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NEWS | Published December 1st 2021, 12:12 am

Johnson: Covid boosters to be offered to all over-18s by January's end

Prime minister Boris Johnson has said that Covid-19 booster jabs will be offered to everyone who is eligible by the end of January 2022.

NEWS | Published November 30th 2021, 1:01 pm

Shadow cabinet reshuffle: Cooper returns as Lammy, Streeting and Powell are promoted

In a reshuffling of his shadow cabinet, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Yvette Cooper as shadow home secretary, with her predecessor Nick Thomas-Symonds moving to the role of shadow trade secretary.

NEWS | Published November 30th 2021, 9:25 am

Scotland: Our Climate Journey — A New Documentary from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society

"The future of the planet is in our hands right now, and it’s just unthinkable that we fail to face up to this," says Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, in a new documentary film premiered during COP26.

NEWS | Published November 30th 2021, 12:12 am

Standards Committee recommends ban on MPs working in paid consultancy roles

Following its review into the MPs code of conduct, Parliament’s Standards Committee has proposed that MPs should be banned from paid consultancy roles, providing strategy services and offering paid parliamentary advice.

NEWS | Published November 29th 2021, 4:04 pm

Changing of the guard: Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down as CEO of the social networking platform, with chief technical officer Parag Agrawal set to replace him.

NEWS | Published November 29th 2021, 11:11 am

Fighting food poverty: The Coalfields Regeneration Trust partners with Community Shop to open new Knottingley store

The Community Shop social enterprise is to open a new store in the Wakefield town of Knottingley, West Yorkshire, which will help provide hundreds of local people at risk of food poverty with access to affordable nourishment.

NEWS | Published November 29th 2021, 7:08 am

Everything Tech completes Unite Manchester acquisition

Manchester-based IT services provider Everything Tech recently completed the acquisition of Unite Manchester, in a bid to increase its market share in the northwest of England.

NEWS | Published November 28th 2021, 12:12 pm

Fan-Led Review into Football Governance concludes that independent regulator is needed

Conservative MP and former sports minister Tracey Crouch has urged the government to form a new independent regulator for English football following the conclusion of a major review into the game.

NEWS | Published November 28th 2021, 10:10 am

Sparta Global named among the top 75 employers for social mobility

Sparta Global – a provider of technology training and careers for emerging talent in the UK – has this week been named in the largest-ever Social Mobility Employer Index.

NEWS | Published November 27th 2021, 8:04 am

Quintuple success: Aurora Media Worldwide scoops five awards in November 2021

Fully integrated content agency Aurora Media Worldwide has enjoyed a bumper November in 2021, winning two awards at the Broadcast Sport Awards and securing three accolades at The Sports Business Awards.

NEWS | Published November 27th 2021, 12:12 am

Sturgeon to continue as Scottish first minister and resume push for 'indyref2'

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has this week talked down speculation that she may be leaving frontline politics.

NEWS | Published November 26th 2021, 10:10 am

Flood Action Week: Environment Agency and M3 Floodtec warn against complacency ahead of wet winter

Flood Action Week [November 22-28] has brought the release of a new analysis from the Environment Agency, which suggests that 60 per cent of households living in flood prone areas do not believe that they will be affected.

NEWS | Published November 26th 2021, 10:03 am

The Climate Pledge: Direct Healthcare Solutions backs climate change commitment in 2021

As 2021 has seen more people in the UK get talking about climate change with the nation’s successful hosting of the COP26 climate summit, numerous businesses have been joining the effort to cut carbon emissions.

NEWS | Published November 26th 2021, 8:08 am

“I’d always wanted to be a writer…but modelling and acting seduced me for a while”: The story of Janis Levy, the most famous face on TV whose name you didn’t know

In a three-part series, The Leaders Council explores the unique life and career of Janis Levy, the Hair Development Creative Director who starred as the iconic Cadbury Flake girl and enjoyed a 14-year career in Hollywood.


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