<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> In a speech to the Conservative party conference in Manchester Jeremy Hunt has laid out his key themes for the coming year. Firstly he said he wanted to reduce the number of officials working in government by 66,000, saving a billion pounds a year. Hunt said it was part of a wider […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The northern leg of the HS2 line is set to be scrapped the government are about to formally announce. Rumours had been circling for weeks that the high-speed rail line between Birmingham and Manchester was going to be axed by the prime minister and chancellor due to soaring costs. But even the […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> On current predictions, business rates bills look likely to rise by a total of £1.56 billion next April, giving unsustainable rises to all sectors of the economy. Rates bills rise in line with inflation and are based on the CPI figure for the previous September. With CPI announced at 6.7% for August, […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Almost nine in 10 voters who intend to switch their support from Conservative to Labour candidates in the next general election believe that “green growth” is important for the future of Britain’s economy, according to a poll. Carried out by pollsters Opinium, the survey found that 82% of all respondents backed the […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Rehab. the innovative haircare brand which has been making waves in the industry since its launch last year has announced that TV personality Stacey Solomon has joined the company as a partner and Investor. The female-founded company aims to transform tired hair to its full healthy, glossy potential with their effective, eco-friendly […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> In a transformative development for the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors, Igne emerges as a result of the consolidation of industry titans with over 350 years of combined experience, who are determined to reshape the sector’s approach to operational resilience, affordability and sustainability. The six companies that have now merged to form […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Changing an industry to be a force for good comes from knowing that something is inherently broken and needs fixing. It wasn’t until Guy and Abi Fennell were thinking of starting a family that they became aware of the damage that the baby industry creates – they were appalled at the amount […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> 82 per cent of businesses have changed their office space needs to accommodate a flexible working approach which includes more than half of businesses opening offices or working spaces outside of city centres, according to a new survey from IWG. The survey of 500 businesses found that 54 per cent of organisations […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The Royal family’s official website was forced offline after being targeted in a cyber attack for which Russian hackers have claimed responsibility. It is understood that the website was down for about an hour and a half on Sunday morning but that no access to the site, systems or content was gained. […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> A technology company has cancelled its trial of a four-day working week after finding the scheme increased staff stress, made them unhappy and did not improve productivity. Krystal, an internet services firm in London, introduced a four-day operation in June, saying it would run the experiment for six months. The aim was […]Read More