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Following healthy sales and earnings growth in the second quarter of 2021 despite the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Fresenius has opted to raise its group earnings guidance.

A new report published by BERA considers the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the health and wellbeing of learners with autism and suggests methods of safeguarding in case of similar crises in future.

The NWIFCA has sounded out to members that DEFRA has called for evidence on key policy areas affecting scallop and shellfish fishing fleets.

With the labour market deeply affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK government has launched its Plan for Jobs to generate employment opportunities across the country.

Southeast construction firm iDCC has signalled its ambition to place sustainability at the heart of its work, recently implementing new policies to become a greener company.

Writing for The Leaders Council, Yvonne Clarke MBE, co-founder and managing director of social enterprise Pathways CIC, discusses the NHS Long Term Plan’s focus on Personalised Care, the advantages that this type of care brings for patients, and what must be done to deliver it.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that he plans to launch a new product team which will work on the “metaverse”, a digital world where users can communicate in a virtual environment and move between different devices.

Care providers have spoken out about a critical skills shortage in their industry, warning that the longstanding recruitment crisis in the sector has been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tobacco product manufacturer Gawith Hoggarth has submitted plans to South Lakeland District Council to convert its former premises in Kendal, The Westmorland Gazette reports.

As the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates the need for a new approach in the social care sector, a new solution to help provide outstanding care is being developed through the Flexidesk Online Partnership which is based on bringing care, wellbeing and hybrid working together.

With the Covid-19 pandemic having made the UK more health-conscious, Food for Thought director Alan Martin explores a sugar alternative which could help fuel the national health kick.

Gary Nott, headteacher of St. Bede’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery in Redbridge, Essex, looks back on a second successive academic year stricken by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Like so many other organisations, long-term condition charity Education for Health has found itself having to innovate and adapt to see out the Covid-19 storm.

As the government’s green recovery plans gain momentum, Ecogreen’s solutions are taking pride of place among efforts to reduce our country’s environmental impact.