UK workforce shrinking
Britain’s workforce shrank by 1.3 million over the last five years, according to the latest data published by the Institute of Employment Studies..
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Life Sciences
Brum: UK life sciences capital
The largest life sciences accelerator in Britain is opening soon in Birmingham. Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) is set to move into No.1.
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‘Made in China 2025’
Chinese companies are purging of foreign components from within their supply chains in preparation for a prolonged trade war. Replacing foreign components with.
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UK launches disease surveillance
The UK government has unveiled a £10 million initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s defences against disease threats to agriculture and the environment. .
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Nigeria: rural violence crisis
Nigeria is grappling with a worsening security crisis in its rural northern regions, where recent violence has left more than 150 people dead.
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Billionaire-backed miner expands operations
KoBold Metals, a US-based mining company backed by tech giants Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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India: Trebles all round
The recent trade agreement between the UK and India will halve tariffs on whisky into what is the world’s biggest export market for.
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Drone strikes hit Port Sudan
Sudan’s two-year civil war has taken a dangerous new turn as Port Sudan, the country’s de facto wartime capital, came under drone attack.
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Tone-deaf Thames Water
As a capitalist, I’m outraged. As a reputation expert, I’m gobsmacked. Thames Water – a company drowning in debt, staggering under £20bn of.
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Sulky seesaw stock markets
Stock markets are having a full-blown teenage meltdown. One minute they’re sulking over tariffs, the next they’re soaring on surprise inflation data. Sound.