<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>A competitive job market means that attracting and retaining top talent is now a paramount challenge for companies across industries.UK businesses are reporting difficulty in finding the skilled talent they need, with cross-sector shortfalls reaching an 18-year high in 2024 of 80%.It’s one
London’s Beddington Park will be the center of attention on July 13th as Ickle Pickles hosts their first-of-its-kind charity event – the 28K Incubator Push challenge. This unique fundraiser event aims to raise critical funds for life-saving neonatal care units and is set to be
JPR Media Group Delivers Top Tech PR for Multiple IndustriesLondon, UK – On Tuesday 18 June, 2024, top tech PR agency JPR Media Group announced their successful delivery of top tech PR for clients in finance, insurance, educational learning, and entertainment/e-commerce platforms.Partnering with journalists who
“Rewilding Europe, a leading initiative in the restoration of natural ecosystems, has successfully reintroduced the Atlantic sturgeon into the Göta River in Sweden for the first time in over a century. This groundbreaking event was made possible by a 42,000-euro grant from Rewilding Europe’s European
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Apple is ending its in-house “buy now, pay later” scheme in the US, a service it launched just last year.The tech giant will now offer customers payment plans through third-party credit and debit card lenders. Existing borrowers can still manage their payments using
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>One of the wettest springs on record has led to a significant increase in warm soup sales, while sales of sun cream have taken a hit, according to new figures.Research firm Kantar reported that the wet weather caused the slowest monthly growth in
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Chinese property prices fell at their fastest rate in a decade last month, intensifying concerns about the stability of the world’s second-largest economy.According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), new home prices dropped by 0.7% month-on-month in May, marking the most significant
65% of UK investors are optimistic about the future of their investments, believing that a change in power will have a positive impact, according to the annual Investor Index 2024. The study, conducted by London-based communications agency AML Group and research and planning experts The
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Labour’s proposal to introduce a “genuine living wage” could lead to higher unemployment and increased mortgage costs, economists at HSBC have warned.Sir Keir Starmer’s party has pledged to bring in a ‘New Deal for Working People’ within its first 100 days if elected,
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>London is dragging down Britain’s productivity growth, with office staff continuing to work from home, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The capital experienced the most significant decline in hourly output in 2022, bringing productivity per hour worked to
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>McDonald’s has concluded its trial of artificial intelligence chatbots at drive-thrus, highlighting ongoing questions about the fast-food industry’s rapid adoption of automation technologies.The company will remove AI-based order systems from over 100 locations across the US.Initiated as part of a 2021 agreement with
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Labour intends to enhance the UK’s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, according to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. Her comments mark a significant shift in the party’s approach, which has largely avoided discussing Brexit in detail.Reeves indicated that Labour would seek a less