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Should more be done to tackle ghost jobs?
Posted onMegan LawtonBusiness reporter AFP via Getty Images One UK study found that 34% of advertised vacancies didn’t really exist The phrase “ghost jobs” might sound like something from Halloween, but it refers to the practice of employers advertising vacancies that don’t exist. In some cases the positions may have already been filled, but in others…
New types of engineered wood are ready for building sites
Posted onChris Baraniuk Technology Reporter InventWood Inventwood’s timber is treated to become super-strong Could your house take a bullet for you? Clad it with a new type of modified wood, and it might, says Alex Lau, co-founder and executive chairman of InventWood. The US-based company has developed Superwood – a modified wood it claims is stronger…
Low-income households to get help with heating fuel prices
Posted on“I’ve had to turn my heating off already, I’ve put more blankets on the bed to try and keep the girls and myself warm, I’ve put jumpers on, I’ve made sure we don’t use as much hot water as that drains your oil quite substantially, so I’m boiling the kettle more, but that uses more…
Northern Powerhouse Rail plans delayed again
Posted onFaisal IslamEconomics editor Getty Images Plans to extend high-speed rail across the north of England have been delayed further and will not now be announced by the prime minister at the Labour Party conference next week. The BBC understands concerns over the long-term costs of the line earmarked between Liverpool and Manchester have pushed back…
UK drug price rises ‘necessary’, says Lord Patrick Vallance
Posted onThe price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop a wave of pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said. His comments follow several recent announcements from some of the world’s largest drug companies either pausing or scrapping UK projects. Critics in the sector say low prices for…
JLR factory production lines resuming hailed as ‘significant moment’
Posted onRange Rover production lines in Solihull have resumed, according to car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). About 1,000 employees also started work in the car maker’s Wolverhampton engine plant on Wednesday, it said, marking a “significant moment” on its journey back to full vehicle production. The company revealed on Monday it had suffered a sharp…
