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Poundland, which has been a fixture on Princes Street in Edinburgh since 2019, will shut its doors for good on Sunday, October 13.

Major bargain chain 'sorry' to announce closure of flagship store

Amazon.com founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos (Photo: David Ryder/Getty Images)

'The worst employers' - Amazon makes sweeping office change

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Workplace pensions: how to check contributions - and increase them

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Former DIY brand stores saved as deals reopen 23 locations - full list

UK holidaymakers are being warned of “numerous flight cancellations” that are set to hit airports in Portugal this week. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flight cancellations to hit airports in holiday hotspot

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Proposal could lead to payouts if you're contacted by work after hours

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The full list of closed CTD Tiles stores as 268 jobs lost

Kate Forbes has called on H&M to avoid job losses

Forbes calls for Edinburgh jobs to be saved amid H&M call centre fears

The August 2022 bin strike took place during Edinburgh's busiest time of year for tourists

Bin strikes called off after new pay offer

Tourists refresh themselves in the water of a fountain in downtown Rome in 2005 (Photo: VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

When is it 'too hot to work' - as UK braces for hottest day of 2024

Unite claims a new timetable and signalling problems have delayed trams. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA)

Tram workers to vote on strike action over conditions

King's Speech demonstrates Keir Starmer's radical intent

Dyson was founded by Sir James Dyson in 1991

Dyson to cut up to 1,000 jobs in the UK as part of global restructure

The Lanzarote- bound flight was forced to return to Edinburgh Airport following a disturbance. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Airport workers get 11.9 per cent pay rise

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1000s of supermarket workers to split £30m from employee share schemes

German Observation Tower on south coast cliffs, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey to discover underground bunkers and WW2 history

I visited Guernsey in the English Channel to learn about the island’s occupation during World War 2 and discover its beautiful nature.

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1 in 5 office workers will never prepare lunch at home, study finds

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UK city leaps into top 10 most expensive cities for expats

Airport ground crew secure 7.4 per cent deal

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Tips for job satisfaction as study shows what makes employees unhappy

Hyatt-EICC hotel and hotel school development at Haymarket

Contractor pulls out of multi-million pound EICC hotel scheme

Rubbish piled up on streets of Edinburgh in the summer of 2023 after waste and cleansing workers went on strike.

City bin strike would see ‘rubbish pile up in streets', says union

Scabs were left on Thomas' face as the burns began to heal. A travel content creator was left scarred after he bit into a fruit from a market in Mexico.

Watch: I got third degree burns after eating a cashew nut shell

Mother-of-eight Mrs Ali, who was 45 at the time, was on the ride with her daughter and 'screamed for help' whilst clinging on for some time before being ejected.

Video shows moment mum was thrown from funfair ride

Ad Feature Unite warns Labour to re-think North Sea ban to save jobs

Changes to wages and National Insurance for Employers

Employers to pay thousands more in National Insurance from April

The top ways workers compare themselves to colleagues

Job performance, work ethic and dress sense are among the top ways we compare ourselves to colleagues - with 51 per cent admitting it negatively impacts their mental health.

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Nearly half of employees dream of a more fulfilling career

Edinburgh has been named the UK's worst commuter city. Image: Getty

Edinburgh named UK's worst commuter city

HMRC customers could miss self-assessment deadline due to helpline closure.

HMRC customers could miss self-assessment deadline - how to get help

The average salary of a Project Manager is £45,593.

The top 20 UK jobs of 2024

The craft beer giant has dropped the real living wage scheme

Brewdog faces backlash after ditching real living wage for staff

Many adults ignore serious health issues – to relieve pressure on NHS

These are the top 10 little gestures that go along way for workers

Ad Feature LinkedIn reveals the time that workers begin 'Christmas Coasting'

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

Uber and Uber Eats offer NHS staff working over Christmas free food and travel

NHS workers can claim free travel at Christmas thanks to Uber

Driver inside as crane collapses on roof in Leith

An appeal has been launched to find the owner of the lost cat found inside a sofa at a council waste depot in West Lothian. Photo: Scottish SPCA

Appeal after cat found at council waste depot

School support staff members of Unison during a rally outside the Scottish parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh on Wednesday September 27, 2023. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Schools set for further strikes

Medical staff wearing FFP3 face masks. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

NHS 'structural racism' led to staff not being heard on PPE

Unison has a mandate to close all Edinburgh's 123 schools

Schools face mass closure as staff vote to strike over pay

A Wilko rescue deal could save thousands of jobs

Wilko rescue deal almost over the line and could save 1000s of jobs

Commuters walk past a train stopped at a platform in Waterloo Station in London, during a national strike day, on February 1, 2023.

Rail strikes spell bank holiday travel chaos - 20,000 workers walk out

Ruairi Kelly previously lived on the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge

‘I lived on Bibby Stockholm - it’s no place for asylum seekers’

McDonald’s workers have hit out at the company for allegedly causing a toxic work culture

McDonald’s: Fast food giant hit by sexual assault allegations

Rescue workers are searching for missing people after a tunnel flooded in South Korea

Nine bodies recovered from flooded tunnel in South Korea

UK Amazon workers have announced a three-day strike during the Prime Day sale in an ongoing pay dispute. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

UK Amazon workers announce Prime Day walkout

Endangered turtles stolen from UK zoo in ‘concerning’ and ‘targeted theft’

Endangered turtles stolen from UK zoo in ‘targeted theft’

Virgin Media will axe hundreds of jobs

Virgin Media O2 set to axe hundreds of jobs despite soaring revenues

Secretary-General of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Mick Lynch said 20,000 rail workers have voted to strike for three days in July. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT announces 3 days of rail strike action in July

Adele Roberts

DJ confirms she will leave BBC Radio 1 after eight years

WH Smith, M&S and Argos fined for failing to pay minimum wage

3 highstreet retailers fined for failing to pay workers minimum wage

Asda is making huge changes to its blue lights discount scheme

Asda makes huge change to blue lights discount scheme

DVLA manages everything from driving licences to car tax

DVLA warns of driving licence delays as 100 workers strike for 15 days