Features - Page 62

FEATURES | Published May 5th 2022, 9:09 am

Local and assembly elections 2022: Polls open across the UK

Polling stations across the UK opened on Thursday morning [May 5] at 07:00 BST, with millions of voters expected to cast their ballots in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

FEATURES | Published May 5th 2022, 12:00 am

Truss bans UK services exports to Russia among new sanctions

Foreign secretary Liz Truss has this week announced a ban on services exports to Russia.

FEATURES | Published May 5th 2022, 12:00 am

Make education and training more accessible to over-24s to help plug construction skills gap, NOCN Group boss says

Speaking on The Leaders Council Podcast, Graham Hasting-Evans, CEO of education and skills charity NOCN Group, discusses the drivers behind the current skills shortage in construction and how education and training reforms could help tackle the issue.

FEATURES | Published May 4th 2022, 3:01 pm

MP reported for watching pornography in Parliament resigns

Neil Parish, the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has formally resigned after having been reported for watching pornography on his phone in the House of Commons.

FEATURES | Published May 4th 2022, 10:10 am

Local and Assembly elections build-up: Cost-of-living crisis and NI Protocol weigh heavily on the agenda

Ahead of Thursday’s local council elections across Great Britain and the assembly elections in Northern Ireland, the ongoing cost-of-living crisis has proven a prominent topic, while the Northern Ireland Protocol is also overshadowing the discussion across the Irish Sea.

FEATURES | Published May 4th 2022, 12:00 am

PM plays down prospect of more short-term help with cost-of-living crisis

Prime minister Boris Johnson has said that the government could do more to help British families through the cost-of-living crisis but stressed that further assistance would likely come in the “medium to long-term”.

FEATURES | Published May 3rd 2022, 2:02 pm

Boris Johnson announces £300 million in military aid during Ukrainian Parliament address

In an address to the Ukrainian Parliament via video link, UK prime minister Boris Johnson provided details of £300 million more in military aid to be sent to the Eastern European country.

FEATURES | Published May 3rd 2022, 7:03 am

BNI Fortuna to hold second annual charity event for the Blue Tangerine Federation

BNI Fortuna, the world's leading business referral organisation, is holding a networking charity event for the Blue Tangerine Federation at Aldwickbury Park Golf Club in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, on May 11.

FEATURES | Published May 3rd 2022, 6:03 am

Hey with Zion headteacher: “As the government eyes up structural reform in education, it must get its own house in order”

Writing for The Leaders Council, Andrew Clowes, headteacher of Hey with Zion Primary School in Oldham, Lancashire, discusses the ministerial push for a trust-led school system, but stresses that the government must address other structural issues of its own first.

FEATURES | Published May 2nd 2022, 12:12 pm

Saving time and money: Telavox shares five reasons for businesses to integrate cloud PBX with their CRM system of choice

Telavox, a cloud PBX and IP telephony specialist, shares five reasons why integrating cloud PBX and CRM systems could be a beneficial move for business.

FEATURES | Published May 2nd 2022, 12:12 am

PR Marriott Drilling wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade

Derbyshire-based firm PR Marriott Drilling has received a 2022 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

FEATURES | Published May 2nd 2022, 12:08 am

The Boardroom series: Purpose or play - what’s more important in the workplace?

Writing on LinkedIn, leadership and wellbeing consultant Charlotte Wiseman explores the significance of saving a sense of purpose in our work, and why play is important in tandem to maintain work-life balance in our lives.

FEATURES | Published May 1st 2022, 10:05 am

Sparta Global boss talks diverse teams and how they can benefit business

Writing for Startups Magazine, Sparta Global CEO David Rai explores how promoting diversity and inclusion is not solely a socially responsible initiative, but a strategic business decision that is imperative to innovation and success.

FEATURES | Published May 1st 2022, 12:12 am

Flood Re stages parliamentary launch of 'Build Back Better'

Wednesday [April 20] saw Flood Re stage the parliamentary launch of a new insurance initiative headlining as ‘Build Back Better’, a scheme which intends to adapt homes and protect communities from flooding.


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