UK mortgage approvals drop to six-month low in August
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????> Mortgage approvals fell to the lowest level in six months in August as prospective homeowners stayed away from the property market and average mortgage costs approached 5 per cent. Data from the Bank of England showed that the number
UK economy grew faster than Germany and France after Covid
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????> The UK economy is far bigger than before the Covid-19 crisis than first thought, with the country’s growth outpacing Germany and France, new revisions to official data this morning revealed. Gross domestic product is now estimated to be 1.8
Local pubs deliver invaluable socio-economic value, ministers must act to save them – new report highlights
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????> Government must give pubs which serve as the beating hearts of their communities greater support with tax rebates to safeguard the nation’s locals as vital social lifelines, a report from the think-tank Localis has urged today. In a report
Secrets of Success: Kubair Shirazee, Agilitea
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????> Kubair believes in helping teams to unlearn old, and develop new, behaviours to inspire new capabilities As a coach and mentor, Kubair enables this and nurtures a customer-centric, creative team mindset and culture through his company: Agilitea. And with
Government ramps up digital skills with 2,500 new tech recruits
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????> 2,500 ambitious tech talents will be recruited into digital roles in government by June 2025 through new apprenticeship and early talent programmes, the Cabinet Office has announced. This is being kickstarted by the new digital apprenticeship programme, which will
Secrets of Success: RapidSpike CEO, Gav Winter
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????> Ensuring websites create conversion rich opportunities is just one of RapidSpike’s three core offerings A tech entrepreneur for more than 20 years, Gav Winter has previously founded two major technology consultancies, Gav is an award-winning entrepreneur and leader, and
Childcare costs ‘soaring by £600-plus a month’ as staff are make office return
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????> Parents of nursery and primary school-age children are facing more than £600 of extra childcare costs a month, a study has found, as employers demand staff spend more days in the office. More than half of parents said they