Smythson results improve but losses persist

Luxury leather goods and stationery retailer Frank Smythson has filed its accounts for the year to the end of last March and said that its business improved. That came as the economic situation in the UK and globally showed signs of recovery from the disruptions caused by the pandemic and despite the fact that challenges…

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Grieving Covid Losses, Five Years Later

Sophie Park for The New York Times By Julie Bosman Julie Bosman reported on Americans’ grief, loss and resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic. March 11, 2025 In April 2020, when Sara Rochon lost her oldest brother to Covid, her grief felt all-consuming. From her home in Florida, Ms. Rochon was pained by thoughts of her…

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