Scott Challinor

Five Rivers Child Care founder and CEO Pam McConnell is listed among the finalists in one of the UK’s leading care sector awards.

As the state funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, gets underway on Monday, something which will have captivated those who paid their respects during her lying-in state will have been the Imperial State Crown which sat atop the casket in Westminster Hall throughout.

Elliot Newsham, commercial manager at decision intelligence company Peak, speaks to The Leaders Council about their ambition to place AI at the centre of all commercial decision-making.

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam singles winner, has announced this week that he is to retire from tennis following the Laver Cup in London later in September.

Investment expert Mike LeGassick joined us on The Leaders Council Podcast to discuss the current volatile economic situation and the importance of investors being able to manage their behaviour and emotions to avoid making costly decisions.

SME Outsourcing’s Amina Hussain has become the first British Bangladeshi woman president of the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce [ABCC], sharing the role with entrepreneur Omar Rashid.

UK firms have been informed that they will receive energy bills support from October 1, although it may need to be backdated.

Food inflation has reached the highest levels seen since 2008 in the year to August, although the gloomy outlook for overall inflation has eased somewhat thanks to the government’s new package of targeted support on energy bills.

Sarah Cronie's journey into her leadership role was anything but ‘usual’, owing to her learning disability. Progressing through Inspiring Scotland’s Future Leadership Training Programme, she learnt a trade with The Usual Place before progressing into permanent employment.

Newly appointed chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is still to outline this month how the government will finance its approach to helping households adjust to the rising cost-of-living, although the ‘mini-Budget’ has been put on hold by the passing of the Queen.

JK Tech is set to launch its AI-powered augmented analytics offering in the European and UK markets.

Prime minister Liz Truss and other MPs convened in the House of Commons on Saturday to swear an oath of allegiance to the new King of the United Kingdom, Charles III.

As the NHS released its August performance statistics, The King’s Fund chief executive Richard Murray has warned that the numbers are indicative of a looming crisis and the new prime minister and health secretary must act quickly to intervene.

The Accession Council will convene on Saturday in a ceremony that will be televised for the first time, as Charles III is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom.

As many aspects of national life are put on hold and the country enters a period of mourning following the death of Her Majesty the Queen. plans are in motion for her lying-in state and state funeral.