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Nature decline is now nearing dangerous tipping points, WWF warns
Getty ImagesWildlife populations have plummeted, mainly due to habitat loss, WWF figures revealHuman activity is continuing to drive what conservation charity t
UK railway news round-up
Show Fullscreen Teletrac Navman has been appointed sole UK telematics partner for Readypower Group, which operates more than 750 vehicles including on-track p
Blecon secures £3.5 million Seed Investment led by MMC Ventures
Blecon Shows Bluetooth Means Business $4.6M ((£3.5 million) Seed Fuels No-Pairing Bluetooth Cloud Connectivity London, UK – October 8, 2024 – Blecon to
ZILO Technology (t/a ZILOâ„¢) secures Investment from Altered Capital
Altered Capital becomes significant investor in ZILOâ„¢ London, 10 October 2024: ZILOâ„¢, the UK-based technology company specialising in transformational S
Gaia Learning secures £550k Seed Investment led by Nesta Impact…
Online learning provider, Gaia Learning, has secured its biggest investment to date landing £550K in venture capital funding this week, enabling them to su
Government unveils most significant reforms to employment rights
Legislation introduced in Parliament to upgrade workers’ rights across the UK, tackle poor working conditions and benefit businesses and workers alikeÂ
We must stem tide of British care workers leaving their…
The proportion of men working in adult social care in England has reached a record high, according to a report which also warns of the need to “stem the tideâ
UK falls further behind the US in educating world leaders,…
The UK has fallen further behind the United States in a league table of the countries that educate the most serving world leaders who studied abroad.Of the curr
Rachel Reeves ‘must find billions more’ in time for Budget…
PA MediaChancellor Rachel Reeves will need to come up with billions of pounds more to meet the government’s pre-election promises, according to calculations b
Workers’ rights: Sick pay and parental leave part of major…
Getty ImagesMillions of people will be able to get sick pay from the first day they are ill and claim unpaid parental leave as soon as they start a job, in a ma
UK may need to hike taxes by 25 billion pounds…
IFS sees risk of hefty tax rise to ease spending squeeze Past governments have raised taxes sharply after elections Citi says bond investors have 'material c
Labour’s employment rights bill: what key changes will it bring?
Labour’s employment rights bill is the biggest step towards enacting one of its key election offers: to make sweeping changes to rights at work and improve pa
