The Body Shop has entered administration with jobs at risk across the brand’s 200-plus UK stores.
The beloved chain currently employs 10,000 people across 3,000 stores it operates in more than 70 countries around the world – with a further 12,000 staff working in franchises.
FRP Advisory has been brought in to handle the insolvency process just weeks after a new owner took control having vowed to ‘re-energise the business’. The administration currently only affects UK staff and stores.
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A recent wave of reports have brought to light the widespread infiltration of cancer-causing chemicals in our everyday lives.
So-called ‘forever chemicals’ – officially known as PFAS or per and polyfluoroalkyl substances – are used to make plastics, and are said to remain inside our bodies for decades, wreaking havoc on organs.
There are thousands of types but only a small proportion have been studied, including the most widely used Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in firefighting foam,
Buy-to-let landlords have been been hit by rapidly rising interest rates, higher costs and a less friendly tax regime in recent years.
Many have seen their costs spiral, meaning that landlords will be watching the current falls in mortgage rates with just as much interest as homeowners and first-time buyers.
Since the start of the year, a mortgage price war has opened up between lenders and more than 40 lenders have cut their rates.
While the residential rates aimed at
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The Mail’s consumer lawyer Dean Dunham said prices may be slashed on holidays to the region, but warned against being tempted by a price drop.
‘If you do book now you may find that you will not be covered under your travel insurance if the holiday is later cancelled or you have another reason to claim under the policy.
‘This is because your provider is likely to say that at the time you made
Excited about the Greek holiday she and her daughter were about to embark on, Deborah King’s thoughts were fixed on last-minute packing as she got out of the shower.
But as she reached for something in her bathroom cabinet, her eye was caught by an indentation on the underside of her left breast. Checking it, she was horrified to feel a few lumps — one that felt as large as a 10p coin — inside the breast as she probed
Junior doctors are today set to stage the longest ever strike in the history of the NHS.
Workers began a six-day walkout at 7am, delaying care for tens of thousands of patients and with experts warning it would be the NHS’s ‘toughest challenge yet’.
As many as 200,000 operations and appointments could be cancelled — bringing the total number since junior doctor industrial action started to more than 1million.
The strike comes at one of the busiest times of the
Up to one in 12 women unknowingly carry a genetic mutation that increases their risk of having blood clots when taking the Pill.
Everyone inherits two copies of a gene called factor V (F5) from their parents, which is vital for blood to clot properly in the event of an injury.
However, eight per cent of people have a mutated version that triggers a disorder called Factor V Leiden. While it causes no symptoms, it raises their risk of
A woman who is allergic to 50 types of food has revealed how she was forced to sit alone in the school canteen because teachers were too scared she’d have a reaction.
Mia Silverman, 20, from Boston, has an array of potentially life threatening allergies.
Her allergies range from those that are common such as nuts and dairy, to more specific ones including certain food colourings, spices and natural flavours.
After being bullied throughout school and having to take extra
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