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Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had been given a target to reduce average wait times to seven weeks.
- 9/9/2026
What are my rights if my flight is cancelled or delayed?
Flights are cancelled owing to air traffic control problems, so what are your rights if you're affected?
- 9/9/2026
Anthropic safety researcher says more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.
- 9/9/2026
I'm 27 and I've already written my will - here's why
For many young people making a will may not seem necessary, but here's why you shouldn't put it off.
- 9/8/2026
Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?
- 9/8/2026
Cowboy builder tore my home apart and disappeared off the face of the Earth with £14k
Victims of cowboy builders describe how they were exploited with one couple left "scarred for life".
- 9/9/2026
Singaporean man pleads guilty in US to massive crypto heist
Malone Lam and his associates used the proceeds of their crimes to fund a luxurious lifestyle, US authorities said.
- 9/9/2026
OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hours
OpenAI's claim that it solved parts of Navier-Stokes equations has quickly stirred controversy.
- 9/8/2026
More flights delayed after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch
Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
- 9/9/2026
US to ban imports of some Canadian alcohol, dairy goods and motorbikes
It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.
- 9/9/2026
Sapporo to move some beer production from Canada to US after tariffs
The Japanese brewer plans to shift non-alcoholic beer brewing to the US from Canada as tariffs bite
- 9/8/2026
Borrowers expecting mortgage rates to drop have hopes dashed
Major lenders have raised rates on new deals in recent days, leaving many borrowers needing to make a decision.
- 9/8/2026
AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, claims boss of UK chip giant
Arm Holding's chief executive Rene Haas says artificial intelligence will find a solution to the disease.
- 9/8/2026
UK's third-biggest taxpayer to leave for Greece
Chris Rokos plans to open an office in Athens, reports say, and was ranked third in the Sunday Times's list of the UK's top taxpayers.
- 9/8/2026
Argentina to file criminal case against oil company operating in Falklands
The move comes days after President Javier Milei stepped up Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falklands.
- 9/8/2026
Carney says US trade war 'will come at a cost' as Canada strikes back on tariffs
Canada's levies - as high as 50% - will apply to nearly $20bn of US products, from steel to T-shirts.
- 9/8/2026
The firms turning recruitment into X Factor-style competitions
Applicants have to pitch their ideas on stage in front of a panel of judges and an audience. But is this exciting or unfair?
- 9/8/2026
Scammers demand ransoms from Instagram users over fake copyright claims
Users say they are losing money or risk having their accounts suspended because Meta struggles to identify scammers.
- 9/8/2026
What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans
Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will change now?
- 9/8/2026
'JLR job cuts a cause for uncertainty and worry'
Experts say they worry it could limit the company's ability to innovate in the future.
- 9/8/2026
Trump threatens to stop sale of Canadian Bombardier jets in US
The threat against one of Canada's largest companies comes amid an escalating trade war between the two neighbours.
- 9/8/2026
Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment
The funding will be used to build two more launchpads.
- 9/8/2026
Next wins key appeal to overturn £30m equal pay ruling
A judge ruled Next can pay warehouse workers more because it is harder to recruit and retain them.
- 9/7/2026
Faisal Islam: Chancellor's attempts to boost vibes may limit tax rises
The new leadership is trying to maintain both confidence and the promotion of economic animal spirits.
- 9/7/2026
Why the 'Temu Range Rover' is such a threat to Jaguar Land Rover
Job cuts come as JLR faces falling sales and intense Chinese competition while trying to switch to electric vehicles.
- 9/7/2026
Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?
- 9/5/2026
'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work
The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.
- 9/8/2026
From 'dog fruit' to darling: India's avocado boom
Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.
- 9/4/2026
Prosecco, cakes and beauty products - how to get birthday freebies and why there's a catch
Cake, coffee, make-up and burgers are just some of the free things you can get on your birthday.
- 9/4/2026
Why wait? Business grads buying firms to install themselves as CEO
Impatient to be the boss of an established company they are borrowing money to fund their purchases.
- 9/2/2026
'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites
So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it
- 8/30/2026
Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.
- 8/27/2026
How Dolly Parton's business savvy helped her succeed far beyond the charts
While country music and films brought her fame, her entrepreneurial zeal brought her fortune.
- 8/26/2026
Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal
After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.
- 8/25/2026
'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips
Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.
- 8/24/2026
Drought leaves 'barely any apples' to make cider
Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.
- 8/25/2026
How landscape gardening is being electrified
The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like.
- 8/20/2026
What are my rights if my flight is cancelled or delayed?
Flights are cancelled owing to air traffic control problems, so what are your rights if you're affected?
- 9/9/2026
'We were target of sinister heating oil theft and want to warn others'
A charity is warning about the risk of home heating oil thefts after falling victim to the crime.
- 9/9/2026
I'm 27 and I've already written my will - here's why
For many young people making a will may not seem necessary, but here's why you shouldn't put it off.
- 9/8/2026
Borrowers expecting mortgage rates to drop have hopes dashed
Major lenders have raised rates on new deals in recent days, leaving many borrowers needing to make a decision.
- 9/8/2026
Food price cap plans giving farmer 'sleepless nights'
East Lothian farmer Jamie Wyllie says he's worried costs will get passed down the line to the food producers.
- 9/8/2026
Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
- 9/5/2026
Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?
- 7/22/2026
Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older
- 6/30/2026
The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.
- 6/10/2026
How the High Street became a window on our political instability
High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?
- 6/7/2026
Why a famous Montreal sandwich shop has been forced to swap its soda
Schwartz’s, one of Montreal’s most famous delis, has changed suppliers for its black cherry soda.
- 9/6/2026
How much can Canada fight back in its trade war with the US?
The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn't be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade fight.
- 9/5/2026
1986: Manchester's second-hand fashion mecca
Designer Jeff Banks visited Affleck’s Palace, an indoor emporium selling vintage clothing.
- 9/4/2026
.Gov Careers
Measuring Visibility When People Stop Clicking Through
Marketing reporting has always leaned on one convenient fact: a visit is easy to count. Someone arrives, the analytics records it, and the number goes in the report. Everything downstream, from attribution to budget allocation, rests on that. That foundation is eroding. More questions are being answered before anyone reaches a website, in generated summaries […]
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- 9/8/2026
When Does Outsourcing HR Make Sense for a Growing SME?
The increase in scale opens up new opportunities for SMEs but also brings people-management tasks that soon become more complicated. Where a business used to employ just a few individuals, it may now have to manage teams, managers, various work arrangements and employment-related concerns. Recruiting becomes more frequent. Absences require more attention. There is a […]
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- 8/28/2026
Making Your Mark as a Successful Teaching Assistant
It takes a massive team effort to keep a school environment focused, supportive, and productive, and right at the heart of that team are the teaching assistants. Support staff help hold schools together, bridging the gap between a busy teacher’s lesson plan and a pupil who just needs that extra bit of reassurance or guidance. […]
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- 8/24/2026
Are Virtual Internships Worth It? 5 Things That Surprised Recent Graduates
The landscape of early-career work has experienced a massive shift. Not too long ago, securing a meaningful internship meant wearing uncomfortable corporate clothes, enduring a crowded morning train ride, and spending your day in a physical office cubicle. For generations, this face-to-face routine was considered the only valid way to build a professional network and […]
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- 8/21/2026
How to Answer “What Are Your Salary Expectations?” Without Underselling Yourself
Candidates prepare for everything else. The competency examples get rehearsed until they’re smooth, somebody has read the last annual report. Then a recruiter asks what salary they’re after and out comes whatever number surfaces first, which is nearly always their current salary with a bit added on. That number describes your employment history. It says […]
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- 8/17/2026
What to Do When Your Mind Goes Blank in a Virtual Interview
You have prepared your examples, researched the company and rehearsed the questions you expect to hear. Then the interview starts, you are asked something you did not anticipate, and suddenly your mind goes completely blank. It happens to good candidates more often than you might think. The problem is not always a lack of preparation. […]
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- 8/10/2026
How to Navigate the Admissions Landscape for Specialized Postgraduate Sports Degrees
Specialized postgraduate programs in sports management and football business are not closing the door on passionate fans, nor are they looking for analysts who would lose to a Magic 8-Ball in fantasy football. They’re looking for future leaders, and the admissions process reflects that. And potential applicants who meet with the sort of panel we […]
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- 8/3/2026
From Coursework to Cover Letter: Turning Academic Writing Skills Into Interview Wins
Students often see their academic work and their job hunt as two entirely separate worlds. Essays and exams belong to university; CVs, cover letters, and interviews belong to the career that comes after. But this is a missed opportunity. The writing skills you develop through coursework are precisely the skills that win job applications and […]
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- 7/29/2026
5 Best Drug Testing Kits UK Businesses Rely On for Workplace Compliance in 2026
Workplace drug testing has moved past simple compliance checkbox thinking. UK employers face genuine legal risk if an impaired staff member causes injury or damage, and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 demands clear duty of care across every organisation. The right kit doesn’t just return a number; it builds a defensible paper […]
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- 7/20/2026
Is Hot Desk Coworking Space UK a Better Choice Than a Dedicated Desk?
Choosing between a hot desk and a dedicated desk is one of those decisions that seems minor until it isn’t. Get it wrong and you’re either paying for space you don’t use or scrambling each morning to find a seat that lets you get on with your work. The real question, “is hot desk coworking […]
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- 7/17/2026
UK Recruiter Feed
Recruitment Smarts #1240
From the Editor Recruitment Agency Expo is now inviting speaker applications for our 2027 conference. Each year, thousands of recruitment business owners, directors, leaders and managers come together to explore new ideas, share experiences and discover what’s next for the industry. We’re looking for speakers with real-world experience, practical insight, fresh thinking and stories that […]
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- 9/9/2026
The Recruitment Rule I’d Break: “Winning New Clients is the Biggest Driver of Growth.”
This post by Vince Seddon of Simplicity in Business is part of our blog series, “The Recruitment Rule I’d Break”. If there’s one recruitment rule, I’d challenge, it’s the belief that winning more clients is the biggest driver of growth. After more than two decades working alongside recruitment businesses, I’ve seen countless agencies achieve record […]
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- 9/8/2026
Right to Work on 1 October: What 57 Agencies Told Us, and What to do With the Weeks Left
Jack Roberts surveyed 57 UK recruitment and compliance leaders in August. The gap he found runs along firm size, and the firms that closed it did so years ago for reasons that had nothing to do with the Home Office. On 1 October the right to work regime changes shape. Until now the duty to […]
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- 9/7/2026
The Recruitment Rule I’d Break: Stop Rewarding Call Volume
This post by Farid El Machaoud at Wiggli is part of our blog series, “The Recruitment Rule I’d Break”. If there is one rule I would break, it is measuring a recruiter’s value by how many calls they make. Every desk I have run tracked it. Dials logged. Sendouts counted. A leaderboard rewarding whoever dialled […]
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- 9/4/2026
Recruitment Smarts #1239
From the Editor September is shaping up to be awards month for the recruitment industry, with four major events taking place in just three weeks. The Global Recruiter UK Industry Awards take place on 9 September, followed by the Onrec Awards on 16 September, the Recruiter Awards on 22 September and The Contracting Awards on […]
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- 9/2/2026
The Recruitment Rule I’d Break: Speed to Submit as the Be-All-End-All Metric
This post by Tracker is part of our blog series, “The Recruitment Rule I’d Break”. Every agency I’ve ever worked with tracks it. Time to first submittal. Fastest fingers win the req. It’s treated as the ultimate scoreboard: the recruiter who gets a CV in front of the client first is doing their job right. I’ve […]
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- 9/1/2026
Recruitment Smarts #1238
From the Editor Recruitment is full of long‑standing rules, from always requesting a CV to prioritising speed, guarding salary details and measuring success by time‑to‑hire. Many of these practices once made sense, but the world of work, candidate expectations and recruiter technology have changed. It’s time the rules changed too. Throughout September, our new blog […]
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- 8/26/2026
The Recruitment Rule I’d Break: It’s Time to Challenge Recruitment’s Received Wisdom
Recruitment has no shortage of rules – written into processes and policies and many are simply accepted as “the way things are done”: always ask for a CV, never disclose the salary too soon, prioritise speed, measure success by time-to-hire, insist on a certain number of interviews – the list goes on. Many of these […]
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- 8/25/2026
Building a Contract Recruitment Business for Long-Term Success
Launching and growing a successful contract recruitment business can be one of the most rewarding opportunities in our sector. Recurring revenues, stronger client relationships and increased business value make contract recruitment an attractive proposition for both start-up agencies and established recruiters looking to diversify. But while many recruitment business owners focus on winning clients and […]
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- 8/25/2026
Switching from a Limited Company to an Umbrella: What Recruiters Need to Know
For contractors, moving from a limited company to an umbrella can look like a fairly straightforward change. The contractor stops running their own payroll, the umbrella employs them and the agency handles the rest. For recruiters, however, there is more to it than simply sending a contractor an umbrella registration link. The rules around umbrella […]
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- 8/20/2026