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EAST COAST FRANCHISE RETURNED TO STATE CONTROL The East Coast Rail Line is to be taken back under state control, due to Franchise Covenant breaches within the Franchise between Stage Coach and Virgin Group.   The announcement marks the 3rd time private companies have walked away from East Coast Franchise in just over a decade.   Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, said ...

SKILLS SHORTAGE DUE TO VISA DENIALS Up to 3,500 skilled scientists, engineers, health and technology specialists from outside the EU were denied UK employment visas between December and March, as government immigration restrictions intensified. This is a result of a cap on the number of “tier 2” visas granted by the government having been reached. The “Commons Science and Te...

To celebrate such a birthday, here are 5 facts about Land Rover which will leave you wanting to sell your car and jump on AutoTrader to find your perfect Landy:   1. Land Rovers have been around 30 years longer than their company has. Land Rovers have been built since 1948 when they became the second oldest four-wheel drive vehicles in automotive history after Jeeps. Back th...

Tesla Motors has announced that it will now sell versions of its battery packs, originally designed for their high-powered cars, directly to consumers to help power their homes and also to businesses that run larger facilities.   Now; Tesla has not reinvented the wheel by any stretch of the imagination. But they have used their ingenuity to improve the performance and lifesp...

Increased Automation and Globalisation Forecast to have a Huge Impact on Jobs The rise in Automation and Robots in the work place combined with globalisation is forecast to have a huge impact on jobs and further deepen the north-south divide in the UK. The Centre for Cities think-tank new report Jan 2018, has analysed the likely combined impact of Automation and Globalisatio...

Demand for staff in the UK jobs market continues to grow. The latest jobs survey by Markit, has reported that Demand for permanent staff appointments in the UK jobs market increase increased at its fastest pace for four months in December.  In a further report the Financial Times reported that the number of people in work rose by 102,000 compared with the previous 3months br...