have been named. Administrators PwC said 26 shops would close next Tuesday, with a further 28 to shut on Thursday 14 September due to the “absence of viable offers” for the whole company. More than 1,000 staff are being made redundant as hopes of a rescue deal for the business hang in the balance. Stores closing include branches in Liverpool, Cardiff, Acton and Falmouth. Edward Williams, joint administrator at PwC, said the closures and job losses…

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What time is PMQs today? Rishi Sunak to face Sir Keir at Prime Minister’s Question as RAAC schools crisis deepens PM Rishi Sunak will face Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister’s Questions today. It’s the first PMQs since Parliament returned from its summer recess. What time is PMQs today? Today’s PMQs is back at its usual time of midday and the session will last around 30 minutes.  You can watch PMQs live on the UK Parliament YouTube channel. What’s on the agenda for PMQs? The school concrete crisis will likely dominate the session today. Thousands of kids haven’t…

Air traffic chaos caused by ‘one in 15 million’ event The air traffic chaos, sparked by a glitch in the UK’s air traffic control system, was bought down by a “one in 15 million” event, its boss said. The system shut itself down after receiving highly unusual duplicate “markers” on a flight plan.  It led to hundreds of flights being delayed or cancelled as a result on 28 August, a bank holiday, and the day after. The company Nats – which controls the UK’s air traffic services, said it had never happened before. Newly released details have revealed how part…

The European Union on Wednesday unveiled the list of digital giants — including Apple, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance — that will face tough new curbs on how they do business.

Sara Sharif: Dad and stepmum release video in first public contact since her death The father and stepmother of the little girl found dead at her Surrey home have made contact, via a video, saying they are willing to cooperate with the UK authorities.  Sara Sharif, 10, was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey, on 10 August. Her father Urfan Sharif, his partner Beinash Batool and brother Faisal Malik all fled to Pakistan one day before her body was discovered.  UK and Pakistani authorities have been searching for the missing three – who are wanted in relation to…

The stepmum read a statement from a notebook.