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Ten international beauty and fashion brands that opened new London stores in 2023
For many retailers 2023 has not been without challenges, from the cost of living crisis weighing on consumer confidence, competition with rivals to bring down prices for customers, to unpredictable weather knocking footfall at times.
https://www.standard.co.uk/business/london-store-openings-2023-sephora-rituals-on-b1127980.html
Russian navy ship ‘destroyed’ off Crimea, as Britain claims 20% of Kremlin’s Black Sea fleet knocked out
Britain has claimed that one-fifth of Russia’s Black Sea fleet has been incapacitated after Ukraine said it had destroyed an enemy ship off Crimea.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/russian-ship-destroyed-crimea-britain-welcomes/
People baffled as they try to work answer to seemingly-simple clock riddle
A baffling brain teaser has people arguing over the correct answer, as they struggle to work out how many times a day digits on a clock appear in increasing order.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/people-baffled-try-work-answer-31693367
Sunak’s joke, Starmer’s time: Will 2024 seal the deal for Labour?
While the media was disappointed, it was news, nevertheless. We now know the UK general election will not be in January 2025, the final date by which Mr Sunak is required to go to the country.

Stormy weather warning for UK: Strong winds, heavy rain expected
December 27, 2023
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Hubert Boles
Wednesday is forecast to be the worst affected day, with strong winds due to hit a stretch of the south coast which could lead to transport disruption, with power cuts possible.
https://news.sky.com/story/storm-gerrit-uk-weather-warnings-urge-people-to-beware-of-strong-winds-and-heavy-rain-across-the-country-13037757