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Paddington Bear is to appear on 10 special stamps released by the Royal Mail to mark his 65th anniversary. Six of the stamps feature images from animator Ivor Wood’s comic strip cartoons first published in the London Evening News in the 1970s. The other four stamps capture moments from the BBC television series that Wood designed and directed from 1976. The Peruvian bear first appeared in 1958 in Michael Bond’s book A Bear Called Paddington. It is the first time he has been dedicated his own stamp set. Paddington previously featured on stamps in 2014 to celebrate 60 years of children’s…

Getir, the instant grocery delivery app that flourished during the pandemic, says it is cutting more than a tenth of its workforce. The Turkish firm, which has 23,000 staff in markets such as the UK and Germany, said the 2,500 cuts would improve “operational efficiency”. It follows a regulatory crackdown in some countries, as well as rising competition from supermarkets. The firm has quit Italy, Spain, France and Portugal in the last few months. Getir delivers groceries in cities in as little as 10 minutes from so-called “dark stores” – city-centre depositories – charging a mark-up on supermarket prices. There…

Thousands more people will start the winter behind on their energy bills with some borrowing to pay them, Citizens Advice has warned. A total of 46,431 people with energy debts contacted the charity for advice in the first six months of 2023, a 17% increase on the same period last year. Friday’s energy price cap is expected to set a typical annual household bill about £1,926 from October. But those who contacted Citizen Advice for help had debts averaging £1,711. This is up a third on 2019, the charity said. The amount that some households are behind of their energy…

The administrators of Wilko said jobs are set to go and stores will close after it failed to find a buyer for the whole business. However, PwC said parts of the group could still be bought. Wilko announced earlier this month that it was going into administration, putting 12,500 jobs and its 400 stores at risk. PwC was tasked with trying to look for a buyer for all or part of the business. In a statement, PwC said: “While discussions continue with those interested in buying parts of the business, it’s clear that the nature of this interest is not…

The first Republican presidential debate was a rowdy affair that saw the eight candidates leap headlong into heated exchanges. There were some who thought it would be boring without Donald Trump – the ultimate showman – but that was decidedly not the case. The former president may have been the life of the party during primary debates back in 2016, but the eight rivals who travelled to Wisconsin proved they could bring some excitement without his help. Some candidates stood out from the pack, however – and some seemed to languish on the side-lines. Here’s a rundown of the winners…

North Korea’s second attempt to put a spy satellite into space has failed, three months after its first launch crashed into the sea. The attempt on Thursday morning failed during the third stage of its flight, state media said. For North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a spy satellite is a coveted prize, as it would let him monitor incoming attacks and plot his own more accurately. Pyongyang’s space agency has said it will try again in October. South Korea said it detected the launch of the rocket at around 03:50 local time (18:50 GMT), and that it had flown…

Technology giant Nvidia says its sales have hit a record after more than doubling as demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips soars. The company says revenue jumped to above $13.5bn (£10.6bn) for the three months to the end of June. Nvidia also expects sales to soar further in the current quarter and plans to buy back $25bn of its stock. The firm’s shares rose by more than 6.5% in extended trading in New York, adding to their huge gains this year. Nvidia also said it expects revenue of around $16bn for the three months to the end of September.…

When Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner troops launched their insurrection two months ago, Vladimir Putin made his feelings more than clear. He called it “treachery” and a “stab in the back” of Russia. He promised that the perpetrators would be punished. So there was incredulity in Russia when they were not. When a deal was cut between Mr Prigozhin and the Kremlin to end the mutiny; when all the charges against the Wagner founder and his fighters were dropped, despite the fact that Russian servicemen had been killed during the murky but brief insurrection. It made President Putin look weak.…

India has landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon, becoming only the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat. The mission could cement India’s status as a global superpower in space. Previously, only the United States, China and the former Soviet Union have completed soft landings on the lunar surface. The water, frozen in shadowy craters, could be converted into rocket fuel or even drinking water for future crewed missions. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently in South Africa for the BRICS Summit, watched the landing virtually and shared broadcasted remarks on the livestream. “On this joyous occasion…I would like…

The president of the Spanish government’s High Council of Sport (CSD) says he will take action against Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales if the soccer body fails to do so. On Tuesday, RFEF called an extraordinary general assembly – set for Friday – to deal with the fallout of Rubiales giving Spain star Jennifer Hermoso an unwanted kiss on the lips during the medal presentation ceremony after Spain’s Women’s World Cup final win over England. Speaking to the “El Larguero” program on Spanish outlet Cadena SER later on Tuesday, CSD president Victor Francos said the council is willing to get involved after…