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Cuts to UK Government Funding in Recent Years Cost Lives, Study Finds

July 15, 2021

British Reporter — A new study from researchers at the University of Liverpool shows that decreasing local government funding over recent years probably contributed to declines in life expectancy in some areas of England, which was stalling even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Infrastructure Investments to Boost UK Research and Innovation

British Reporter– UKRI is investing £50 million into a portfolio of over

by British Reporter

June 22, 2021

8 mins read

New Year’s sales: how UK retail can survive and thrive beyond Brexit

The FINANCIAL -- How can UK retailers and wholesalers prepare for the

by The FINANCIAL

December 17, 2020

3 mins read

Weak and declining government effectiveness contributed to UK, Spain, Belgium and Italy being ravaged by first wave of COVID-19

The FINANCIAL -- Weak and deteriorating government effectiveness in the UK, Spain, Belgium,

by The FINANCIAL

December 14, 2020

2 mins read

Travel News

TUI suspends vast majority of holiday packages, cruises and hotel stays

The FINANCIAL — Due to the unprecedented escalation of COVID-19, the Board of TUI are continuously evaluating the situation and are considering a variety of actions to support their customers, colleagues and stakeholders. Multinational travel and tourism company TUI (TUI.L) announced that

by The FINANCIAL

March 16, 2020

2 mins read

Tech

Microsoft Teams goes down as people start working remotely

The FINANCIAL — Microsoft’s chat and communications tool, Microsoft Teams, is down as thousands of workers started to sign into the service in an attempt to work remotely due to coronavirus pandemic. Connectivity issues affected people in the UK, Spain, France and

by The FINANCIAL

March 16, 2020

2 mins read

Insurance

Some companies are stopping to sell travel insurance

The FINANCIAL – Because of the coronavirus outbreak there is a sharp increase in travel insurance sales across the industry. Some companies are stopping to sell travel insurance. The coronavirus outbreak is likely to have a bigger effect on the world economy

by The FINANCIAL

March 12, 2020

2 mins read

WORLD

Iceland cuts plastic usage by 29% and claims to be plastic free by 2023

The FINANCIAL — UK retailer Iceland revealed it has cut 29% of its yearly plastic usage. The retailer was the first globally to make such a commitment and remains the only supermarket in the UK to have pledged to remove plastic in its entirety from

by The FINANCIAL

March 12, 2020

2 mins read

WORLD

BREAKING NEWS! Trump announces travel ban from Europe to the USA except from the UK

The FINANCIAL — President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night and announced that all travel from Europe to the United States – with the exception of the U.K. – will be suspended for the next 30 days. Ban applies to anyone who

by The FINANCIAL

March 12, 2020

3 mins read

WORLD

Virgin Media admits breach that left 900 000 customers’ data unsecured for 10 month

The FINANCIAL — Britain’s second-largest broadband company, which is owned by billionaire John Malone’s Liberty Global admitted that one of their marketing databases was incorrectly configured which allowed unauthorised access. It is one of the largest data breaches by a UK company

by The FINANCIAL

March 6, 2020

1 min read

Markets

UK employment rates hit a new record

The FINANCIAL — The number of people in work in the UK increased by 180,000 to 32.93 million in the quarter, as the number of people deemed economically inactive also shrank. Women were the main driver of the rise in employment. Weekly

by The FINANCIAL

February 19, 2020

2 mins read

Europe

UK economy could fall from fifth to seventh in global rankings in 2019

India and France could overtake the UK economy in terms of size in 2019, according to report by PwC. US growth is expected to moderate from an estimated 2.8% in 2018 to around 2.3% in 2019. Labour markets in advanced economies expected to tighten,

by The FINANCIAL

December 22, 2018

1 min read