The future of Sir Philip Green’s empire is hanging in the balance as industry insiders say a planned rescue may struggle to win approval from landlords. Board directors of Green’s Arcadia group, which owns a string of high-street chains including Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis, were locked in an all-day meeting on Tuesday attempting to agree a way forward for the group. Arcadia’s advisers at Deloitte are understood to be pushing ahead with plans for an insolvency process that would involve rent cuts and the closure of about 50 of the group’s 570-plus stores. Details could be announced within days. But industry sources said Arcadia may struggle to secure enough support for the restructure, known as a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), which requires approval from 75% of landlords. Arcadia is likely to want to gain approval for changes before its next quarterly rent day at the end of June. Green has reportedly offered to give … [Read more...] about Philip Green’s empire at risk as directors debate rescue plan
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‘I don’t think I would have done it if Donald Trump still owned it’: Miss Universe Australia 2019 Priya Serrao says the iconic pageant has become less ‘stereotypical’
Priya Serrao has revealed that she may have not taken part in the Miss Universe pageant if Donald Trump was still involved. The Miss Universe Australia 2019 winner is set to compete in the 68th edition of the iconic competition December 8, in Atlanta, Georgia. And the 27-year-old believes that times have changed for the event, which she sees as more inclusive. 'I don't think I would have done it if Donald Trump still owned it': Miss Universe Australia 2019 Priya Serrao (pictured, 27, revealed on Saturday that the iconic pageant has done away with stereotypes and is more 'adventurous' She believes the departure of Donald Trump, who owned the pageant between 1996 and 2015, has made a world of difference. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Instagram versus reality! Former Miss Universe Australia... 'Endorphins are flowing': Jennifer Hawkins reveals she's... 'Just four days left in the classroom!' Former Miss Universe... Model Jennifer … [Read more...] about ‘I don’t think I would have done it if Donald Trump still owned it’: Miss Universe Australia 2019 Priya Serrao says the iconic pageant has become less ‘stereotypical’
Have they finally found the REAL missing link? Scientists discover 12 million-year-old ape fossil with straight hind legs for ‘walking upright’ in the heart of Europe
A 'missing link' between humans and our ape-like ancestors that lived around 12 million years ago has been unearthed in Bavaria, Germany. According to researchers, the bizarre creature had arms suited to hanging in trees but legs like ours — making it like an 'ape and human in one'. The discovery provides the first image of what the last common ancestor of apes and humans looked like — with fossils from this period being rare. Named Danuvius guggenmosi after a Celtic river god, the find of the broad-chested primate also pushes back the timeline for when walking on two feet began. Based on the shape of Danuvius' bones, experts have concluded that the animal moved around in a unique way, dubbed 'extended limb clambering'. They describe this technique as a combination of both swinging from branch-to-branch and walking on the ground. Danuvius was about three-and-a-half feet tall and weighed up to five stone. Scroll down for video A 'missing link' between humans and our … [Read more...] about Have they finally found the REAL missing link? Scientists discover 12 million-year-old ape fossil with straight hind legs for ‘walking upright’ in the heart of Europe
‘I can’t find my daughter!’ 911 call made by mother of missing Dulce Maria Alavez, 5, reveals her terror as she realizes the little girl has been abducted from a New Jersey park
Authorities have released the frantic 911 call made by the mother of five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez in the moments after her daughter vanished from a local park. Noema Alavez Perez, 19, phoned police when she lost sight of her little girl during a family outing in Bridgeton, New Jersey on the evening of September 16. The call was obtained by NJ Advance Media on Thursday, and illuminates the panic Perez felt after Ducle's disappearance. 'I can't find my daughter!' the 19-year-old mom tells the dispatcher in a shaky voice. 'We were here at the park and people said that somebody … probably somebody took her!' she continues before breathing heavily into the receiver. Perez did not see the direction in which her daughter went, stating: 'She came down with my son. They were running to the park and then me and my sister we came down, but when we got here at the park, she wasn't here!' Authorities have released the frantic 911 call made by the … [Read more...] about ‘I can’t find my daughter!’ 911 call made by mother of missing Dulce Maria Alavez, 5, reveals her terror as she realizes the little girl has been abducted from a New Jersey park
Reward for missing five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez who was snatched from a New Jersey playground by ‘a man in a red van’ rises to $35,000
The reward for missing five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez who was snatched from a New Jersey park by a suspect driving a red van was raised to $35,000 on Friday as the hunt for the child intensified. Dulce has not been seen since she vanished at 5pm on Monday at a park in Bridgeton, New Jersey. An amber alert for the missing girl is still in effect. The reward was at $25,000 but an extra $10,000 was added later this week. Dulce's relatives have vehemently denied any involvement in her disappearance. On Wednesday, her 19-year-old mother Noema Alavez Perez revealed that investigators have suggested that a family member played a role in her daughter's kidnapping - a claim she denied. The reward for missing Dulce Maria Alavez hit $35,000 this week. She has not been seen since Monday when police say she was taken from a park by a man in a red van 'The police think our family did this,' she told NJ Advance Media. 'They think I did something … [Read more...] about Reward for missing five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez who was snatched from a New Jersey playground by ‘a man in a red van’ rises to $35,000