Toys R Us falls into administration

    UPDATE 14/3/18 12.10pm: All 105 UK Toys R Us stores will be closed, Sky News has reported, with the loss of around 3000 jobs. Despite attempts to find a buyer, the news feels sadly inevitable following word last month the chain had fallen into administration. PA sources: Toys R Us is to shut all 100…

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      Welcome to 'The New Abnormal': Apocalypse Still Looms as Doomsday Clock Stays at 2 Minutes to Midnight

      Thanks to world leaders’ failures to adequately address the threats posed by nuclear weapons and the climate crisis—in spite of mounting public pressure for bold action on both fronts—the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Thursday that the Doomsday Clock remains at two minutes to midnight, “the closest it has ever been to apocalypse.” Click…

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        Vidéo – Découvrez le showcase du spectacle Un Ete 44

        Ode à la jeunesse plongée en temps de guerre, le spectacle Un Eté 44, à l’affiche du Comedia en novembre prochain, associe grands noms de la variété et nouveaux visages. Nous avons assisté à son showcase parisien. Prometteur! Après une première présentation ô combien symbolique au Mémorial de Caen, le 6 juin dernier, le spectacle…

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          Ironman World Champs: Daniela Ryf smashes Kona record

          Another year, another formidable performance from Daniela Ryf at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. The Swiss star made it four consecutive wins in Kona today and, in doing so, matched Chrissie Wellington’s victory count in Hawaii and smashed the course record. And this included a nasty jellyfish sting on the swim that made her…

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            Mola wins WTS Yokohama

            it was a top-class line-up at the third race of the World Triathlon Series, WTS Yokohama, which included reigning world champion Mario Mola (ESP), double Olympic medallist Jonny Brownlee, five-time ITU world champ Javier Gomez (ESP) and Rio bronze medallist Henri Schoeman (RSA).  Advertisement Conditions in Yokohama, Japan, were wet and rainy, making it a…

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              GB’s Vicky Holland wins WTS Edmonton 2015

              Overcast and frankly dismal conditions in Edmonton, Canada today, yet Vicky Holland didn’t slow down for the World Triathlon Series’ penultimate stop, coming away with her second gold of 2015 after a ferocious run. Advertisement Despite recent algae worries the swim went ahead as planned with a beach start replacing the more usual pontoon. Water…

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