Tech skills timebomb? Half of schools in England don’t offer GCSE computer science as Royal Society warns of generation left behind November 10, 2017 A generation of young people risk being locked out of the technology jobs boom of the future as it was revealed more than half of schools across England don’t offer GCSE computer science. High flying tech entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg took an interest in computer science at an early age, but [...]
Ollie Phillips: Eddie Jones’s matchday selection once again proves his genius November 10, 2017 Eddie Jones’s matchday squad for Saturday’s showdown with Argentina again reflects the genius of what the Australian has managed to pull off in the two years since his appointment as England head coach. If England were coming up against a really dominant and physical side that was going to try and batter their midfield, he [...]
Virtual doctors and video appointments: Get ready for the rise of digital healthcare November 10, 2017 Healthcare matters, fundamentally, to everyone across the globe. Understandably, it is generally a risk-averse sector – lives are at stake. It is easy to see why this area is relatively resistant to change and innovation. This is a challenge I have been countering through the application of digital healthcare. Read more: If tech titans ruled [...]
Theresa May to meet EU business bosses in Brexit charm offensive November 9, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May will meet EU business organisations on Monday as part of a charm offensive to coincide with the next round of Brexit negotiations. May will tell the business leaders the government is committed to an “implementation period of around two years” after Brexit, 10 Downing Street announced this evening. Firms on both [...]
The government just revealed it will put the official Brexit time into law November 9, 2017 The government will put the official Brexit date and time into law in an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, in what it said was a bid to end “confusion or concern” over the exact schedule. The Department for Exiting the EU this evening announced “exit day” will be 11pm GMT on 29 March 2019. [...]
Gold demand in third quarter weakest for eight years November 9, 2017 Gold demand dropped to an eight-year low in the third quarter as flows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) weakened and jewellery demand in India dragged. Demand for the yellow metal fell by nine per cent year-on-year to 915 tonnes, according to data published today by the World Gold Council (WGC). ETFs inflows added 144 tonnes of [...]
Ashes setback as England seamer Jake Ball suffers ankle injury November 9, 2017 All-rounder Chris Woakes did little to douse concerns over the fitness of Jake Ball after the seamer limped out of England’s warm-up clash against a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide with a sprained ankle. The 26-year-old’s right ankle appeared to buckle during the fourth over of the home side’s innings to compound England’s injury problems [...]
Activist shareholder Sir Chris Hohn requests meeting to remove London Stock Exchange chairman Donald Brydon November 9, 2017 Activist shareholder Sir Chris Hohn today upped the stakes in his battle with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group, requesting an extraordinary shareholder meeting as part of a dramatic bid to remove chairman Donald Brydon. Hohn, head of The Children’s Investment (TCI) fund, believes Brydon is forcing out LSE chief executive Xavier Rolet. He has [...]
Young Lions? Gareth Southgate’s England are younger than nearly every other major nation at the World Cup November 9, 2017 The inclusion of uncapped youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Tammy Abraham and Joe Gomez in Gareth Southgate’s latest England squad is just the latest indication of the manager’s willingness to play raw talent in the national team. In a year in which England’s various youth-level sides have conquered the world, the senior outfit has also said goodbye [...]
Argentina’s Daniel Hourcade hits back at Eddie Jones’s pressure taunts as England prepare for Pumas November 9, 2017 Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade has hit back at England counterpart Eddie Jones, insisting their rivals’ status as the No2 side in the world means the pressure is on them to perform at Twickenham on Saturday. Jones, who described England’s clash with the Pumas as their biggest of the year, suggested that Hourcade is under scrutiny [...]