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    Superdry landlord M&G eyes challenge to rescue plan

    The owner of Superdry’s flagship store in central London is weighing a challenge to a rescue plan that would impose steep haircuts on the struggling chain’s landlords. Sky News has learnt that M&G, the London-listed asset manager, has engaged lawyers from Hogan Lovells to scrutinise a restructuring plan launched by Superdry earlier this month. The move by M&G, which owns the fashion retailer's 32,000 square foot Oxford Street store, will not necessarily result in a formal legal challenge.

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    Labour MP brands Tory Minister embarrassing after TV blunder

    Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds described a government minister's appearance on Question Time as "incredibly embarrassing" after he appeared to ask if Rwanda and Congo were different countries. When discussing the government policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, policing minister Chris Philp responded to an audience member’s question during the BBC One programme by asking: “Rwanda is a different country of Congo, isn’t it?” Mr Reynolds said the Rwanda scheme has caused "signi

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    Two men accused of being Chinese spies arrive at court

    Two men accused of spying for China in a London court on Friday. Christopher Cash, 29, a former parliamentary aide, and Christopher Berry, 32, are charged with providing prejudicial information to China in breach of the Official Secrets Act. .

  • NewsEvening Standard

    London travel news LIVE: Tube stations shut amid new strike as two lines delayed after 'casualty on tracks'

    Several London Underground stations are closed due to workers striking while two Tube lines were halted because of a casualty on the track. Transport for London said three stations were closed on the network at midday on Friday due to the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association action. The union said the action was likely to cause Tube stations to close at the last minute, including into Saturday morning, but Transport for London said there will not be significant disruption.

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    French baker Netry celebrates winning the annual best baguette in Paris competition

    French bakery Utopie, in Paris' 11th arrondissement, was crowned the winner of the 2024 edition of a competition that each year chooses the best traditional baguette in the capital. Xavier Netry, baker at the Utopie bakery, won the prestigious title of best baguette in Paris becoming the new supplier to the Élysée Palace for the coming year. (AP Video by Oleg Cetinic)

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    Kenya Airways accuses Congo military of holding its staff since last week over cargo issues

    Kenya’s state-owned airline has accused the Republic of Congo’s military of holding two of its staffers since last Friday over cargo issues. Kenya Airways, known as KQ, said on Friday the staffers were arrested in its airport office in the capital, Kinshasa, over missing documentation for cargo that the airline had not accepted. “All efforts to explain to the military officers that KQ had not accepted the cargo because of incomplete documentation proved futile,” airline CEO Allan Kilavuka said

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  • NewsStoryful

    Storms Sweep Across US as Days of Severe Weather Risk Forecast

    Storms bringing hail and reported tornadoes swept across central US into Friday, April 26, as the National Weather Service warned of several days of severe weather.“From the High Plains to West Texas, nighttime storms continue to bring strong and severe weather across the Central US,” CIRA wrote alongside satellite imagery from Thursday into early Friday. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful