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Looking back over the previous 12 months of Covid-19 restrictions in the UK, the team at NEST Management reflects on the impact of lockdown and how the martial arts industry it supplies has used its systems to adapt.

Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has travelled to Gibraltar to attend the Joint Ministerial Council and hold bilateral talks with Gibraltar’s chief minister, Fabian Picardo.

Ed Balls, former Shadow Chancellor, was part of a session with members of The Leaders Council talking about the rise of populism across Europe.

Leading temperature-controlled food specialist, Magnavale, has announced that it has received both planning permission and necessary funding to build a single, fully automated cold store which will have the capacity to hold 96,000 pallets.

Evtec Automotive rescued the Arlington car parts manufacturer back in May 2020. The rescue deal saw more than 60 jobs saved for disabled workers at the plant after it went into administration as a result of Covid-19 and a drop in car sales.

East Yorkshire house-builder Beal Homes has committed to sponsoring Hull-based children’s football club, Kingswood United, for a second year.

Sport4Kids (S4K) have announced that they have joined the UK governments Kickstart Programme

VIPR chief operating officer, Stewart Williams, comments on the latest developments surrounding Lloyd's Blueprint Two plans and believes that his business is in a prime position to help improve on the cost savings that the overhaul will bring.

Global plastics manufacturer, Brett Martin, has recently completed a company-wide rebrand which involved a new set of external signage provided by Burton-based Hardy Signs.

Home secretary Priti Patel delivered a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, setting out a “fair but firm” overhaul of how individuals seeking asylum in the UK will be treated.

New report suggests that the cyber risk to organisations has been heightened because of the pandemic, with an increase in home working leading to less security measures being in place.

Unified communications, contact centre and cyber solutions specialist, Babble, has recently announced the acquisition of Activ Technology Ltd.

Matt Hancock has confirmed that legislation has been drawn up to make vaccination compulsory for care home workers that look after the most elderly or vulnerable in society. The Health Secretary stressed that ‘no decisions had been taken’ but that the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, has been tasked with looking into the issue.

COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma, the former UK Business Secretary, has been encouraged by a recent visit to Costa Rica after President Carlos Alvarado Quesada’s government committed to ambitious policies which aim to tackle climate change and protect biodiversity.