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While there is still a long way to go, it is undeniable that attitudes towards sustainability are shifting in a positive direction.

Staff and students at Cherwell College Oxford have been actively involved in awareness-raising and fundraising for Ukraine in and around the city of Oxford over recent months, following the launch of Russia’s military assault on Ukraine back in February.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee [MPC] has hiked interest rates from 1.25 per cent to 1.75 per cent, after eight of its nine members voted in favour.

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak’s bid to become the next Conservative leader has suffered a setback, after another ex-chancellor and Tory colleague, Sajid Javid, criticised his economic policies and endorsed leadership rival, Liz Truss.

The UK Parliament has shut down its account on social media app TikTok, amid security concerns.

Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss has U-turned on plans to pay public sector workers differently in accordance with living costs in their area.

The National Care Forum [NCF] has called for “urgent action” after last week’s publication of an NHS Confederation survey warned of a social care workforce crisis which is only set to intensify over the coming winter.

Construction News has hailed the Micheldever Road Materials Recycling Facility project a “seriously impressive” feat at the 2022 Construction News Awards.

Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is visiting the island of Taiwan despite threats of retaliation from nearby China.

BP has posted its highest quarterly profit in 14 years as oil and gas prices climbed between April and June.

The Heritage Care at Home Group has opened a new adult day care centre in the Suffolk coastal town of Lowestoft, in a bid to tackle social isolation.

Blackburn-based business support provider, Community & Business Partners CIC, will host a second Your Business Bootcamp event in 2022 during the month of September.

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has promised to deliver “the largest cut to income tax” in 30 years if he succeeds in the Conservative leadership election.

England’s Lionesses wrote football history on Sunday as they won the country’s first major women’s football tournament, overcoming old adversaries Germany after extra-time at Wembley in the Euro 2022 final.