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The retailer blames the rise of online shopping for its decision, which risks hundreds of jobs.
Sales volumes in May saw their biggest monthly fall since December 2023.
The Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government "stand ready for all eventualities".
It is first time that the BBC has taken such action regarding alleged scraping of its content for AI.
The announcements on Thursday focussed on what the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones called a "soaring maintenance backlog".
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