EPA Black Friday has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year Christmas shoppers have turned to the streets of central London to buy their presents this year, with high street footfall in the West End bucking the national trend. In the week before Black Friday, the fourth Friday of November, footfall was … Read more
If you had a dollar for every time you heard the word “transformation” at work, you’d probably be a lot richer. The business world is obsessed with transformation, treating it as the basis for innovation and growth. But as three PRO VOICE experts reveal, going forward with a new vision built on top of old, … Read more
Fiona Irving,South East environment correspondentand Craig Buchan,South East BBC South East Water chief executive David Hinton has faced calls to resign over supply issues The boss of South East Water has said the company is too dependant on individual facilities after a six-day supply failure affected thousands of people in Kent. About 24,000 properties in … Read more
If you are a professional, you are (probably) already using AI. Maybe you use it to draft emails, edit videos, or screen candidates. The truth is that automation has permeated every corner of the modern workplace—and it’s not slowing down. But as AI becomes more ubiquitous, a critical debate emerges: Is AI truly enhancing professional … Read more
A takeaway owner has delivered a thousand presents to children across his city this Christmas. Arfan Mohammed, the owner of Sizzlers Fastfood, has donated a pound from every order to buy presents for children who might otherwise not receive one on Christmas Day. Pupils at Our Lady and St Benedict Academy are some of the … Read more
In cold weather climates, the beginning of spring is a time to clean the house and get organized—a practice known as spring cleaning. Through the years, spring cleaning has taken on a larger meaning, with people using the time to organize and declutter things in their lives. For professionals on the job hunt, a little … Read more
Katy McCloskey and Chris Clements BBC Sammy and Annie Dougherty believe they qualify for the Warm Home Discount, but their postcode isn’t recognised by the Scottish Gas online application form. People on low incomes could be losing out on a grant for winter heating bills because postcodes are missing from an energy supplier’s website. Scottish … Read more
In cold weather climates, the beginning of spring is a time to clean the house and get organized—a practice known as spring cleaning. Through the years, spring cleaning has taken on a larger meaning, with people using the time to organize and declutter things in their lives. For professionals on the job hunt, a little … Read more
Michael RaceBusiness reporter BBC Sixes, the cricket-themed social chain backed by England captain Ben Stokes, has gone into administration following a “challenging trading period”. All of the company’s venues remain open to customers currently, but one branch in Southampton has closed following the decision, with three staff members losing their jobs. Administrators FRP Advisory said … Read more
For couples, “holidays are a scary time” because they often call for revealing a new side of yourself to your partner, says Sabrina Romanoff, New York-based psychologist and a relationship expert for dating app Hily. Some people have decades-long, big family traditions they want to uphold. Others prefer to keep it low key. Whatever the … Read more