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About 12,000 jobs are at risk at Wilko after the discount homeware and hardware retailer signalled it was on the verge of collapse because of mounting cash pressures. The privately-owned chain, which sells everything from stationery to garden furniture, has filed notice of its intention to appoint administrators at the UK’s High Court. About 12,000 jobs are at risk at Wilko after the discount homeware and hardware retailer signalled it was on the verge of collapse because of mounting cash pressures. The pri
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Somalia has suspended a senior athletics official after one of its runners clocked a new 100m sprint record — the slowest ever at an international competition. There were early doubts about Nasra Abukar Ali’s chances in the race in China, as she lowered herself stiffly into the blocks and checked how her competitors... Somalia has suspended a senior athletics official after one of its runners clocked a new 100m... Somalia has suspended a senior athletics official after one of its runners clocked a new 100m.