UK Connect, a leading provider of technology solutions for the construction industry, revealed its suite of innovative services designed to boost team productivity, improve connectivity, and leverage the Internet of Things (IoT) for smarter construction practices. The company’s offerings are based on the findings of the Construction Skills Network (CSN) 2024-2028 Outlook Industry Report, which identified significant challenges and opportunities ...
Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is being urged to reform inheritance and capital gains taxes to help address the UK’s growing fiscal deficit, with proposals from think tank Demos outlining potential changes that could raise up to £2.6 billion annually. Research by Demos suggests a new banded inheritance tax system, which could bring in £16 billion over the next parliament, ...
As budget day looms there are plenty of things to consider for the hospitality and leisure sector, from the mooted changes to capital gains tax, to the much desired business rates reform. Here, Isabelle Shepherd, Director, haysmacintyre looks at the impact announcements could have. Capital gains tax The possibility of increases in capital gains tax has been making the headlines ...
The Alan Shearer Foundation has received a substantial boost, with £23,500 raised by workplace technology specialist Agilico during the Great North Run. The funds will support the Foundation’s work in providing vital facilities and therapies for people with diverse abilities and acute sensory impairments. Agilico, which took all 35 charity places for the run, saw participants from across its UK ...
JOHANNESBURG – In what is described by some as electioneering and a last-minute attempt to leave a legacy, some observers say President Biden and his administration’s officials are making renewed efforts at trying to end ‘the largest humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world today,’ the war in Sudan. With the United Nations reporting some 25 million in desperate need ...
Mulberry’s largest shareholder has dismissed a revised takeover bid from Frasers Group, labelling the move a distraction at a critical time for the struggling luxury handbag brand. Challice, which holds a 56.1% stake in Mulberry and is controlled by Singaporean billionaires Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong, has made it clear that it has no intention of selling to Frasers. ...
Shoppers at Selfridges on Oxford Street may have been drawn to the vibrant Telfar pop-up last Monday, but behind the scenes, a significant deal was being finalised. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced the acquisition of a 40% stake in Selfridges Group, providing a fresh injection of hope for the iconic retailer’s future. This deal follows concerns over the ...
Israeli authorities said four Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed and nearly 60 people were wounded in a drone strike on a military base in Binyamina, Israel, which the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group has claimed responsibility for, according to reports. ‘Yesterday, a UAV launched by the Hezbollah terrorist organization hit an army base,’ the IDF said in a post ...
Former President Trump ripped President Biden for going weeks without speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as war continues raging in the nation, offering that he last spoke to Netanyahu ‘two days ago.’ ‘I thought it was odd that today President Biden said that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time in seven weeks ...
A mysterious fleet of drones entered restricted airspace and swarmed a U.S. military base along the Virginia coast for 17 days late last year, stumping the Pentagon, according to a new report. For several nights last December, U.S. military personnel reported witnessing a fleet of unknown unmanned aircraft breach restricted airspace over a stretch of land at Langley Air Force ...