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Rebrand for job-creating educational resources firm sold by Studio Retail Group for £30m
A Greater Manchester-headquartered educational resources supplier has created 30 jobs and completed a rebrand almost a year after its £30m sale by Studio Retail Group. Findel Education, which is now called Findel, owns specialist education brands Hope, GLS, Philip Harris and Davies Sports which have also been rebranded. These provide resources for primary school, secondary …
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ADVERTORIAL: Discover how your workplace can benefit from hiring a trainee through Strode College
Ahead of National Apprenticeship week in February, a Somerset-based college is looking for local businesses to take on young people in the form of a traineeship. At a time when many businesses are still recovering from the last two years and when life still feels uncertain, employers may feel unsure about taking on new staff. …
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Evening Standard
Virgin Media O2 says it won’t introduce post-Brexit EU roaming charges
Virgin Media O2 today bragged that it will not reintroduce roaming charges in Europe for its mobile phone users, setting it apart from the industry.Rivals including Vodafone, EE and Three have said they will impose roaming fees this year in reaction to Brexit. Before that vote, UK phone users could text and call in the …
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Sky News
Aldi makes price pledge for 2022 as surging inflation squeezes shoppers’ budgets
Aldi says it enjoyed a record Christmas with sales boosted by “half a million new shoppers in December” as the wider grocery sector gears up for a tougher year as household budgets are squeezed by surging inflation.The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket chain said sales in December rose by 0.4% compared to the previous year, when grocery …
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Govt accused of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with road safety after relaxing HGV rules
The number of lorries entering and leaving the UK under a scheme introduced during the HGV crisis last year is not being monitored, a trade has claimed.Unite believes ministers “panicked” last year and changed cabotage rules to allow companies from anywhere in the world to send lorries with foreign drivers to the UK to work …
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Sky News
Labour unveils plan to cut energy bills by hundreds of pounds a year
Labour is proposing removing VAT on bills for a year and a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers as part of a package designed to save households hundreds of pounds on their energy costs.In addition, the £6.6bn plan would see the party expand and increase the warm homes discount for those most …
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Sky News
$500m tech star PrimaryBid woos SoftBank to take stake
The British company which has orchestrated a torrent of retail share placings for cash-strapped companies during the pandemic is in advanced talks to sell a big stake to the world’s largest technology investor.Sky News has learnt that PrimaryBid is close to finalising the details of a $150m (£110m) funding round that will be led by …
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Sky News
‘It feels so wrong’: For the first time ever, people in the UAE work on a Friday
Thursday night usually marks the start of the weekend for workers in the United Arab Emirates – but not anymore.For years, the UAE has joined many Islamic countries in having Friday and Saturday as days off. But as a new year begins, the country has officially introduced a Western-style working week that will run from …
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Sky News
After 46 years, Scottish nuclear power plant shuts down
One of Scotland’s two nuclear power plants has shut down after almost 46 years of generating electricity.Over its lifetime, Hunterston B had produced enough energy to power every home in Scotland for nearly 31 years. The plant was originally scheduled to only be in operation for 25 years, but investment meant its lifespan could be …
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Business Live
Steven Bartlett hopes to inspire budding entrepreneurs as Dragons’ Den adds 700,000 extra viewers
Steven Bartlett has said he hopes to have inspired budding entrepreneurs with his Dragons’ Den debut which saw a surge in viewers for its first episode. The businessman, who co-founded Social Chain with Dominic McGregor in Manchester, has also revealed exclusively to BusinessLive how it felt to go up against his fellow Dragons as well …
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Change in the world of work has slowed – but changing times are coming, report says
Few people would argue with the idea that the world of work is changing, but that change could be a lot slower than many think, according to a new report. The report from the Resolution Foundation, co-written with the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics, dismisses the idea that robots …
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Business Live
Why the Welsh Government needs to adopt a truly inclusive entrepreneurship policy
When the Entrepreneurship Action Plan for Wales was launched back in 1999, it was the first regional enterprise strategy anywhere in the world. Whilst it focused on delivering a range of programmes to develop and enterprise culture, increase the number of new businesses and support growth firms, it also focused specifically on increasing participation in …

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