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UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said that from Wednesday it was reducing the COVID-19 self-isolation period to seven d..

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales growth fell sharply in the first half of December as concerns about the Omicr..

What Are SMS Scams And How Can You Avoid Them?

What Are SMS Scams And How Can You Avoid Them?

SMS scams are on the rise with an increase of 146% in 2020. Here we share what to look out for and how to protect yourself from these ..

2022 – The Year Social Media Analytics Is Used For Business Planning

2022 – The Year Social Media Analytics Is Used For Business Planning

By: By Colin Jacobs, Managing Director of social media independent, Immediate Future https://immediatefuture.co.uk One of the results ..

Sky no longer the limit for Germany’s ‘Mainhattan’ skyscraper boom

Sky no longer the limit for Germany’s ‘Mainhattan’ skyscraper boom

By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Towering above a nondescript office quarter of downtown Frankfurt, a 47th floor th..

Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment

Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun and Airbus Americas CEO Jeffrey Knittel on Monday urged ..

EU regulator backs Novavax shot as region’s fifth COVID-19 vaccine

EU regulator backs Novavax shot as region’s fifth COVID-19 vaccine

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) – The European Union’s drug regulator on Monday approved use of the COVID-19 vaccine from U...

Pro-Beijing ‘patriots’ sweep Hong Kong election with record low turnout

Pro-Beijing ‘patriots’ sweep Hong Kong election with record low turnout

By Edmond Ng and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pro-Beijing candidates swept to victory in an overhauled “patriots”..

Sterling erases post-BoE gains as Omicron weighs

Sterling erases post-BoE gains as Omicron weighs

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound slipped to a three-day low on Monday, nearing $1.32 versus the greenback as a broad risk-of..

Oil prices slide as rapid Omicron spread dims fuel demand outlook

Oil prices slide as rapid Omicron spread dims fuel demand outlook

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slumped 3% on Monday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Euro..

Barclays gets Australian banking licence in expansion push

Barclays gets Australian banking licence in expansion push

(Reuters) – UK-based Barclays Plc said on Monday it had received approval from Australia’s prudential regulator to operate..

How to Succeed in the Creative Industry

How to Succeed in the Creative Industry

By:  Royal Hospital School The creative industry is notoriously competitive and a difficult place for small start-ups to gain traction..

Talent’s vital role in boosting business productivity

Talent’s vital role in boosting business productivity

Arina Popa Product Marketing Manager at ActiveOps talks about how technology is modernising the way organisations work, and the way pr..

Hot tubs and ping pong can attract higher rents for homeowners letting out their properties this Christmas

Hot tubs and ping pong can attract higher rents for homeowners letting out their properties this Christmas

Luxury home accommodation business, UnderTheDoormat, has come up with some top tips to help homeowners to cash in on the rental potent..

Customer engagement and loyalty trends for 2022

Customer engagement and loyalty trends for 2022

In this insights and trends piece, Cheetah Digital’s Billy Loizou, VP Go To Market APAC and Miles Toolin, Principal Solution Consultan..

Stellantis reshuffles European financing operations through new JVs with banks

Stellantis reshuffles European financing operations through new JVs with banks

MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis said on Friday it had entered exclusive talks with BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and Santander as it..

End of an era: Airbus delivers last A380 superjumbo

End of an era: Airbus delivers last A380 superjumbo

By Tim Hepher and Fabian Bimmer PARIS/HAMBURG (Reuters) -Airbus delivered the final A380 superjumbo on Thursday, to Dubai’s Emir..

Soccer-England drawn with Italy and Germany in Nations League

Soccer-England drawn with Italy and Germany in Nations League

NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) -England were handed a tough draw for the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League after they were grouped alongside Eu..

World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge – IEA

World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge – IEA

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a ne..

France halts British visitors, EU nations tighten borders as Omicron rises

France halts British visitors, EU nations tighten borders as Omicron rises

By Dominique Vidalon and Aislinn Laing PARIS (Reuters) – France imposed travel restrictions on travellers from Britain on Thursd..

Boohoo warns on outlook, blaming higher returns and pandemic costs

Boohoo warns on outlook, blaming higher returns and pandemic costs

LONDON (Reuters) -British online fashion retailer Boohoo warned on Thursday that expectations for its 2021-22 year will be lower than ..

Chinese envoy to Japan: calls on Tokyo for support of Beijing Olympics

Chinese envoy to Japan: calls on Tokyo for support of Beijing Olympics

TOKYO (Reuters) -China’s envoy to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday said the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics had been unfortunat..

Schroders in talks to buy stake in green investor Greencoat

Schroders in talks to buy stake in green investor Greencoat

LONDON (Reuters) -British fund manager Schroders said on Thursday it was in advanced talks to buy a significant stake in renewables in..

Hedge funds set to end 2021 with inflows for first time in three years

Hedge funds set to end 2021 with inflows for first time in three years

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) – Global hedge funds are poised to achieve positive inflows in 2021, for the first time in..

How to implement ethical employee productivity monitoring for future business growth

How to implement ethical employee productivity monitoring for future business growth

Michael Cupps, Senior Vice President, MarketingatActiveOps, discusses the future of ethical employee management and how t..

If you must call your IT helpline, it is already too late

If you must call your IT helpline, it is already too late

Small businesses are at an ever-increasing risk of cybercrime: as an SME, outsourcing IT to a full-time, specialist partner is the wis..

Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds

Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The number of companies sharing climate data with CDP, the world..

Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party

Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – England are preparing to throw the kitchen sink at Australia in the day-night second Ashes t..

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis

By Michael Erman and Deena Beasley NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill..

Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

(Reuters) – The Premier League found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at various clubs over the past week, ..

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

By Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on..

Lockdown Home Cooking Enthusiasts Find Entrepreneurial Spirit Thanks to New App

Lockdown Home Cooking Enthusiasts Find Entrepreneurial Spirit Thanks to New App

People across the north who have reignited or found a new passion for cooking at home have been able to set up their own home cooking ..

3D printing is key to improving spare parts supply chains, when combining human and data-driven skills

3D printing is key to improving spare parts supply chains, when combining human and data-driven skills

3D printing, could be the key to reducing inventory, and for making supply chains for spare parts more responsive, according to new re..

Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

(Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a..

Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited

Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited

By Stephanie Nebehay and Ludwig Burger GENEVA (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, p..

Latest Ondat Platform Two Times Faster, Delivers Higher Availability and Improved Performance for Stateful Kubernetes Applications

Latest Ondat Platform Two Times Faster, Delivers Higher Availability and Improved Performance for Stateful Kubernetes Applications

Ondat, the leading Kubernetes-native data platform provider, today announced version 2.5, which can synchronise data across different ..

The future of the accountancy sector lays in the hands of accountants themselves

The future of the accountancy sector lays in the hands of accountants themselves

Accountants and accountancy firms are both the perpetrators and the victims of the problems currently facing the sector, finds new res..