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Konnie Huq launches free climate crisis ebook for UK primary schools

Children for Change contains stories, poems, and illustrations from more than 80 collaborators including Jamie Oliver, Mary Portas, David Baddiel and Adam Kay

The Guardian - UK

Konnie Huq on why she hasn’t bought new clothes for 20 years

The TV presenter tells Lisa Salmon her anti-consumerism is about saving the planet and she hopes a new ebook will help kids take similar action.

The Independent UK

Should you paint your downstairs toilet a bright colour? Experts reveal what to avoid to create a pretty space

The do's and don'ts of adding a burst of colour to your cloakroom, according to experts

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Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr: contestants run riot in former convent cells in this series opener

The design competition returned to BBC One last night, with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Mary Portas revealed among series guest judges

Evening Standard

‘Big mausoleums of stuff’: Cheltenham is latest town to mourn loss of beloved department store

In an age when we love bagging bargains online, locals and experts in one of the UK’s most affluent towns debate whether there’s any future in high-street retailing

The Guardian - UK

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc and retail guru Mary Portas among business figures in new year honours list

Insurance CEO cited for services to gender equality, while Stephen Hester and Gerald Ronson are also honoured

The Guardian - UK

The Great Climate Fight review – Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall goes ‘not strictly legal’

Kevin McCloud is undercover, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall does some flyposting and Mary Portas sends a Jilly Cooper book to the PM. This government-baiting show is impressively angry TV

The Guardian - UK

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TV tonight: why Mary Portas gave Rishi Sunak a Jilly Cooper book

Portas joins Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Kevin McCloud in getting creative to fight the climate crisis. Plus: Joan Collins meets Louis Theroux. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘Securonomics’: five key business messages from Labour conference

With company chiefs in attendance and an endorsement from Mark Carney, shadow chancellor sought to demonstrate economic competence

The Guardian - UK

Retail guru Mary Portas makes bold claim about Labour’s impact on British high streets

Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, she said the party would ‘breathe life back into our high streets again’

The Independent UK

‘The last four years were horrendous’: Mary Portas on divorce, bereavement – and reinventing herself

After a lifetime in retail, the queen of shops has had a ‘proper epiphany’. She talks about her dislike of the fashion world, her painful childhood and the need for kindness

The Guardian - UK

Hard working mum gets well-earned pamper session after winning our competition

Lyn Graham celebrated in style after being nominated by her own mother

Daily Record

Retail consultant Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of the soul’

The company is considering ending its employee-owned business structure in order to attract investment.

The Independent UK

Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of its soul’

The company is considering ending its employee-owned business structure in order to attract investment.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

John Lewis must regain its ‘soul’ to survive, says Mary Portas

Retail expert urges troubled UK company not to lose sight of its values amid proposal to welcome outside investment

Liverpool Echo

Greengrocers that called in Mary Portas 'Queen of Shops'

Mary picked up a dehydrated courgette and said it "looks like an illness"

Daily Mirror

High Street guru Mary Portas warns HALF of UK shops face axe as she blasts Tories

"Queen of Shops" Mary Portas called for next week's Autumn Budget to extend the six-month energy price guarantee as shops call for cut rates amid fears they could close for good

Evening Standard

Mary Portas hits out at government ‘sh*t show’ as high street businesses fear inflation

Former advisor to Tory prime minister calls the lack of action due to Truss v Sunak leadership contest ‘ridiculous’

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Evening Standard

Mary Portas comes to the aid of local retailers in partnership with Ankorstore

Leading industry expert joins forces with online wholesaler just as inflation threatens the high street

The Guardian - UK

Amazon’s luxury fashion site goes online in Europe

World’s largest online retailer launches Luxury Stores featuring clothes by Elie Saab and Altuzarra

Daily Mirror

Mary Portas calls on Kim Kardashian to encourage fans to buy second-hand to save planet

Mary Portas built her career on flogging fashion – and shot to fame on TV show Mary Queen of Shops. She said she wants to people to stop shopping for new clothes to help save the planet

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