640,000 jobs in the sciences to be filled by 2023 January 18, 2017 The number of jobs in science, research, engineering and technology (STEM) will grow at double the rate of other careers, providing an additional 142,000 new jobs in the UK between now and 2023. In a report by the Social Market Foundation and EDF, researchers estimate that a total of 640,000 STEM jobs will need to [...]
Jurgen Klopp ready to entrust Liverpool’s kids to navigate FA Cup third round replay at Plymouth January 17, 2017 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp appears set to entrust similarly youthful side to navigate Wednesday's FA third round replay at Plymouth Argyle as featured in in the goalless draw at Anfield. Klopp named the youngest starting XI in club’s history for the Reds’ stalemate against the League Two outfit at Anfield on 8 January, citing the [...]
IP-No: High street accessories and jewellery chain Claire’s cancels US float January 17, 2017 Accessories chain Claire's, a staple of UK high streets and US malls, has abandoned plans for an initial public offering in the States more than three years after filing for a flotation. The company, which was bought for $3.1bn by Apollo Management in 2007, had sought to raise $100m (£83m) when it filed for its IPO in [...]
£4 million for England’s museums January 17, 2017 The Government and the Wolfson Foundation have awarded grants worth £4 million to 39 museums and galleries in England. The foundation put up half the funding for these improvements, which are aimed at increasing access, upgrading public spaces and updating displays. In London, the Natural History Museum is receiving £100,000 for improvements to their iconic [...]
“No deal is better than a bad deal” – Six things we learned from Theresa May’s big Brexit speech January 17, 2017 Theresa May said her plan to quit the EU would involve 12 key objectives, and while some of those may be broader than others, there were still plenty of interesting developments. Speaking at Lancaster House today, the Prime Minister gave an outline of her hopes for Brexit for the first time – so what did we [...]
Wish List at the Royal Court peers inside the warehouse of online retailers like Amazon January 17, 2017 A barely concealed swipe at the working practices of big online retailers, Wish List tells the story of a young woman caring for her OCD-afflicted brother while struggling to make ends meet at her warehouse packaging job. Tamsin’s (Erin Doherty) jittery existence involves trying (and failing) to meet her impossible packaging quota, as a relentless [...]
Saga picks KPMG as its new auditor, replacing EY after a 10-year relationship January 17, 2017 Saga has ditched Ernst & Young (EY) as auditors in favour of KPMG, the company announced this morning. EY has been the FTSE 250 firm's group auditor since September 2014, having previously been appointed auditor across the Saga's principal trading subsidiaries in 2007. Read more: Over 50 per cent growth to Saga profits Under audit directives, listed [...]
Why attacking billionaires doesn’t help the poor January 17, 2017 Oxfam was founded nearly 75 years ago with the noble aim of preventing war-time governments from blocking the provision of urgently needed supplies to Europe’s suffering civilians. On top of the horrors of war, the world was a far more harsh and impoverished place back then. Globally, nearly 24 per cent of infants failed to reach [...]
Technology and construction specialists are among London’s worst firms for recruiting apprentices January 17, 2017 London's technology and construction firms are the among the capital's worst employers for recruiting apprentices, according to a new report. The capital’s construction businesses recruit fewer apprentices than those in any other part of the country, while the growth of sites like Silicon Roundabout hasn’t been enough to stop the tech sector becoming the London’s second [...]
Why England’s spate of injuries could be a blessing in disguise for Eddie Jones January 16, 2017 England’s so-called injury crisis may be lengthening bookies’ odds for a repeat Grand Slam, but it is causing little harm in the medium-term. Eddie Jones’s team can still win the tournament in the absence of some of their regulars, although it will certainly be a greater feat with Ireland confident and France having all the [...]