SportsAid charity tie-up to give you the warm fuzzies March 4, 2015 IT MAY still be freezing in London, but spring weather is just around the corner. To warm us up, BNY Mellon yesterday unveiled their new charity partnership – a tie-up with UK sports outfit SportsAid, which trains up the Olympic and Paralympic stars of the future. The deal will help support 30 young athletes from [...]
City retain title challenge with tense triumph March 4, 2015 MANCHESTER City stayed on Chelsea’s tails with a nervy 2-0 victory over Premier League basement side Leicester to complete a midweek programme in which all the top seven won. Goals at the end of each half from midfielders David Silva and James Milner ensured City stayed five points behind the leaders, although the champions were [...]
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg’s 5 best quotes from Mobile World Congress March 4, 2015 Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been answering audience questions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. From issues surrounding free speech to what it takes for someone to get hired at Facebook Zuckerberg faced a mix of tough and softball questions. Here are the five best quotes from Zuckerberg's answers: 1. Answering what Facebook looks for [...]
Why employers are yet to suss out Generation Y March 3, 2015 Younger employees are more likely to value loyalty than you think. With a growing economy and job creation on the up, there are increasing opportunities for young people to get onto – and climb – the career ladder. But just because career prospects are looking positive, that doesn’t mean that it’s business as usual [...]
Crossrail opens its doors to give young Londoners a glimpse of Europe’s biggest construction project March 3, 2015 Crossrail is opening its doors this weekend, offering young Londoners the chance to see what Europe's largest construction project looks like from the inside. This weekend Crossrail is holding a free ticketed Open Doors event, aimed at 11 to 24-year-olds interested in the construction industry, as well as parents and teachers, to visit sites including [...]
It’s not all about the money for today’s graduates March 2, 2015 Salary is no longer the key to attracting graduates to a company, according to a new survey by Ernst and Young. The research finds that quality of training and development remains the most important factor for graduates, with salary and benefits dropping to fifth place in terms of importance. The people and the culture of [...]
2015 Forbes’ billionaires list: Bill Gates joined by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Uber’s Travis Kalanick and Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel March 2, 2015 While Forbes’ list of billionaires is topped by the usual suspects – Microsoft founder Bill Gates, business magnate Carlos Slim and investment guru Warren Buffett – young tech entrepreneurs are hot on their heels. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg joined the top 20 for the first time with an estimated fortune of $33.4bn (£21.7bn), placing him [...]
House prices fell in February on slow demand… March 2, 2015 BRITAIN’S housing market saw a tiny readjustment in February, as prices fell on the month, Nationwide figures showed yesterday. On a monthly basis prices fell 0.1 per cent to an average of £187,964. That compares with a rise of 0.3 per cent in January, and is the first fall since September 2014. On an annual [...]
Russians protest death of Kremlin critic March 1, 2015 TENS of thousands of Russians marched through central Moscow yesterday, carrying banners declaring “I am not afraid” and chanting “Russia without Putin” in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. Families, the old and young walked slowly, with many holding portraits of the opposition politician and former deputy prime minister who was shot dead on [...]
Election doubt puts renewable firms off the UK March 1, 2015 THE UK’s status as a top destination for renewable energy investors is under threat, according to a new study released today by Ernst and Young. The decline is largely due to a lack of clarity from politicians as to where renewables fit into the country’s energy mix. EY says that the upcoming election in May [...]