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Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has insisted that it is not yet the right time to trigger the government’s Covid Winter Plan B and reimplement some restrictions, despite NHS chiefs calling for some measures to be reintroduced amid rising cases.

The UK government has this week revealed its Net Zero Strategy, setting out how ministers plan for the nation to hit its net zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.

With the construction sector afflicted by labour shortages now, The Leaders Council asks whether the government's plans for T Levels go far enough toward solving the sector's issues.

The Royal Institute of British Architects [RIBA] has published the results of its latest Future Trends survey, which provides a monthly report of the business and employment trends which affect the architecture industry.

Oncology Imaging Systems [OIS] recently announced the release of its ZiFix Traverse™ respiratory motion management and patient immobilisation device.

Brighter Splash and The Oxfordshire Gardener director, Samantha Murfitt, highlights how setbacks are inevitable in leadership and it is a matter of how one responds to these challenges that will determine whether they are successful.

Highlighting how the Covid-19 pandemic provided a sense of urgency to innovate in order for businesses to pivot and survive, Melinda Wagner, Healthcare Senior Client Partner for Technossus, shares her view that digital innovation will continue to be a driving force behind advancements in healthcare.

Serenity Welfare founder Emily Aklan has been named best Business Woman of the Year in the Children and Families category at the 2021 Best Business Women of the Year Awards.

Writing for The Leaders Council, headteacher Andrew Clowes discusses the need to ‘seize the day’ in the current climate and how his staff team at Hey With Zion Primary School in Oldham have sought to do just that.

The successful Portsmouth-based hospitality business Becketts Southsea is to feature on Channel 4’s hit reality TV show, Four in a Bed, over a number of episodes airing from today [October 18].

Jointine Products [Lincoln] Ltd has been named Small Family Business of the Year in the East Midlands region at the 2021 Midlands Enterprise Awards.

At a time when the efficiency and eco-friendliness of the construction sector is coming under serious scrutiny, one cross-service package contractor is striving to ensure that it pulls its weight when it comes to operating sustainably.

Purpose-built rental homes are beginning to dominate the private rental sector.

Thousands of working adults are set to benefit from free courses aimed to rapidly upskill or retrain them in key STEM sectors including engineering, digital and construction to help address skills shortages and increase access to high-quality training alternatives that will help people find stable employment in better paid roles.