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UK maps out return to higher foreign aid spending after COVID cuts

UK maps out return to higher foreign aid spending after COVID cuts

By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s spending on foreign aid should return to 0.7% of economic output by 2024/25, financ..

Reactions to UK budget

Reactions to UK budget

LONDON (Reuters) – UK finance minister Rishi Sunak promised higher public spending and tax cuts as Britain’s economy rebou..

Sunak promises more spending as UK emerges from pandemic

Sunak promises more spending as UK emerges from pandemic

By David Milliken, Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Finance minister Rishi Sunak used an upgrade to Britain’s ..

McDonald’s sales soar on higher U.S. prices, newer menu items

McDonald’s sales soar on higher U.S. prices, newer menu items

By Aishwarya Venugopal and Hilary Russ (Reuters) -Higher U.S. prices and celebrity-themed meals boosted quarterly comparable sales at ..

Gas price surge pushes Europe’s ceramics industry to breaking point

Gas price surge pushes Europe’s ceramics industry to breaking point

By Stephen Jewkes, Isla Binnie and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Continental Europe’s $35 billion ceramics industry tho..

impact.com announces new product functionality for B2B SaaS through partnership with HubSpot

impact.com announces new product functionality for B2B SaaS through partnership with HubSpot

Integration provides direct visibility into partnerships value through the sales funnel London, UK – Wednesday, October 27, 2021 ̵..

Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency

Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, wi..

Santander to release some pandemic provisions as profits jump

Santander to release some pandemic provisions as profits jump

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Santander is to release some of the cash it set aside at the height of the pandemic in a sign the Sp..

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust selects Zivver to empower staff and patients to share sensitive information securely and prevent data leaks

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust selects Zivver to empower staff and patients to share sensitive information securely and prevent data leaks

LONDON, UK, AMSTERDAM, NL and BERLIN, GER – Zivver, a leader in secure communication solutions and an established global healthtech pr..

GB Bank receives UK banking licence

GB Bank receives UK banking licence

New ‘Champion of the North’ challenger GB Bank unveiled • New lender focused on underserved regions of the UK will fund almost 20,000 ..

PERSONALISATION STRATEGY IS STRONG – BUT ROLL-OUT IS FAILING US, SAY MARKETERS

PERSONALISATION STRATEGY IS STRONG – BUT ROLL-OUT IS FAILING US, SAY MARKETERS

New report from Organic reveals only 18% of marketers believe they are very successful at implementing personalisation – with da..

EU countries split over joint response to energy price spike

EU countries split over joint response to energy price spike

By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -European Union countries failed to agree on a bloc-wide response to surging energy prices in an e..

Exclusive-German govt expects inflation to surge to 2.9% in 2021 – source

Exclusive-German govt expects inflation to surge to 2.9% in 2021 – source

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government expects consumer price inflation to surge to 2.9% this year and ease to 2.2% next year,..

Myanmar a no-show at summit after ASEAN sidelines junta boss

Myanmar a no-show at summit after ASEAN sidelines junta boss

By Ain Bandial BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – A Southeast Asian summit started on Tuesday without military-ruled Myanmar, after..

Reckitt lifts full-year forecast as mobility, vaccinations pick up

Reckitt lifts full-year forecast as mobility, vaccinations pick up

By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Higher vaccination rates and improved mobility during the third quarter drove strong demand for ..

Mind the knowledge gap: Retailers miss out on £15bn per year due to poor advice instore

Mind the knowledge gap: Retailers miss out on £15bn per year due to poor advice instore

1 in 10 shoppers have cancelled a planned considered purchase due to poor instore advice – Gen Z most likely to seek out experts..

Countdown to Christmas with your four-legged friend and the Pooch & Mutt Advent Calendar for dogs

Countdown to Christmas with your four-legged friend and the Pooch & Mutt Advent Calendar for dogs

London, October 2021; Pooch & Mutt, creators of delicious health led food for dogs have announced the launch of their premium Chri..

Blockchain Could Be Key to Improving Sustainable Practices in the Supply Chain

Blockchain Could Be Key to Improving Sustainable Practices in the Supply Chain

Blockchain could be an enabler for improving social sustainability, increasing transparency and eliminating risks, enabling companies ..

Hall & Partners Announces Tim Wragg as CEO

Hall & Partners Announces Tim Wragg as CEO

Wragg joins the global insight agency after a distinguished career at competitors Kantar and Millward Brown London, 25 October 2021 &..

ESG key to securing talent amid skills shortages

ESG key to securing talent amid skills shortages

A visible commitment to Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) will enable financial services firms to secure sought-af..

Russian COVID cases hit record high as eastern Europe imposes new curbs

Russian COVID cases hit record high as eastern Europe imposes new curbs

By Luiza Ilie and Gleb Stolyarov BUCHAREST/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reported a record high number of daily COVID-19 cases and s..

Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally – documents

Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally – documents

By Elizabeth Culliford and Brad Heath (Reuters) – Facebook employees have warned for years that as the company raced to become a..

Key moments from decades of climate conferences

Key moments from decades of climate conferences

By Andrea Januta (Reuters) – This year’s U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, marks the 26th time since 1995 that..

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket chain Tesco said its website and app are back up after the services were disrupted by an attempt..

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Co-operative Bank confirmed on Monday that it expressed interest in potentially buying TSB fr..

Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

(Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to England’s squad for the Ashes tour of Australia, England’s cric..

New analysis predicts Black Friday 2021 will be more about fashion than technology

New analysis predicts Black Friday 2021 will be more about fashion than technology

Data unveiled today has predicted that the UK’s premier electronics and tech brands are going to see online search volumes plummet aro..

Whind selects Digital Natives to bring a new kind of beauty to social media

Whind selects Digital Natives to bring a new kind of beauty to social media

Pioneering new skincare brand whind has selected Digital Natives to create innovative, social-first content. 20 October, London: Socia..

Brand New Podcast, How To Be A Dad, Coming To Every Major Streaming Service

Brand New Podcast, How To Be A Dad, Coming To Every Major Streaming Service

‘How To Be A Dad’ is a new Dadsnet original podcast, coming to every major streaming service. ‘How to’ books are now a thing of the p..

Zivver Listed as a Representative Vendor in 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for Email Security

Zivver Listed as a Representative Vendor in 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for Email Security

AMSTERDAM, NL, LONDON, UK and BERLIN, GER – 21 October 2021 – Zivver, a leader in secure communication solutions, announced today that..

DISCOVER THE MOMA OF ALL VEGAN PORRIDGES The ONLY way to welcome in those cold, cosy mornings

DISCOVER THE MOMA OF ALL VEGAN PORRIDGES The ONLY way to welcome in those cold, cosy mornings

DISCOVER THE MOMA OF ALL VEGAN PORRIDGES The ONLY way to welcome in those cold, cosy mornings Celebrate the start of autumn by giving..

3 key factors of an effective leader

3 key factors of an effective leader

The purpose and strategic direction of an organisation lies at the heart of impactful leadership, says Saara Bange, Associate Director..

KPMG in the UK and Quantexa Collaborate to Deliver Contextual Decision Intelligence Solutions

KPMG in the UK and Quantexa Collaborate to Deliver Contextual Decision Intelligence Solutions

Helping organisations defend against fraud, money laundering, and illicit finance London, 21 Oct, 2021 – Quantexa, the data and analy..

China-Africa relationship at its strongest, says new report ahead of 8th Forum on China Africa Cooperation

China-Africa relationship at its strongest, says new report ahead of 8th Forum on China Africa Cooperation

China’s ever-growing engagement in Africa has been examined in a new report from China Foresight at LSE IDEAS, The London School of Ec..

Blooming success is why you should ask the FD for a bigger social media budget

Blooming success is why you should ask the FD for a bigger social media budget

By: Katy Howell, Chief Executive Officer at Immediate Future https://immediatefuture.co.uk  Strange as it may seem, there is a class s..

How focusing on “Brand Performance” can help answer the supply crisis

How focusing on “Brand Performance” can help answer the supply crisis

By: Paul Lowrey, Director of Strategy, Insight, and Marketing at Azerion The supply issues gripping the country are more than a frustr..

Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources

Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources

By Giulio Piovaccari and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – Rome is drawing up an offer to try to convince Intel to invest bi..