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M&S celebrates bumper Xmas as sales top £4bn | Retail Sector

M&S has reported a successful Christmas trading update as its total group sales increased by 5.6% to £4bn in the 13 weeks to 28 December 2024.
The group’s food sales increased 8.7%, with LFL sales up 8.9%. Core categories, such as meat, produce, grocery and in-store bakery grew double-digits as customers chose M&S for more of their everyday shopping.
Its ‘Remarksable’ value range sales also grew 14%. Meanwhile, Clothing, Home and Beauty sales increased 1.0%, with LFL sales up 1.9%, ahead of the...

The UK ranks among top 10 travel destinations for 2025, Siteminder finds | Hotel Owner

A new report by software platform SiteMinder shows that the UK ranks among top 10 travel destinations for 2025, above Thailand, Turkey and Greece. The report highlighted strong interest among incoming travellers from Canada––where the UK was the third preferred travel destination for next year, Australia (4th) and Spain (4th). Respondents from heavyweight source markets such as the US, Italy and France also expressed strong interest in the UK, with the country ranking sixth in the former two and...

How to prepare your store for the holiday season | Retail Sector

Act early and hire extra staff
As mentioned earlier, the holiday season tends to attract more people to stores and this can sometimes make the store management overwhelmed especially if they are understaffed. Hiring additional staff for the festive period can significantly ease the holiday rush for retail businesses. With more team members, stores can better handle increased foot traffic, ensuring customers receive timely assistance and shorter wait times at checkout, which enhances the shopping...

The rise in demand for customised pet food in the UK | Post

As people adjust their own diets to influence their health, pet owners want to do the same for their pets. A 2022 FMCG Guruz report stated that 40% of pet owners worldwide turn to pet products to support their pets’ wellness. Another report by FMCG Guruz found that 63% of consumers were interested in customised products to meet their individual needs. Harry Bremmer, founder of Tuggs pet food, which specialises in customised fresh pet food meals, agrees that the premiumisation or the rise in dema...

iSmash eyes sale amid growing losses

iSmash is reportedly exploring a possible sale of the business after its auditors warned of a ­“material uncertainty” over its future amid growing losses, the Times has reported.

According to its recent trading update, the company revealed it fell further into the red in the year to the end of December 2022, with pre-tax losses widening from £2.6m to £5.9m, which it said reflected a “significant reduction” in pandemic-related government support.

Its auditors Saffery LLP stated that the busines

How much is the ‘tourist tax’ harming retailers

The Centre for Economics and Business Research has calculated that the “tourist tax” is costing the UK £10.7bn in lost GDP and deterring two million tourists from visiting the country per year. The report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) claims that the additional revenue generated by restoring a VAT rebate scheme would outweigh losses associated with VAT refunds by £2.3bn.

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Is Tik-Tok Shop a boon or a bane for retailers?

Is Tik-Tok Shop a boon or a bane for retailers?

TikTok Shop’s partnership with CommerceHub leverages the app’s ability to cultivate emerging fashion and shopping trends to promote and sell products to TikTok’s user base. CommerceHub‘s ChannelAdvisor marketplace integration solutions provide TikTok with a streamlined connection for brands to connect to TikTok Shop with advanced onboarding tools and APIs.

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Shaw Gibbs’ acquisitions and expansion

Can you tell me about yourself and the history of Shaw Gibbs?

I am Sarah Gardener, and I’m one of the three partners who sits on the management board of Shaw Gibbs. Shaw Gibbs is a well-established professional services firm, predominantly in Oxford over the last 100 years, having acquired a London office back in 2016. We provide expert solutions for entrepreneurial businesses and private individuals in Central and Southern England.

Considering you just acquired Wise and Co, how did you identi

Britannia Hotels-owned Pontins closes third holiday park

Britannia Hotels-owned Pontins has announced the closure of its third holiday park in two months.

Pontins Southport Holiday Park shut permanently on 3 January and prior to this, its parks in Prestatyn and Camber Sands shut on 30 November

Pontins, which was founded in 1946, was bought out of administration by Britannia Hotels in 2011.

The group, which started with six sites, now has only two sites in Lowestoft and Weston-Super-Mare.

It stated that customers whose bookings will be affected b

Why are insolvencies more likely to affect the hospitality sector?

Why are insolvencies more likely to affect the hospitality sector?

According to PwC’s outlook for 2024, there will be a significant rise in corporate insolvencies in 2024, just shy of 30,000 with smaller businesses accounting for the lion’s share. However, it further added that industries most impacted are likely to be hotels and catering, along with manufacturing, and transport and storage.

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More than 4,500 Stonegate pubs at risk amid £2.6bn debt

More than 4,500 Stonegate pubs could be at risk as parent company TDR capital seeks to refinance £2.5bn of debt, GMB Union has warned.

Gary Lindsay, boss of TDR Capital which also owns supermarket giant Asda, told the Business and Trade Select Committee on Tuesday [9 January] he was ‘confident’ £2.6bn of debts in the Stonegate Pub Company could be refinanced this year.

However, the union has raised concerns that with current high interest rates the refinancing could lead to crippling payments

All About the Cooks vs delivery apps

Can you tell me about the history of All About the Cooks and how did you come up with the concept?

My background is in marketing and advertising, and after having children, I worked as a consultant. Eating real meals prepared by real people rather than factory-produced goods has always interested me. My kids eventually became tired of hearing me tell them to eat an egg if they wanted fast food. It’s kind of my life mantra in terms of fast food.

Back in 2018, I was chatting with a friend, and w

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Virgin Media O2 offers free kid’s meals throughout October

Offers are exclusive to Virgin Media and O2 customers

Virgin Media O2 has launched a month-long campaign offering Priority members free kids meals at restaurants like Prezzo, Pizza Hut and Harvester.

Priority members can get a full three-course kids’ meal and drink at Prezzo (kids under 10) and Pizza Hut (kids 12 and under), or they can get a free kids’ meal at Harvester (kids under 10) every Sunday with the purchase of an adult main course.

During half-term (Monday through Friday), they can

plan.com snaps up Telford provider Telserve

Airtime provisioning company plan.com has taken over one of its partners, Shropshire digital communications specialist Telserve.

The Telford-based business has been in operation since 2017 and had about 20,000 clients up until the previous year. Telserve Group’s senior leadership team including MD Stuart Box will remain with the business.

plan.com’s operations will stay based in Douglas, Isle of Man, and the company intends to introduce its headquarters there in early 2023.

Dan Craddock, CEO

Amdocs research: Half of UK football viewers willing to pay for 5G mobile data package during World Cup

Football fans in the UK are prepared to pay for a 5G mobile data package in order to virtually watch the World Cup in a stadium.

Almost 48 per cent of UK viewers are willing to pay more for an unlimited World Cup-specific mobile data package to stream matches at 5G speeds without any delays or loss of connectivity, according to a survey by provider of software and services, Amdocs.

Nearly 62pc of the viewers were interested in using the metaverse to be part of a virtual stadium where they coul

China: 5G user base increased despite COVID-19 restrictions

Its overall user base increased from 20.2 million to 369.7 million

China Telecom saw a rise in people upgrading to 5G services in Q3 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 64 per cent of its user base has now signed up for the next-

generation service.

The overall 5G package subscribers rose to 251 million at the end of September and its

user base increased from 20.2 million to 369.7 million.

Mobile service revenue increased by 5.6pc in the first nine months to CNY148.4 billion,

with

Virgin Media O2: 57 per cent of Brits suffer from charge anxiety at concerts

The study suggested that 45 per cent of gig-goers would opt out of going to a concert if they couldn’t take photos or videos because they worried their battery would die

Virgin Media O2’s recent research revealed that 57 pc of concert lovers felt charge

anxiety, as they feared their phone battery running out at a show.

The study highlighted that gig-goers spend an average of 14 minutes of each concert they

attend capturing content on their phone.

Around 45 pc of Brits wouldn’t choose to g

Realme launches the new realme C33 in Europe

The new realme C33 features a sleek phone model with 50MP camera and 5000mAh battery

Realme has launched the realme C33 smartphone available for purchase at €179.99 for 4GB RAM+64GB storage and €199.99 for 4GB RAM +128GB storage

The phone is available in France, Spain, Italy, Czech, Romania and Serbia.

The phone comes with a 8.33mm slim body, 50MP camera, 5000mAh battery and an ultra- saving mode which provides up to 1.8 hours of talk time with only 5 per cent of the battery left.

The phone

£500,000 fund boost by Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub to tackle e-waste crisis

The UK is known to produce the most electrical waste, and as per the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) forum’s global report, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away this year and e-waste will grow to 74 million tonnes a year by 2030

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity Hubbub are launching a £500,000 fund to find

innovative ways to tackle the growing problem of electronic waste, which is the fastest

growing waste stream in the world.

For the next six months Virgi

EE offers early bird Christmas deals on handsets and other devices

EE customers can receive up to £300 to spend on a pre-paid Mastercard as part of the Christmas deal available across the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, Oppo X5 and Google Pixel 7 handset plans

EE has recently announced its early bird Christmas deals on handsets and other connected devices which will be available online, in-store and over the phone from October 28 to November 24 2022.

Additional data deals are also available for customers on pay as you go.

In this deal EE customers can get up to £30

Huawei aims for greener, digital Europe

The company outlined ways to unleash digital productivity and advance Europe’s green and digital transition, and fortify digital ecosystems

Huawei outlined its vision for overcoming digital transformation barriers by unleashing the power of technology for a greener, digital Europe at its Huawei connect event in Paris.

In his keynote speech, Ken Hu, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman, outlined three ways the ICT ecosystem can boost digital infrastructure.

He said: “Huawei will continue to work closely

Virgin Media O2: Lack of digital skills costs UK workers £5.69 billion and the economy £12.8 billion

Brits say that a lack of digital skills have prevented them from scheduling medical appointments, earning pay raises, getting high-paying jobs, or finding deals to save money

A recent research by Virgin Media O2, revealed that over five million Brits are unable to wrap their heads around simple online tasks like sending an email or using the internet, thus costing UK workers £5.69 billion and the economy £12.8 billion, due to lack of digital skills.

The research showed that a quarter of those

Most complained-about telecoms by Ofcom in Q2 2022

Shell Energy, BT Mobile and Virgin Mobile among the most complained about broadband

Ofcom recently published a report on which mobile and broadband customers complain the most about their providers.

As per the data in Q2 2022 from April to June, complaints remained the same as the last quarter (January to March 2022), with a slight increase in complaints from fixed broadbands.

With regards to broadband, Shell Energy generated the most amount of broadband and landline complaints per 100,000 cu

NTT study: CEOs blame their network for slow business growth

NTT data suggests that 72 per cent of top performing businesses already outsource more than half of their network infrastructure

NTT, a global IT infrastructure and services company, published its 2022 Global Network Report, which found that 70pc of CEOs believe their network maturity levels are slowing their business growth.

Enterprises are embracing hybrid, distributed work environments with numerous connected devices, yet despite investments, just two in five companies claim they are extrem

CCS Insight predictions: Interview with Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s Consumer Division

This segment highlighted the efforts telcos are taking towards providing customers with affordable bundles and what is BT’s response to some of CCS Insights predictions 2023

On day two of CCS Insight’s predictions, director of consumer and connectivity Kester Mann

conducted an interview with Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s Consumer Division.

Q) The cost of living crisis is the topic on everyone’s lips at the moment. Is it right that the telecoms industry is looking at implementing inflation based p

New net neutrality guidance proposed by Ofcom

The new guidance aims to support innovation, investment and growth, by content providers, broadband and mobile companies

Ofcom has decided to revise its guidance on how the net neutrality rules should apply in

the UK.

It is Ofcom’s responsibility to oversee and monitor adherence to the net neutrality

regulations and to offer instructions on how broadband and mobile service providers

should do so.

Since the present regulations were implemented in 2016, there have been substantial

chang

Freshwave and Clear Channel launch new 4G connected bus shelters in collaboration with Virgin Media O2

Residents of London Borough of Tower Hamlets can access these 4G bus shelters

Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave and Clear Channel have collaborated with Virgin Media O2 and have introduced 4G bus shelters in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

As customer data usage is increasing by a third annually and demand for 5G also densifies, Freshwave and Clear Channel introduced this innovative way of providing connectivity.

Small cell technology is installed in these Clear

Exertis expands data protection services through CT4 partnership

This partnership with CT4 aims to secure business data and protect it from malicious

Exertis has partnered with Australian data protection software firm, CT4, to distribute its SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions in the UK.

Cirrus backup software from CT4 is believed to protect clients’ data from accidental loss or malware and claims to be an affordable Microsoft 365 backup solution.

Exertis Cloud Services Director, Rik Hubbard, said: “We are thrilled to be distributing CT4’s data backup s

The latest iPad range available to pre-order from Sky Mobile

The iPad 15 10th Gen can be purchased at £15 per month with 100MB SIM at no extra cost

For all customers on the new iPad range Swap36 plan, the latest iPad range can now be pre-ordered from Sky Mobile, with Apple iPad 5G 10th Gen (2022) 64GB priced at £15 per month.

The Apple iPad Pro 5G 11-inch and 12.9-inch 128GB can be purchased at £24 and £32 per month.

Along with the iPad, you can opt for a Sky Mobile SIM plan which ranges from £6 for 2GB data and goes up to £25 for 50GB data.

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Virgin Media O2 reports spike in network traffic

Network traffic increased above average, reaching a peak of 40 per cent

On October 19, Virgin media O2 saw a spike in their network traffic, as consumers streamed Premiere League matches and downloaded the latest Call Of Duty game.

This peak was recorded at 40 per cent, which was higher than the average weeknight traffic and also 6.6pc higher than last years record in December.

The spike meant the average broadband user consumed more than 8GB of data as customers watched five live Premier lea

Esendex: Spike in online shopping in the UK, post-pandemic

The retail landscape of 2022 saw an 18 per cent rise compared to online shopping pre-

In a survey by global business messaging provider- Esendex, across 4,000 international shoppers from the UK, USA, Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, it was found that more than a quarter of Brits (29pc) now make more than 80pc of their purchases online.

However, the retail landscape looked slightly different pre-pandemic, where only 11pc of customers shopped online and now have seen an increase of 1

ThinkCX: UK customers shop for cheaper broadbands due to cost-of-living crisis

TalkTalk in the race of taking over BT after customers prioritise less expensive internet alternatives

As the cost-of-living crisis keeps soaring, ThinkCX, a Market Intelligence company’s data suggests that UK consumers are switching broadband internet services and looking for cheaper broadbands due to inflation.

As per the report, in this high inflation environment TalkTalk and BT are two broadband services that are seeing a significant rise and fall in their subscribers respectively.

The gr

Huawei aims to boost the development of 5G and maximise its value

As of October 2022, the industry has set up over three million 5G base stations, serving more than 700 million subscribers

On Huawei’s 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF), Ken Hu, the company’s Rotating Chairman, outlined his vision of driving the development of 5.5G and maximising the value of 5G.

During his keynote speech on 5G, he said that the industry needs to work together to fully unleash the power of 5G networks and expand into services like cloud and system integration.

“5G has

Apple iPad 10th Gen is now available to pre-order at EE, O2 and Vodafone

The new series comes with a 10.9 inch Liquid Retina display, 12MP front and back

The iPad and iPad Pro 10th Gen series are now available to pre-order at EE, 02 and Vodafone, and each are offering a range of deals on the new series, with some offering a discount on purchases.

EE is offering the iPad 10th Gen for £45 per month with an upfront cost of £50 on a two year contract which gives you 5GB of data. EE claims this is their best-selling plan.

The iPad 10th Gen starts from £43 a month on a

EE partners with Verisure and Norton to provide customers with smart home and cyber security solutions

This smart home and cyber security expansion comes after a survey revealed that over 12.7 million UK consumers plan to take up a smart home security product in the future and around 80per cent of UK consumers are worried about their digital identity being stolen

EE has partnered with cyber safety experts Norton and home security experts Verisure to develop two security products – EE Cyber Security and the EE Smart Home Security.

The EE Smart Home Security powered by Verisure will offer a new 2

Apple complies with EU law regarding USB-C charging

Apple will ditch its Lightning charger and all iPhones produced in 2023 could be equipped with USB-C charging globally and not just in the European Union

After much debate and discussion Apple has finally agreed to comply with the EU law that mandates electronic devices to have a common charging standard- known as USB-C, confirmed Apple’s market chief.

This week, ministers from EU member states gave their final approval to the common charger law which means that by 2024, electronic devices inc
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Westminster World

Why are drug gangs hiding behind students?

A recent article published by the Times, talks about how county line drug gangs are infiltrating universities as a convenient spot to carry out their operations. But why have these drug gangs targeted universities? Let’s find out.

What does County lines mean?

County lines are organised illegal drug-dealing networks that are usually controlled by a single person. Drug dealers set up a network between city and county locations to supply drugs controlling a network of runners by mobile phones, al

Now is the time to legalise pepper spray to protect women in the capital

In the UK, it is illegal to carry pepper spray as a self-defense weapon. At Westminster World, we think this needs to change.

Back in 2010, Theresa May MP, former Home Secretary said: “No woman should live in fear of violence.” However, eleven years later nothing seems to have changed.

Violence against women has been an ongoing topic for many years within the United Kingdom, and in 2021, the issue grew more prominent. Recent statistics found that only 24 per cent of women feel safe walking alo

Don’t be a dick: Campaign launched on cyber flashing

Bumble, one of UK’s biggest dating apps, has started a campaign to make sending unwanted graphic images or nudes a standalone crime.

After a successful campaign in the US regarding cyber flashing, Bumble launched the campaign in the UK with support from UN Women UK. They plan on working with politicians, organisations and the public to call on the UK government to make it a criminal offence.

According to the Law Commission’s report, Cyber flashing is defined as “the sending of images or video

Pigeon Week

Thailand Legalizes Cannabis Just For Trade And Not For Recreation.

There has been an ongoing debate in many countries about whether cannabis should be legalized or not. In countries like Canada, Uruguay and many states in the USA cannabis is legal, but recently Thailand has joined this list and has approved this drug with some limitations. People in Thailand are now allowed to grow and sell the crop after marijuana was removed from its banned narcotics list. However recreational use is still banned.

The nation is among the first other South-East Asia countries

Rebel Wilson Reveals She's Found Her Disney Princess

We have all appreciated the very talented actress Rebel Wilson for her movies and humor. Many admire her for her simplicity yet her sassy and funny nature. Recently she’s been receiving a whole lot of love as she came out on Instagram, revealing a new relationship with her “Disney Princess”.

In her social media post on Thursday (9 June), Wilson wrote, “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess,” revealing her belle Ramona A

The First Deaf Contestant Makes Her Debut On The New Season Of Love Island

The new season of Love Island is out and this season, the series has shown us that love has no bounds. For the first time, a 23-year-old model and dancer have become the first deaf contestant on the ITV2 dating show.

In the first episode Tasha Ghouri, from North Yorkshire, openly revealed that she had been completely deaf from birth and she wore a cochlear implant in her right ear. While many some would consider this to be a flaw, Ghouri has embraced her disability calling it her “superpower”.

An 83-Year-Old Japanese Man Becomes The Oldest Person To Sail The Entire Pacific Ocean.

We have all heard of the adage ‘age is just a number’, and yachtsman Kenichi Horie from Japan is an example of this saying. He successfully became the oldest person to sail solo non-stop across the Pacific. But this is not the first time he sailed the Pacific, but was the first to do it way back in 1962 traveling from California to Japan. From then on, the 83-year-old is regarded as “Japan’s most famous yachtsman”.

Kenichi Horie successfully arrived in the waters off the Kii peninsula in wester

Twenty-One Bodies Found After A Plane Crashed In Nepal's Mountainside

On Monday, twenty-one bodies have been found after a plane carrying 22 people crashed on a mountainside in Nepal. The 20-minute flight lost contact with the airport tower over Nepal, while in an area of deep river gorges and mountaintops.

The search for the last person is on, said Kathmandu airport spokesman Tek Nath Sitaula. According to the army, the plane had crashed in Sanosware in Mustang district, close to the mountain town of Jomsom, where it was heading after taking off from the resort

Vick Hope, A Radio 1 DJ, Is Proposed By Calvin Harris.

Looks like love is in the air. Scottish DJ, Calvin Harris, and Vick Hope, the Radio 1 DJ are engaged. The DJ proposed Hope at his farm in Ibiza. The couple was recently spotted at the Chelsea Flower Festival and Vick had been wearing her diamond ring.

In April, both Vick and Calvin shared a photo on Instagram of a tree at Calvin’s 138-acre farm, Terra Masia, where he later proposed to Vick. In an interview with Daily Mail, a source told, ‘Calvin and Vick’s relationship has moved quickly but the

Poor Countries to Receive Low-Cost Medicines from Pfizer

During the peak of the pandemic, everyone hoped for a vaccine to be invented that would eliminate the virus completely or at least curb its spread. Today even though most people have been vaccinated, there are still some who choose not to, but also there are many who have not been able to because of adequate stock.

Earlier this month, the head of the World Health Organization called on Pfizer to make its COVID-19 treatment more widely available in poorer countries. After this request, at the Wo

Genocide Against the Uyghur Minority in China's Xinjiang Region

Hacked Chinese police photographs and documents have been published revealing the highly secretive system of mass incarceration, the shoot-to-kill policy for people who try to escape, and the photographs of detained people, in the Xinjiang region of China. This mass revelation happened as a huge cache of data from the police computer servers was hacked in the region.

This discovery is regarded as the Xinjian police files and was published back in 2018 by various news organizations including the

Texas School Shooting: President Biden to Challenge the Gun Lobby

On Tuesday, 18-year-old, Salvador Ramos embarked on a 45-minute shooting rampage at Robb Elementary School. Before carrying out the shoot at the school, Ramos shot his grandmother and fled from the site in a battered truck carrying guns and ammunition. He drove across town erratically and eventually crashed his car into a ditch near the school.

It was at 11:32 local time when Ramos forced his way into a fourth-grade class and he opened fire, stated the Texas Department of Public Safety spokespe

Seven dead and more than 120 injured in Philippine ferry fire

The Philippines, which is an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, is known for several water activities but also holds a record for poor maritime safety. On Monday at 6.30am local time, a high-speed Philippine ferry was up in flames. The ferry carrying around 134 passengers and crew.

Reported 7 deaths from which five were women and two were men, authorities said. The remaining people onboard were forced to jump into the sea and were rescued by other vessels in the area, coast guards’ officia

Kim Kardashian Slayed The Marilyn Monroe Dress, But At What Cost?

Just like every year, this year too many celebrities walked the carpet at the Met Gala with their jaw-dropping looks. Blake Lively, Kylie Jenner, Olivia Rodrigo, and many others really took it up a notch with their outfits. While the internet couldn’t get enough of Blake Lively’s Versace gown, another celebrity’s outfit caused a lot of uproar on social media, but not really for a good reason. Kim Kardashian starred in the famous President JFK gown worn by former actor Marilyn Monroe.

While the

North Korea Will Fight COVID-19 With Traditional Medicine

Last week the highly transmissible Omicron virus made its way to North Korea and the state declared a severe national emergency. While other countries around the world were waiting for vaccines to treat this life-threatening disease, North Korea is encouraging the use of traditional medicines to fight the virus.

The state-run news agency KCNA said, “Traditional medicines were effective in prevention and cure of the malicious disease,” but there is no concrete evidence for those claims.

So far,

It's Time To Get Your Hands On The Euphoria-Inspired Make-Up Range

The 2019 HBO series- Euphoria differs from other TV shows in several ways. Even if you don’t know what Euphoria is or haven’t seen a single episode, I’m sure you’ve seen the make-up looks and sparkling outfits from that series.

While renowned celebrities like Zendaya helped the show acquire traction, a wave of novel make-up and fashion trends was not expected. Rue’s glitter tears, Maddy’s rhinestone cat eye, and Jules’ cloud-shaped eyeliner are just a few of the statement looks that have gone v

What’s It Like Being A Storm Chaser And Photographer?

According to a new report by the United Nations, due to rising global temperatures and other climate changes, there has been a soaring rise in the number of extreme weather conditions for the last 20 years. Storms, tsunamis, earthquakes, and other natural disasters are constantly heard of these days. While these weather conditions pose a serious threat to life, some people use the opportunity to turn their fear into exhilaration.

Edgar ONeal, a storm chaser and photographer for the past nine ye

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