World
MEST Africa and Absa announce 20 semi-finalists for the MEST Africa Challenge 2025
Twenty startups have been named semi-finalists in the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, announced by MEST Africa in partnership with Absa,...
Storm Melissa heading for Caribbean islands this week
Tropical Storm Melissa has slowed to a crawl in the Caribbean, inching forward at just 2 mph, leaving forecasters with an “extremely uncertain”...
Community
Wood you believe it? Solihull care home residents team up with schoolchildren for DIY project
A care home in Solihull has joined forces with a local nursery in the run-up to International Repair Day.
Business
London employers named for minimum wage breaches
A total of 19 companies in north London have been named by the Government for failing to pay their staff the National Minimum Wage.
Investment Readiness Programmes delivers a £4.2m financial boost to West Midlands firms as VCs target the region
More than £4.2m has been successfully raised by growing firms in the West Midlands after tapping into support from the Business Growth West...
Chancellor cuts pointless admin in nearly £6bn business blitz
The Chancellor will kick off the first ever Regional Investment Summit with a blitz on business bureaucracy announcing further cuts to red tape and promising...
BTD delivers breakthrough security for the battery storage market and named one of the top three finalists in DHL Fast Forward Challenge, showcasing breakthrough freight security technology
Bloodhound Tracking Device (BTD) made it to the Top Three Finalists out of 65 entrants in the DHL Now and Next: Fast Forward Logistics Challenge, held...
MDBs heads meet to take stock of progress on joint actions and look ahead
The Heads of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Group, chaired in 2025 by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), recently met to review...
Double win for CluneTech and WeCan at the 2025 HR Leadership and Management Awards
Kilkenny-headquartered software technology group, CluneTech, is celebrating a double win at the 2025 HR Leadership & Management Awards, held last...
