Yearly Archives: 2017
Leillah uses Technology to Empower Black Hair Businesses
For most of her life, Leillah Sekalala struggled to find a consistently good salon for her hair and noticed that her friends had the...
£290 million boost for clean energy in Britain
Renewable energy developers will compete for £290m worth of contracts to support the growth of clean energy in Britain, as the second Contracts for...
New water choice for English businesses
The world’s biggest competitive water market officially opened on April 1st, which for the first time gives more than 1.2 million businesses, charities and...
New support to help workless families and improve children’s lives
New plans to help workless families break the cycle of disadvantage have been announced, as part of building a fairer society.
Research shows the profound...
Institute for Apprenticeships to ensure home grown-skills launched
The new Institute for Apprenticeships will start its first official working day on 3 April 2017. Independent from government, the institute, which is to...
UK’s First Podcast Festival for People of Colour to launch in August
ShoutOut Live, a podcast festival which celebrates the power of diversity and how new media has allowed people of colour in the UK to...
‘Bank of mum and dad’ helping children onto housing ladder
The proportion of first-time buyers relying on inherited wealth or loans from the ‘bank of mum and dad’ has reached a historic high and...
The movie ‘Basira in London’ breaks Box Office records in Nigeria
The movie ‘Basira in London’ by UK Nollywood Producer & Director Philippa Chiedu Abraham in its first week of showing across cinemas in Nigeriaa...
UK, EU exit plans revealed
The UK government is giving maximum legal certainty for businesses, workers and investors as the UK leaves the European Union.
The day after the Prime Minister...
City of London to become global financial centre for developing countries
International Development Secretary Priti Patel opened the London Stock Exchange on Friday 31 March 2017 and announced a new partnership which will help generate...
