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Today in the House of Commons, Labour MP Peter Prinsley proposed cutting the UK’s planned order of F-35 fighter jets by one to preserve the BBC World Service’s vital role as a global soft power asset. Prinsley noted that the Foreign Office currently contributes around £100 million annually to the BBC World Service, which he...

EXPORT-READY Jamaican businesses can look to the United Kingdom (UK) for opportunities in manufacturing, global digital services and the agribusiness sectors. Regional Manager for the European Regional Office at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Laurence Jones, said that while foreign investment opportunities are being pursued, Jamaican goods and services are in growing demand. In a...

The UK Labour Government published the Employment Rights Bill (“Bill”) last week, alongside a “Next Steps to Make Work Pay” plan (“Plan”), introducing several key employment law changes that will impact all UK businesses, including funds and their portfolio companies and investments. The key changes are as follows: Unfair Dismissal ‑ There will no longer be a two‑year...

About 48% of employers surveyed by Mercer International Inc. said they would be featuring a salary range in job applications in the next couple of years, Fortune reported. Right now, that percentage is only 17%. “It seems like a really positive thing for employers to be doing,” Lucy Brown, a DEI and pay equity consulting...

The Jacksonville Jaguars should have, in theory, their most winnable game of the season against the New England Patriots. The Patriots are traveling and have to adjust mentally and physically, as well as deal with jet-lag and all of the difficulties teams face when they play in London. The Jaguars have had a full week...

Prepare to be inspired at National Galleries Scotland: Modern One, as Everlyn Nicodemus opens her first retrospective this Saturday Spanning the gallery’s entire ground floor, Everlyn Nicodemus opens on 19 October 2024 until 25 May 2025, and is free for everyone to enjoy. Experience Everlyn’s joyful, defiant and searingly honest artworks, with over 80 drawings, collages, paintings...

Job Summary We’re looking for an ambitious, strategic leader ready to roll up their sleeves, develop a financially secure and sustainable organisation to support our creative vision and take responsibility for co-leading the team and delivering Abram Wilson’s next steps. Job Description We’re looking for an ambitious, strategic leader ready to roll up their sleeves,...

The Government is speeding up the delivery of a “skills passport” to support oil and gas workers to move into jobs in renewables such as offshore wind, it has said. As energy secretary Ed Miliband visits Aberdeen, recently announced as the headquarters for Great British Energy, the Government is also set to sign an agreement...

Energy Secretary visits Aberdeen as UK and Scottish Governments partner to make billions available in funding across the UK including for Scotland’s clean energy industry UK and Scottish Governments strike new deal for Great British Energy to work with Scottish public bodies to support clean energy supply chains UK Government also confirms the speeding up...