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John Lewis Partnership reports £88m loss in first half of year

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September 12, 2025

The John Lewis Partnership has said its losses nearly tripled to £88m in the first half of this year, as it took a hit from restructuring costs as well as new tax and regulatory charges.

- Sarah Butler

The partnership, which operates 36 department stores and more than 300 Waitrose supermarkets, said new packaging regulations and increased national insurance contributions had cost it £29m, while it spent £54m on restructuring its business.

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Eight people killed as car explodes near Delhi monument

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Szalay wins Booker prize for pared-back novel 'conceived in the shadow of failure'

The Hungarian-British author David Szalay has won this year's Booker prize for his novel Flesh.

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Cream of the crop McKenzie and Barrett show benefit from New Zealand's fields of dreams

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Trump will hardly be missed in Belém by those who are serious about addressing a global crisis

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4 mins

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England assemble in Perth but Ashes practice leaves locals cold

The Test team have arrived but early preparation appears a little underwhelming with 10 days until the series starts

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3 mins

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I'd rather Van Dijk's goal had stood - but it was not a clear and obvious error to deny him

There was one big incident that grabbed the headlines and prompted conversation this weekend in the Premier League: the decision by the referee Chris Kavanagh to deny Liverpool an equalising goal in their high-stakes match against Manchester City. The decision is massively subjective, in my opinion, but not a clear and obvious error.

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All stars lose their lustre in time, so why can't Slot see Salah is fading?

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3 mins

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China's CO₂ emissions may have peaked early

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3 mins

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MPs to widen China audit to cover UK universities

The foreign affairs select committee is drawing up plans to examine Chinese government interference in academia as part of its inquiry into the UK's strategy towards Beijing.

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2 mins

November 11, 2025

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