Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Kingfisher

Garden water butts get a long overdue design makeover

Traditional plastic rain barrels have often been hidden away but greater focus on conservation drives design changes

The Guardian - UK

Tragedy that left 5 dead or missing puts spotlight on safety in Alaska charter fishing industry

Charter fishing industry experts in southeast Alaska say they're eager to learn the cause of a tragedy that left five people dead or lost at sea

The Independent UK

Screwfix and B&Q owner Kingfisher reports 'resilient' core performance in latest results

Kingfisher said that trading in the first quarter remained stable but blamed wet weather for lower sales of items like garden furniture

Birmingham Post

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Bad weather hits sales at B&Q owner Kingfisher

But the retailer doesn’t seem to be suffering from an inflation-induced pullback on spend

Evening Standard

Brits use more than double the amount of water they think they do each day, study finds

The average Brit currently uses a whopping 144 litres of water a DAY - enough to fill more than four large wheelie bins each week

Wales Online

Brits use whopping 144 litres of water a DAY - with 96 litres used having a shower

The average Brit could fill four large wheelie bins a week with the amount of water they use - but predict they use less than half of their actual amount

Daily Mirror

Why could some regions run out of water? Seven English regions at risk of shortage

Research has suggested that huge swathes of the country could face water scarcity in just a handful of years

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

London could face ‘severe water stress’ within 20 years, analysis shows

Climate change is bringing hotter, drier summers and less predictable rain patterns – while water usage is increasing

Evening Standard

Seven regions in England could run out of water by 2030 - see if you're affected

Water scarcity is a growing issue facing the UK and parts of the country have been in drought since last summer, but looking forward more and more parts of England could face severe water stress

Daily Mirror

CBI suspends policy and membership activities after exodus

A second unnamed employee alleged that she had been raped by a colleague in an article on Friday

Insider UK

B&Q and Screwfix 'opening more than 100 new stores this year'

"It is our responsibility to pursue growth quickly," the boss of the stores' parent company has said

Wales Online

B&Q to open a brand new type of store across the UK in wake of ASDA partnership

More than 100 new B&Q and Screwfix stores are opening across the UK

Manchester Evening News

B&Q and Screwfix boss announces plans to open more than 100 new stores

Kingfisher wants to open at least 50 smaller B&Q stores and 60 more Screwfix sites, in what would be a huge boost for the struggling UK high street

Daily Mirror

Screwfix buyout deal saves 400 Birmingham jobs

Connect Distribution Services can look forward to new chapter after administration

Birmingham Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Kingfisher eyes London high streets for roll-out of smaller B&Q Local DIY stores

CEO Thierry Garnier tells The Standard of ‘worldwide trend’ for smaller formats

The Guardian - UK

B&Q could open at least 50 more smaller UK stores

DIY chain backs B&Q Local format as it reports 40% slide in pre-tax profits to £611m

Birmingham Post

Screwfix grows with new UK and France stores - and confirms wholesale deal that saves 400 jobs

It comes as the Somerset DIY brand’s parent firm Kingfisher reported profits had dropped by a fifth, with a further dip expected

The Independent UK

Over-65s being hit harder by energy prices due to energy inefficient homes

A recent report has revealed that when compared with their younger counterparts those over-65 were more likely to live in inefficient properties - adding to the rising cost of their bills

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Wales Online

Over-65s are suffering more with energy prices - due to their inefficient homes

Over half of over 65s are living in properties with a EPC rating of 'D' or below, resulting in sky-rocketed energy bills

Daily Mirror

B&Q eyes up plans to open up to 50 more smaller stores on UK high streets

DIY retailer B&Q is opening two smaller B&Q Local stores in London next year, and if the mini stores are a hit with customers then there could be around 50 more too

The Guardian - UK

Sales boost for B&Q and Screwfix owner amid rush for energy-saving products

Kingfisher says sales of loft insulation roll more than double while smart thermostats rose by nearly a third

Birmingham Post

B&Q owner boosted by sales of energy saving products

Kingfisher said the DIY market also continued to do well as the trend for working from home continued

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England deputy governor could vote to cut interest rates if inflation pressures ease – as it happened

Sir Dave Ramsden expects to vote to keep raising borrowing costs, but sees potential for rate cuts if persistent inflation stops being a worry

Manchester Evening News

I went for a 'bottomless' curry at Zouk to see how much I could handle but made one key error

Zouk, in Manchester city centre, offered all-you-can-eat curry as a special offer for National Curry Week

The Guardian - UK

Shares slide as UK retailers join households facing a grim winter

Businesses from bars to shops are buckling under the strain of energy bills and damage to trade and staffing

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.