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Supermodels, stellar designers, all-night parties and endless Champagne – the 90s was a decade like no other, and Mary Portas saw it all. Here, she charts her fashion journey from window dresser to legendary creative director at Harvey Nichols

The real-estate investment trust (Reit) segment of the UK equity market has been on life support for much of the past five years and it’s easy to understand why investors have decided to give the sect

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In 2026, the FTSE 100 index is likely to pass 10,000 for the first time thanks to the onward march of corporate earnings around the globe. UK investors have been remarkably reluctant to invest despite