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Birmingham-based company Specialist Vehicle Rental [SVR] has announced that the Queen Elizabeth Foundation for Disabled People [QEF] is to become its new charity partner.

Business leaders from hospitality and leisure companies in the city of Portsmouth have taken up new roles at a local Covid testing facility while their businesses have been forced to close.

Leading commercial catering equipment services and repairs partner, Total QSR Solutions, has revealed a new addition to its fleet of vehicles.

Radical Sportscars has announced Acqua Rossa Motorsport as its new dealer in Switzerland, which comes as part of the global sports racing car manufacturer's continuing expansion.

Under new proposals released by Environment Secretary George Eustice, every home in England will see a boost to recycling. In an effort to protect the environment and to keep with targets set to eliminate all ‘avoidable waste’ by 2026.

Talent Artistic Group [TAG] founder and CEO, Andy Mills-Brown, has been chosen to feature as a co-captain in Season Two of the innovative and ground-breaking US Reality TV show, The Social Movement.

On May 17th, the rules around foreign travel are being relaxed to allow people in England to take foreign holidays. The travel and hospitality industries had been looking forward to the announcement of which countries would be on the green list, meaning that visitors would be able to visit without having to quarantine upon their return.

During a virtual meeting earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Modi, agreed a new Enhanced Trade Partnership which will bring £1 billion worth of new trade between the countries and generate 6,500 jobs.

The Conservatives have won the Hartlepool by-election by 15,529 vote to Labours 8,859. It is the first time since the seat has been won since it was created in 1974. Jill Mortimer, the Tory candidate has overturned a labour majority of 3,600 to soo n become the first Conservative MP for the constituency.

Writing for the Leaders Council, Global Tunnelling Experts UK Ltd Managing Director, Kevin Browning, discusses the impact of tax-avoiding umbrella companies on the infrastructure sector and on individuals, and calls on the government to crack down on the issue.

MENTA business support have announced that they will resume in-person networking events in May, with three host venues having already been selected across Suffolk.

Kiwi Movers director, Regan McMillan, has written a guest blog for The Leaders Council, looking at the effects Covid-19 has had on the business over the past 12 months. Assessing the changes in working practices as well as knock on effects from hospitality closures and the need for self-storage as offices complying with social distancing rules. The company has a long history across London and works in storage, removals, transport and logistics.

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, London based online market research agency FlyResearch has been issuing weekly polls to project how the outbreak has impacted the daily life of UK citizens.

Right2Learn (R2L), are a campaign group that seeks to show how important properly funded lifelong learning is to the life chances of millions. The group was formed after the publication of the findings from the 2019 Lifelong Learning Commission called for everyone of any age and background to have access to properly funded education.