Black-owned London restaurants share £120,000 grant
Supplied Santeni Brown said the grant would help her to expand her business A dozen black-owned London restaurants have been awarded a combined total of £120,000. The grants were given in £10,000 lump sums to each firm in a bid to encourage more diversity in the industry. Recipient Santeni Brown, who owns Dinner at Sans […]
Singapore’s biggest bank DBS to cut 4,000 roles as it embraces AI
Singapore’s biggest bank, DBS, says it expects to cut about 4,000 roles over the next three years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more work currently done by humans. The move will affect temporary and contract staff, a bank spokesperson said, with the reduction in the workforce coming from “natural attrition” as projects are completed. […]
Godstone sinkhole to be investigated with 3D maps, says council
Katy Docherty-Warren BBC News, South East PA Media The sinkhole on Godstone’s High Street may be investigated with 3D mapping The Godstone sinkhole will be investigated using 3D mapping technology, a council leader has said. Godstone Parish Council said an operation by Surrey Highways to investigate the two holes had had to be delayed until […]
Michelin stars, MasterChef and more
Getty Images Gary Rhodes, who has died at the age of 59, was one of Britain’s most popular chefs on and off screen – showing his love of good British food on numerous TV shows, and winning Michelin stars for his restaurants. BBC Rhodes grew up in Kent and began cooking at the age of […]
Countries compete to keep skilled young workers
Pedro Garcia Technology Reporter, Lisbon Duarte Dias Lisbon, Dublin and Seattle – like many Duarte Dias has moved to move up In 2020, Duarte Dias, a Portuguese software engineer, accepted a job offer to work in Microsoft’s Dublin subsidiary. A little over a year later, he joined a team at Microsoft’s headquarters in Seattle, where […]
Boris Johnson urged to recall Parliament
Getty Images Drivers encountered lengthy queues at many forecourts on Saturday Boris Johnson should recall Parliament to pass new laws to sort out fuel and food shortages, says Labour’s leader. Sir Keir Starmer says “emergency action” is needed to speed up visas for 5,000 extra HGV drivers. The prime minister – who will be in […]
Bradford retrofitted low emission buses add to pollution levels
Buses fitted with technology to help cut emissions have “contributed significantly” to legal pollution limits being exceeded, a council report has said. The systems were retrofitted to buses when Bradford adopted its clean air zone (CAZ) but they are “not working”, councillors will be told later. Bradford received £39m from government to implement its CAZ, […]
Holidaymakers spending more as bookings rise
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images People are spending more on holidays despite finances being squeezed by the cost of living, travel agents say. Several holiday companies and tour operators said demand was high with bookings surging in early January. For some people, booking now gives them something to look forward to and […]
Cressida Cowell hoping to get kids reading at Lincoln festival
Some of the country’s most successful children’s authors are appearing at a book festival this weekend hoping to inspire young people. The event, which is taking place in Lincoln until Sunday, features award-winning writers Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Cressida Cowell. Children from Welton St Mary’s CE Primary Academy are among those attending and assistant head teacher […]
Manufacturing in Wales ‘up 3.1%’ since 2016, report says
BBC The number of manufacturers in Wales has grown by 3.1% since last year, a new report has shown. The regional outlook report said Wales now has 5,680 manufacturing firms and 156,000 people employed in the sector – 10.7% of the country’s total workforce. It said business confidence remained high “despite an uncertain political landscape”. […]