5,000 apprentices funded
A training scheme set up to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has now funded more than 5,000 apprentices. According to the WMCA,.
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Strong retail sales in March
British retail sales grew by 0.4% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics, boosted by sunny weather aiding clothing sales. This.
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100 years in rail
A conductor from Worcester has revealed his family’s century-long association with the railway industry. In his 50 years on the railway, Alan Holtom.
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Free speech in our libraries
Earlier this year, schools serving US military children suspended library access for a week to review content about gender and equality ideologies. Trump’s.
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Pope laid to rest in Rome
The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis will be buried this Saturday following his death from a stroke on Easter Monday. The 88-year-old pontiff.
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Worker rights or economic decline?
An over-correction The UK’s five biggest business groups have launched a united front against Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship workers’ rights bill – and.
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RIP Pope Francis
Pope Francis died today aged 88. The news was confirmed by the Vatican and comes after the pontiff failed to recover from pneumonia..
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Moving 9,100 books one-by-one
At a time where the world seems to be in a difficult place, here is a heart-warming story about a community that banded.
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Life as we know it
A giant planet, 124 light years from Earth, has yielded the strongest evidence yet of extra-terrestrial life. K2-18b The planet, called K2-18b, which.
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Supermarket price war
Sainsbury’s says it expects to remain competitive in a looming supermarket price war. Both Tesco and Asda have signalled price cuts and the.