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The UK government has this week launched its Inclusive Britain strategy, which sets out 70 actions to crackdown on racial disparities, boost opportunities for ethnic minorities and promote fairness in society.

Speaking on The Leaders Council Podcast, the founders of two charities spoke out about the impact of influencer culture and social media on the mental health of women and girls, stressing the need for change at source and within education and the law to properly address the issue.

The General Teaching Council for Scotland [GTC Scotland] has published its report following a three-month public consultation on proposed updated Registration Rules.

Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay has written to the House of Commons Standard Committee, warning that it would be an “impractical” measure to limit the number of hours that MPs can spend on second jobs and cap earnings from them.

The Bank of England has raised interest rates from 0.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent, its third hike in four months.

DRP Group [DRPG] has announced its partnership with media planning and buying agency, BBJ&K.

Multi-award-winning and leading telecoms carrier of SIP, hosted, connectivity, unified communications and collaboration services, Voiceflex, is pleased to announce the launch of Voiceflex Flow in partnership with leading European unified communications provider Telavox.

Speaking on The Leaders Council Podcast, Fusion Telecom managing director Adam Norsworthy addresses current changes to how people pay for goods and services and how this could facilitate a move toward a cashless society.

At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner called for the government to guarantee that the prime minister did not override UK security services to grant Evgeny Lebedev his peerage in 2020.

British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained almost six years ago in Iran, has been released and is allowed to return to the UK.

The UK government has announced that 370 more Russian individuals will be sanctioned, including former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

The UK government has said that it will not issue any new guarantees, loans and insurance for exports going to Russia and Belarus.

Rokbak employees are celebrating a brace of accolades at the CeeD Industry Awards 2022, after winning in both the Marketing and Young Person of the Year categories.

Technology solutions provider Technossus explores the emergence of cloud native, what it means for businesses, and how it impacts the role of the chief information officer [CIO] within firms.