If Ben Wallace takes the helm of NATO it could be a boost for Global Britain June 12, 2023 If Ben Wallace becomes the head of NATO, he’ll leave a big hole to fill at the Ministry of Defence. But it would be good for the UK’s international standing, writes Eliot Wilson
Stunned UK medics ecstatic as British woman beats cancer and makes miracle recovery after taking brand new drug August 30, 2022 Cancer researchers and medics across the UK are ecstatic as it has been reported that a woman with deadly bile duct cancer is surviving against all the odds thanks to a new experimental drug. Carol Hardy, 65, is taking part in a clinical trial the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, and doctors hope the [...]
EE teams up with Nokia to boost network coverage on 200 UK streets March 7, 2022 EE has deployed 200 mobile radio cells across its UK network to boost capacity in high demand areas, allowing customers to benefit from download speeds up to 300Mbps. Small cells help provide better coverage for customers at street level, where it’s often impractical to build larger sites, and 300Mbps can be quantified as downloading a movie [...]
London Amazon sellers generate £263m monthly revenue in e-commerce boom August 19, 2021 UK Amazon sellers now account for 5.5 per cent of the country’s retail sector’s monthly turnover. Some 13,483 Amazon sellers generate almost £2.5bn in monthly sales, according to analysis from online consumer goods company Trasio. This represented 5.5 per cent of the entire UK retail sector’s turnover in June. London Amazon sellers generate £263m revenue [...]
Monster energy bill increases threaten to be a ‘pub killer’ as bosses urge ministers for business price cap August 11, 2022 Publicans have called on ministers to introduce an energy price rise cap for venues amid pleas that bill hikes threaten to “be a pub killer.” The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) said the majority of its members were experiencing a minimum 300 per cent increase in energy costs, all while venues attempt to recover from [...]
Changing times in a changing world September 20, 2023 An important maxim for a business leader to remember is that to stray towards hyperbole is fraught with danger. Yet 100 days or so into my role as the new global CEO of Arcadis, it is no exaggeration to say that the next three years will be game changing, both for me personally, but also [...]
MPs furious Northern Powerhouse Rail upgrade will most likely be scaled back November 15, 2021 Reports that rail upgrade plans for the North of England are to be watered down have caused outrage and frustration among a number of MPs. According to the i, the Government is to scale back ambitions for Northern Powerhouse Rail, with proposals to deliver it through track upgrades rather than building a new line. Shadow [...]
SAP to invest €250m in the UK over the next five years July 19, 2021 SAP said it will invest a quarter of a billion euros in the UK through a UK-based cloud service and new offices, in an announcement today. The company will launch its UK Data Cloud service, establish new offices in London and Manchester and invest further in young talent through its internship programme. It’s new offices [...]
Manchester City could win legal row with Uefa but club’s Champions League ban is already having an impact February 16, 2020 If Friday’s announcement that Manchester City face exclusion from the Champions League for the next two years was a bombshell, then the accompanying shrapnel is the endless list of questions posed by Uefa’s verdict. What now for the most expensively assembled project in the history of football? Can Pep Guardiola be persuaded to stay at [...]
Premier League spending plummeted in shadow of stricter financial regulations February 2, 2024 Everton were docked 10 points for breaching spending rules last year, while Nottingham Forest were also fined for their spending habits, being dubbed the “poster boys for financial fair play.”