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Poor workforce health is estimated to cost the UK economy £241bn in lost productivity annually, according to claims in a new report by healthcare insurer Vitality, with mental ill-health being the single largest driver…
These days, resilience, drive and having a lot of fun Motto : Be authentic Biggest perk of the job ? Travel, and the chance to build great little worlds for people to enjoy Coffee order: Black pour-over in the morning…
Party leaders always have to balance two audiences: their supporters in the hall and the sceptics at home. As a new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham’s conference speech was always going to be a pitch to the nation but his…
Come out of the station, walk the only direction you can, and you’ll find it, hemmed in from the A road with a greige picket fence: the Toby Carvery. The budget British carvery chain , distinctive for its mock Tudor…
Lescure said being in the bloc comes with some difficulties, but it enables members to better address the challenges facing the world. Last week, Burnham said the UK needed to "consider the options", ranging from staying…
Twenty-five years ago, one of this area’s most infamous landmarks was ‘Fridge Mountain’ – a massive mound of discarded white goods that was 20 feet tall and almost a kilometre long. Look for it now, though, and Fridge…
The quartet of creatures were selected after a large-scale consultation settled on wild animals as the theme, with members of the public then asked to pick their favourites out of 18 options divided into three…
The letter comes as the investment trust finds itself locked into a fierce battle with Saba Capital, which has amassed a near 30 per cent stake in the trust. The hedge fund, run by Boaz Weinstein, has become known for…
For the last three days, I’ve been in Birmingham at the Conservative Party’s annual conference . The mood at this year’s edition was – as ever – remarkably jubilant. Despite the tricky couple of years the party has faced…
In the distance, a woodpecker drills away, the surest sign that I am amidst nothing but 750 acres of sheer, uninterrupted forest. My driver dispenses me at an old hunting lodge dating to the 16th century which houses the…