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   What’s happening The City of Edinburgh Council has announced that more than 40 new employer accreditations in Edinburgh have joined the Living Wage Foundation’s…

   What the data shows According to Office for National Statistics (ONS), the unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted) rose to 5.0% for…

  1. Framing the Opportunity The UK’s photonics sector (which includes lasers, optics, sensors and associated light-based manufacturing) is already worth around £18.5 billion in…

   What the polling shows A recent survey by Freshwater Strategy for City A.M. found that 76 % of UK voters believe the country is…

 What’s happening PayPal is relaunching its UK consumer offering, enabling customers to shop online and in-store (i.e., in physical locations), not just via the digital…

1. Why the Bill? The UK government states that the digital economy and essential public services are increasingly under threat from cyber-criminals and hostile state…

  # Supermarket Brand Description Example Postcode 1 Tesco The largest supermarket in Northern Ireland by market share (~35%+) and frequent promotional/Clubcard offers. (Belfast Telegraph) Belfast…

  # Agency Description Postcode 1 The Leith Agency Edinburgh-based creative advertising agency (est. 1984) known for bold campaigns for Scottish and UK brands. (creativeagencies.org)…

  Company Description Head Office Address (Postcode) Aviva plc A major UK-based multinational insurer offering life, general insurance, pensions and investments. (Wikipedia) 80 Fenchurch Street,…

Spaghetti Tree    Award overview The Spaghetti Tree (which has branches in Warlingham, Walton-on-the-Hill and Shirley, near Croydon) has been awarded the title “Best Independent…

Greggs’ New “Bitesize” Store Format   What is the “Bitesize” format? Greggs has introduced a smaller-store format under the name “Bitesize Greggs”, designed to fit…

Gopichand P. Hinduja Early Life & Background Gopichand P. Hinduja was born in 1940 (in what was then British India, in Sindh). (The Indian Express)…

.  What’s launched and key features Trackting ONE Smart Tracker The Italian brand Trackting has introduced the ONE model to the UK market. (Visordown) Designed for…

Brainiac Live! UK Tour 2026 .  Tour Details & Background Brainiac Live! has been confirmed for a UK tour in 2026. (Brainiac Presents) The production…

   Tour Details Example will embark on his “Bangers, Hits and a Couple of New Bits Tour” across the UK & Ireland in February 2024….

   What happened BBC Director-General Tim Davie announced his resignation, and the Head of News/Current Affairs at the BBC, Deborah Turness, also resigned. (Reuters) The…

   What happened The market, which draws around 20-21 million visitors a year, requires anyone filming for commercial or influencer purposes to complete an online…

Carlow County Fire & Rescue Service (County Carlow, Ireland)  What’s happening The Carlow County Fire & Rescue Service is officially launching a fleet of thermal-imaging…

   What the research found 54% of UK professionals say that “culture rot” is now a major problem in their workplace, and a further 28%…

   Key Variables to Consider Dividend Yield – the annual dividend expressed as a percentage of the stock price. UK equities typically have yields ranging…