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BBC News By James McCarthy image captionFive years after opening in Newport, Debenhams is facing closure When Debenhams arrived in Newport it was seen as a coup for the city and the brand new Friars Walk shopping centre. The council fought for years to attract the department store, which was opened by fashion designer Julien Macdonald in November 2015. There were high hopes the 243-year-old chain would inject life into the city centre after years of decline. But five years on, the department store has become the latest high street casualty. Debenhams has declined to reveal how many staff would be affected in Newport and Wales as a whole. ....