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ADVERTORIAL: University isn’t the only path to success
The decision to continue further education towards a successful career can be incredibly daunting – with no right or wrong direction it is often hard to find the route that suits you. This is where the West Midlands Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (WMAAN) comes in to support. Influencing a wide range of key stakeholders including schools, …
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Treasury urges fund managers to pressure UK companies over Russian links
Britain’s multitrillion pound asset management industry has been asked to pressure London-listed companies to sever ties with Russia as a corporate exodus grows following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.Sky News has learnt that Chancellor Rishi Sunak and John Glen, the City minister, met executives from companies including Aviva, Fidelity, Phoenix and Schroders last Friday to …
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Student accommodation portfolio sold for more than £300m
A portfolio of 11 student accommodation properties with almost 4,500 beds has been sold for more than £300m. Unite Students has sold the buildings to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds for £306m. The portfolio includes properties in Sheffield, Reading, Leicester, Bedford, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds. READ MORE: Boohoo publishes final Sir Brian Leveson …
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Cheltenham Festival bus strike off as drivers ‘accept’ pay rise
A month-long bus strike in the West of England has been cancelled after drivers accepted a proposed pay rise, Stagecoach West has said. The operator said on Friday (March 4) it had received confirmation from trade union Unite that its members had accepted new pay deals it proposed last week. Stagecoach West said the pay …
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Greggs hands out £800 staff bonuses as it booms back to profit
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Landlord secures £137m boost to build more than 1,000 affordable homes
A Wirral-based housing association has secured a £137m funding package from NatWest to build more than 1,000 affordable homes over the next five years and start its transition to being net zero. Magenta Living, which currently owns almost 13,000 homes across the North West, will also use the funds to carry out maintenance work on …
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Global brands including McDonald’s, KFC and Coca-Cola face boycott threats for not halting operations in Russia
While major technology firms like Apple, Microsoft and Samsung and businesses including Visa, Paypal and Netflix have shuttered operations or cut ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, other large Western companies are facing threats of boycotts unless they follow suit.Several food and drink firms such as McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Starbucks, Coca-Cola and …
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First COVID, now war: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is dashing hopes of more affordable electric cars
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War in Ukraine and energy dependency: What Europe needs to do to wean itself off Russian gas
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Russia threatens to cut Europe’s gas supplies if oil ban goes ahead and says it would cause ‘catastrophic consequences’
Russia has warned it could cut its gas supplies to the West if there is a ban on Russian oil imports.It has said it may stop the flow of gas through pipelines from Russia to Germany in response to Berlin’s decision last month to halt the opening of the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Zelenskyy …
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Joe Biden to sign an executive order on crypto to stop Russia evading Ukraine war sanctions
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Cost of living squeeze set to intensify as Ukraine conflict adds to energy price spiral
UK households face the biggest squeeze on their incomes since the mid-1970s as the Ukraine conflict deepens the cost of living crisis, a think-tank has warned.Britain is already experiencing its steepest inflation in three decades and a renewed surge in oil and gas prices caused by the war is set to push it above 8%, …

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