<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Google faces a new multibillion-pound lawsuit from UK consumers accusing the company of contributing to cost-of-living price rises. The lawsuit, on behalf of every consumer in the UK, says that Google has stifled competition in the search engine market, which caused prices to rise across the UK […]
Innovate UK awards £1.2m to University led West Midlands partnership to grow region’s battery manufacturing and innovation workforce
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Following a successful bid for over £1.2m in funding from the Innovate UK Faraday Battery Challenge, the Digital Enhanced Battery Ubiquitous Training-West Midlands (DEBUT-WM) project brings together regional experts from universities, local government and industry to deliver the pioneering level 2 and level 3 training programme. University […]
Amazon launches volunteering month
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Amazon employees across the UK will help community groups to address issues from climate change and educational inequality, to food insecurity and disaster relief. Amazon employees are getting together for Global Month of Volunteering, an initiative that aims to help the communities where they live and work. […]
Over half of job seekers in the UK said they have noticed AI being used during recruitment process
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Over half of job seekers in the UK said they had noticed AI being used during the recruitment process, with a further 46% of job seekers revealing that they are using AI when searching and applying for jobs, according to a new research The new research, which […]
UK house prices fall at fastest pace since 2009 in August, says Halifax
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> House prices fell at their fastest rate since the financial crisis in August, according to the latest house price index from Halifax, the UK’s largest mortgage lender. Prices dropped by 4.6 per cent last month compared with the same month a year ago. That is the biggest […]
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says Peak interest rates ‘reached’
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The governor of the Bank of England yesterday cast doubt on the need for further interest rate rises, sending the pound to a three-month low. Andrew Bailey hinted that the Bank of England is through with lifting interest rates and stressed inflation was on course for a […]
Philippines has ‘very ample’ sugar stocks, no immediate plans to import — regulator
FABRIKASIMF-FREEPIK MANILA — The Philippines has plentiful stocks of sugar as it enters a new crop year this month and thus has no immediate plans to import any additional volume of the sweetener, the chief of the […]
US to send controversial depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine
STOCK PHOTO Image by David Mark from Pixabay The Pentagon on Wednesday announced a new security assistance package worth up to $175 million for Ukraine, including depleted uranium ammunition for Abrams tanks, the first time the US is sending the controversial armor-piercing munitions to Kyiv. Reuters […]
Mexico’s Supreme Court upholds abortion rights nationwide, paving way for federal access
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a federal law criminalizing abortion, reaffirming an earlier ruling that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional and allowing the federal healthcare system to provide services. Mexico’s highest court, which consists of 11 justices, declared that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional in 2021, […]
Invoice Finance Comparison Tool Launched
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> ABC Finance Ltd, a UK specialist finance broker, has launched a brand-new invoice finance comparison tool. This new tool allows businesses across all sectors to efficiently get offers from multiple invoice finance lenders in minutes. You can access the tool through the ABC Finance Invoice Finance page. […]