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Preakness Moves Later After Maryland Buys Rights as Derby and Belmont Back New Championship Series

The state’s purchase and NBC deal shift control and incentives for elite 3‑year‑old racing and could alter where top horses run next season.

Xcel Energy Asks Wisconsin Regulators to Make Big Power Users Cover All Grid Costs

Barbeques Galore to Close 62 Stores After Rescue Deal Fails

Poundland Sets March 29 Closure for Bicester Store as February Shutdowns Continue

Germany Cuts VAT on Restaurant Food to 7%, Menus Largely Unchanged

UK High Street in 2025: Store Closures and Rescue Deals Redraw Major Chains

Galicia’s Spider Crab Season Opens With Big Landings, Near-€35 Prices and Stepped-Up Patrols

UK Treasury Hearing Pits Gambling Lobby Against Reformers Over Tax Rises

River Island Starts 35-Store Closures as Omagh Branch Shuts Today Under Court-Approved Plan

Basque Venture Fattens 75 Bluefin Tuna in Cantabrian Sea Cages

M&S to Close Wolverhampton Flagship Store as It Reshapes UK Portfolio

River Island to Close Banbury Store as PwC Finalises Restructuring Plan

UK Retail Sector Loses Over 360,000 Jobs under Mounting Cost Pressures

Late Frosts Stall Brandenburg’s Strawberry Harvest

Carolabrücke Collapse Disrupts Elbe Shipping and Drives Up Costs