Easter Sunday 2015: Where to go for a cracking lunch in London April 5, 2015 If you’re in London this Easter Sunday and wondering what to do for lunch, you’ll be spoilt for choice. Across London, restaurants of all different cuisines are putting on special deals and events to celebrate the occasion, and here are some of our top picks. Galvin at Windows What: Based in the Hilton Hotel [...]
Shared parental leave has started – here’s what you need to know about the new law April 5, 2015 Today is the start of shared parental leave – a new law that will allow couples to split childcare responsibilities more evenly. Under the rules, which were first put forward by the Liberal Democrats while in coalition, up to 50 weeks of leave can be shared between two parents. This is additional to the compulsory [...]
Why hiring chief executives externally is better for struggling businesses April 2, 2015 It's an age-old argument: when a leader steps down, do you promote from within or bring in fresh blood? Each brings their own benefits – one has a fresh view on business and new ways of working, while the other already has a deep understanding of a company's strengths and weaknesses. Now we might have [...]
A real flying saucer could soon deliver us to Mars, thanks to Nasa April 2, 2015 Flying saucers could soon jump from the realms of science fiction to reality, thanks to an invention by Nasa's jet propulsion laboratory. With its inflatable heat shield and circular shape, the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) looks just like something you might see in Star Trek, except it is real and could one day take us [...]
Novartis accused of losing money for the NHS by blocking competitor drug trial April 2, 2015 Novartis has come under fire for trying to derail trials of an eye treatment drug that would save money for the NHS – an allegation the pharmaceutical company denies. Avastin, officially a cancer drug, is highly effective at treating wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that affects around 26,00 people in the UK each [...]
The future looks less sour for Tate & Lyle as profits are set to meet expectations April 2, 2015 After a string of profit warnings, Tate & Lyle's financial outlook seems to be stabilising at last. The figures For the full year to 31 March, Tate & Lyle estimates its pre-tax profit will be fall “modestly below” the range of £230m to £245m it predicted in September. The update is based on trading [...]
Iran nuclear talks: What’s Iran doing to make everyone think it’s trying to build a weapon? April 1, 2015 Today, world leaders are hoping to finally come to an agreement over Iran's nuclear programme. Representatives for the UK, US, China, Russia and Germany have met with Iran in Lausanne, Switzerland, to try and persuade it to curb its nuclear enrichment programme in return for an easing of economic sanctions. Iran has been accused [...]
When it’s April Fools’ Day, science has no limit: Here are the most ridiculous discoveries ever made up April 1, 2015 Who said scientists don't have a sense of humour? Here are some of the most ridiculous April Fools' Day discoveries ever made up in the field of science. The Loch Ness monster really does exist – but it's now dead In 1972, a team of eight scientists from Yorkshire's Flamingo Park Zoo made a finding [...]
FirstGroup gets back on track with UK bus and rail transformation plan April 1, 2015 FirstGroup has faced a difficult couple of years, but its focus on transforming UK bus and rail operations is starting to pay off. The figures In a trading update posted today, the train and bus operator said it expects full-year growth across all its UK offerings, in line with expectations. It said it had [...]
It’s proven: People with rich parents have bigger brains March 31, 2015 Rich and well-educated families are more likely to have children with big brains, according to a new study looking at socioeconomic status and brain structure among young people in the US. Led by The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Columbia University Medical Centre, nine universities across the country collaborated to analyse [...]
