Back by popular demand: Cadbury has brought back this stalwart flavour for the summer May 16, 2016 In yet another win for social media campaigning, Cadbury has announced it will be resurrecting one of its popular 20th century flavours after fans launched an internet appeal to bring it back. The world's second largest chocolate maker will bring back its Tiffin flavoured 95g Dairy Milk bar for a limited, roughly three million bar [...]
Accenture’s launching an artificial intelligence practice with IPsoft’s Amelia May 16, 2016 No sooner than one global consulting giant has jumped on board with the latest technology trend, another follows suit. Accenture is launching an artificial intelligence practice just a week after PwC did the same with drones, in a bid for a share of the multi-billion dollar and fast growing industry. The Amelia practice, named after the AI software [...]
Steel crisis: Small business ministers Anna Soubry slammed for saying steel sector not “totally” free market May 16, 2016 Small business minister Anna Soubry has come under fire from two influential think tanks after she suggested that the UK's steel sector should not be treated as a "totally" free market. Writing in the Sunday Times Magazine, Soubry recalled her early discussions with Prime Minister David Cameron: “Like him I believe the blast furnaces at [...]
British Airways could be about to charge for food on short-haul flights May 16, 2016 British Airways looks set to cave in to the pressure from low-cost airlines and start charging economy passengers for in-flight meals on its short-haul flights, according to reports this afternoon. The flag-carrier has clutched on to its in-flight perks as a key point of differentiation with the likes of Easyjet and Ryanair after the budget [...]
Unilever goes on gardening leave as two of its brands launch publicity stunts with giant animals made out of plants May 16, 2016 Unilever has brought a whole new meaning to gardening leave. The food firm, which owns brands like PG Tips, Walls and Bertolli, has become rather green fingered lately after two identical but unrelated publicity stunts involving giant topiary statues launched this year. PG Tips Green Tea gave commuters a shock on Monday when a giant topiary [...]
British cities and regions need to seize the opportunity provided by HS2, says Independent Transport Commission May 16, 2016 British cities and regions should seize the opportunity provided by HS2 to generate economic growth, according to a new report. The study by the Independent Transport Commission found that there could be social and economic benefits brought by HS2, and that British cities should jump on the once-in-a-generation public infrastructure investment project to propel growth. [...]
Analysts puzzled as gold and silver prices suddenly drop during US morning trading May 16, 2016 The price of gold dropped suddenly during US morning trading and swiftly lost almost all the gains it had made since markets opened. In early morning trading, spot gold made gains of 1.38 per cent, reaching a high of $1,287.86 per ounce. However, within an hour this had swiftly fallen 1.2 per cent, reaching a low of $1,271.18 per [...]
“Persistent” poverty rates show UK citizens among the least likely in the EU to be trapped in poverty May 16, 2016 People living in the UK are among the least likely in the European Union to be trapped in poverty, new numbers from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released today have shown. Between 2011 and 2014, 6.5 per cent of the UK’s population were classified as being in “persistent poverty”. The number – which equates to [...]
The Netherlands is the most lucrative buy-to-let property hotspot in the EU according to study from World First UK May 16, 2016 You might have thought it would be somewhere coastal on the Mediterranean, or a country better-known for its second home culture such as Italy or France. But the most lucrative buy-to-let market in the European Union turns out to be the modest, not-so-hilly, tulip-saturated Netherlands. With the EU's highest rental yield rate in April, at [...]
London housing: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plans to fast-track scores of sites owned by Transport for London to build homes May 16, 2016 After pledging to build new homes on land owned by City Hall if elected Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has said he intends to fast-track scores of sites for development. During a visit to Landmark Court in Southwark, which is owned by Transport for London, Khan announced that the wants to unlock the site, which [...]