The FINANCIAL — The landmark scheme, which gives 16-24-year olds a future of opportunity and hope by creating high-quality, government-subsidised jobs across the UK, began last week. The Scheme has also received 4,359 applications from employers across Great Britain, with a wide
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The FINANCIAL — Christmas plans remain uncertain for many, but Brits are not going to let current restrictions stop them getting into the festive spirit. New research from American Express (NYSE: AXP) reveals that Brits will be spending more on presents, new clothes
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The FINANCIAL — The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show take-home sales rose by 9.3% during the 12 weeks to 1 November 2020. Despite a variety of restrictions coming into force across the country, there was no significant spike in demand
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The FINANCIAL — UK universities’ offshore delivery and partnerships played a significant role in bringing international undergraduate students onshore before the pandemic, says new research. Nearly 17 per cent of all non-UK first degree entrants from abroad in 2018/19 came through UK
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The FINANCIAL — Innovative projects harnessing the latest technology to support the fight against COVID-19 and other challenges like climate change, while creating hundreds of jobs across the country, have been backed by government investment, Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced today
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The FINANCIAL — In its final report, published today, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that the deal raises significant competition concerns in the supply of retail platform solutions to investment platforms in the UK, where FNZ and GBST are
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The FINANCIAL — The British Council opened applications for a pilot fund offering grants of up to £50,000 to UK-based arts organisations partnering digitally with their counterparts in selected Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipient countries. The Digital Collaboration Fund will support UK
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The FINANCIAL — This year is marked by an overall decline in perception of nations’ reputations, and the top-10 NBI nations are not immune to this overall negative sentiment. While Germany retains the top position in the 2020 Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands IndexSM
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The FINANCIAL — Aston University has signed up to the Care Leaver Covenant to help care leavers participate in higher education and succeed at university. The Care Leaver Covenant is a Department for Education initiative that has been established to improve support
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The FINANCIAL — Global mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation has announced today that it has signed a three-year extension to its Train Services Agreement (TSA) with Arriva CrossCountry, in the United Kingdom, with the option of a further extension of up to
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