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Pret A Manger have recently brought back Larry Billett, the former Pret Chairman to tackle the company’s £700million debt.The sandwich chain racked up loans and debt worth almost £700million at the end of 2022.In a bid to reduce this figure, the chain this wee brought back Larry Billett, who was Pret’s chairman from 2003 to 2011, alongside Sinclair Beecham who co-founded the business in 1983 with Julian Metcalfe.Current chairman Olivier Goudet will step down and be replaced by current board member Konrad Meyer.In a statement, Meyer said: “As a final step in leaving the pandemic behind, we are implementing plans…

Picture of white goods and mattress fly tipped in alleyway A fly tipper, who dumped rubbish in an alleyway as well as using residents’ waste container bins to dump building materials and household waste, has been successfully prosecuted by the Council. Daniel Chiwoko, aged 49, of Longford Street, Gorton, had pleaded guilty to the fly-tipping offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 33(5) at a hearing in June last year and was sentenced at Manchester Magistrates Court today 24 April 24. He received a 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work and was disqualified from driving for…

Country singer Jimmie Allen tearfully recalled how he contemplated suicide ‘every single day’ after being accused of sexual assault by multiple women in 2023.While speaking to Kathie Lee Gifford about the allegations against him, the 38-year-old performer revealed how he close he was to ending his life after two women filed sexual assault lawsuits against him.’I was sitting there and I literally felt like the whole world had just collapsed,’ the father-of-six told said during an April 24 YouTube video. ‘Because the first thing my brain goes to is not the career, it’s ‘How am I going to provide for my kids?”He…

Managing director of the Public Safety Foundation Oliver Lawrence has slammed the Met Police for their “soft approach” toward Palestine protesters compared to the “aggressive” approach to St Georges Day marchers. Met Police clashed with the public in London, and the footage has been branded a double standard.Footage shared by Scotland Yard showed around a dozen officers holding back a group of nationalists but around seven managed to break through. The Metropolitan Police, who confirmed six demonstrators were arrested, issued a statement about the incident after separate clips circulated on social media.WATCH THE CLIP ABOVE FOR MORE

Four people have been left injured after five Household Cavalry horses ran loose through London causing chaos and collided with vehicles. The horses, one of which was covered in blood, has been spooked by noise from a building site near Buckingham Palace.In a statement, an Army spokesman said that three soldiers incurred injuries, which are not life threatening and the horses are undergoing veterinary care.

One of Italy’s most renowned cities has churned up a controversial proposal to ban the sale of ice cream and pizza after midnight.Milan is set to put the freeze on two of Italy’s beloved culinary treasures during the late hours, as the city aims to clamp down on noisy groups crowding the streets.The new law will target late-night indulgences that attract groups of revelers and tourists, such as gelato ice cream and pizza, citing concerns over noise, litter, and public order. Marco Granelli, deputy mayor, said: ‘The goal is to seek a balance between socialising and entertainment, and the peace and tranquility of…

Inflation is steadily making its way back towards the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target and depending on who you listen to, it may even be back there by summer.But opinions are divided on what happens next.Will consumer prices inflation slump and stick below 2 per cent and the UK economy get stuck in another disinflationary trap, or will we see another spike as second round effects take hold?While economists can ponder this, it’s an urgent puzzle for the Bank of England’s ratesetters to try to solve. On this podcast, Georgie Frost, Angharad Carrick and Simon Lambert look at…

Many of us try our best to reduce our plastic consumption. But despite our best efforts, figures suggest that a whopping 220 million tonnes of plastic waste are set to be generated this year. Now, a study has revealed the popular brands responsible for the vast majority of branded plastic pollution in the world. The Coca-Cola Company tops the list as the number one polluter, and is responsible for 11 per cent of all branded waste, according to researchers from Dalhousie University. ‘This global branded plastic pollution data speaks for itself and demonstrates unequivocally that the world’s top global producers are the biggest plastics…

Britain is being hit by a surge in imported cases of malaria, health officials warned today. More than 2,000 travel-acquired cases of the mosquito-borne illness were logged across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2023. It marks the biggest toll in more than two decades and a hike of almost 50 per cent in just a year. Malaria, which singer Cheryl Cole famously suffered from in 2010 following her trip to Tanzania, is not found in the UK. However, the illness is very common in parts of Africa, Asia and central America. As such, cases are brought into the UK by travellers returning from exotic destinations…

Sofia Vergara finally sold Beverly Hills mansion on Tuesday after making a huge price drop from her original listing price.The actress, 51, closed the sale at the final price of $13.7 million on her seven-bedroom house, which she purchased for $10.6 million in 2014 and previously shared with her now-ex Joe Manganiello, 47.Previously, she relisted in January for $17.9 million with a massive markdown in an effort to offload the property she previously shared and lived in with the actor for eight years prior to their split.The first time she tried to sell was when she was still married to Manganiello…