Day: February 22, 2025
Full list of 9 Lidl supermarkets opening this month creating hundreds of jobs
February 22, 2025Britons on a budget have been in for a treat this month as new Lidl supermarkets open their doors across the country. The German retail giant says nine ‘state-of-the-art stores’ will have opened by the time March hits. These new shops will add hundreds of new employees to Lidl’s over 34,000-strong workforce. A number of […]
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‘Worst hack in history’ as $1.5bn in crypto stolen
February 22, 2025Hackers have stolen $1.5bn (£1.19bn) worth of digital money in what could be the biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft. The Dubai-based Bybit exchange said an attacker gained control of an Ethereum wallet and transferred its holdings to an unidentified address. The firm, which has more than 60 million users worldwide, said no other wallets were affected and […]
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What I Own: I purchased my £267,000 London flat for £33,000 under the asking price
February 22, 2025Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. This week, we’re in Uxbridge, West London, having a look around Billie-Jane Whitbread’s one-bedroom flat. Having originally bought it in 2020 for £267,000, she managed to shave £33,000 off the asking price – which at the time, was £300,000. […]
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Plans for direct trains from London St Pancras to Germany and Switzerland: Simon Calder explains all
February 22, 2025Showing now | News 02:20 Trains could soon go direct from St Pancras International in London to cities such as Milan, Frankfurt and Geneva in under six hours, as the station looks to expand its capacity for European travel with the help of different train operators. The station’s owner, London St Pancras Highspeed, believes the […]
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