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The belief that business executive cram in extra hours while commuting to and from work on the train is a myth, found official research. Instead of use their time on the train to catch up with work, the majority of businessmen and women spend most the hours staring out the window or at other passengers. [...]
(Read More)28th Sep 11
Abortion risk for women pregnant with twins
by Katie Naylor
Women who are pregnant with either twins or triplets need to be warned about the potential risks of aborting one of the babies, states an NHS watchdog. The watchdog, Nice, issued its first guidance regarding multiple pregnancies saying that mothers-to-be need to be given information regarding the physical dangers and psychological implications of “selective fetal [...]
(Read More)27th Sep 11
Coffee could prevent depression
by Katie Naylor
Women who consume two or more coffees a day reduce the likelihood that they will suffer from depression, suggests new research. It is not apparent why this may be the case, but the researchers believe that the caffeine in coffee could alter the brain’s chemistry as decaffeinated coffee did not produce the same effects. The [...]
(Read More)26th Sep 11
Centrica blasts student holiday jobs
by Katie Naylor
Centrica has been criticised by student unions following its suggestion that taking a low-skilled job to pay the bills while at university instead of trying to find relevant work experience risks damaging the career prospects of Britain’s youth. The energy giant claimed that students who turned their back on work experience to take on low [...]
(Read More)23rd Sep 11
Manufacturers report fall in orders
by Katie Naylor
UK manufacturers have reported a dip in orders this month, revealed a key survey, adding to the belief that the economic recovery is slowing to a standstill. Total order levels fell in September after increasing in August, revealed the CBI Industrial Trends Survey, while export levels declined to their lowest level since October 2010. However, [...]
(Read More)21st Sep 11
IMF cuts UK growth forecast
by Katie Naylor
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its UK growth forecast and warned that the world economy is entering a dangerous new phase. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the UK will grow 1.1 per cent this year, compared with the IMF’s previous World Economic Outlook report of 1.7 per cent in April, and by 1.6 per [...]
(Read More)20th Sep 11
Over 55s take more years out than students
by Katie Naylor
The newly retired are more likely to take an exotic gap year than younger generations taking a year out before beginning university or taking on their first job, new research reveals. A recent Post Office Travel Insurance survey discovered that 25 per cent over-55s were intending on taking a gap year in the next couple [...]
(Read More)19th Sep 11
Coalition aviation policy leaves British trade grounded
by Katie Naylor
The government’s aviation policy is set to face fresh criticism this week when a report shows that Heathrow is lagging further behind its European rivals in the fight for lucrative routes to developing market economies. The BAA-commissioned report is set to reveal that the value of trade to developing markets with a direct ticket link [...]
(Read More)15th Sep 11
Next unlikely to increase prices
by Katie Naylor
Next, the British fashion retailer, looks set to freeze prices in 2012 as cotton prices drop by 50 per cent from their record highs in March. Chief executive Lord Wolfson said that a “perfect storm” of increasing VAT and oil and cotton costs had driven prices up by seven per cent in 2011 as the [...]
(Read More)14th Sep 11
Homebase looks to take advantage of Focus demise
by Katie Naylor
Homebase is preparing to take advantage of its DIY rival Focus’s demise with new shop fits from the store designer of Topshop. Homebase, part of the Home Retail Group, has hired the fashion outlet fitter Dalziel & Pow for a trial in its Maidenhead branch, which will act as a pilot for the possibility of [...]
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