£75m laser drone tech OWNER OF FAMOUS HIGH STREET STORE REMINISCES
26 Sunday Mail
Defence chiefs are set to buy a £75million laser capable of protecting the UK from a drone swarm attack.
Top brass want the state- of- the- art weapon which can defend military and civilian airfields, radar dishes and combat jets from enemy strikes.
The laser – called ATHENA, or Advanced Test High Energy Asset – has been developed by aerospace giant Lockheed Martin.
A source said: “The main drone threat is from China and Russia.”
With their must- have garments, eye- catching purple plastic bags and famous TV ads with Status Quo’s hit Whatever You Want as the theme tune, everybody knew What Every Woman Wants.
Founded in 1971, the cut-price clothing chain was the brainchild of retai l entrepreneur Vera Weisfeld and her husband Gerald.
Now, the iconic building in Glasgow’s Argyle Street is being torn down.
With demolition at the B- l isted Victorian property, which was built around 1870, already under way, fashion tycoon Vera made an emotional return to her former work place.
The 81-year-old said: “It’s the building that everyone is going to miss.
“With What Everys, we brought fashion to Glasgow at a price people could afford. For me, it’s demolition has been a long time coming.
“It’s with sadness that my grandchildren and great-grandchildren will know the story but they won’t be able to point to the building where their grandma and papa’s business first took off.
“My recollection of Glasgow will always be that building being mobbed. The foot