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Where are all of the UK’s Free ATMs going?
Business1 May 2019

Where are all of the UK’s Free ATMs going?

A recent study by Which? has discovered that there looks set to be huge changes in the UK Cash Machine market. At the start of the year there were about 52,000 free ATMs in the UK, already in 2019 over 1700 of these have started to charge for withdra...

Are dental implants the future?
Business23 April 2019

Are dental implants the future?

Even if you have the best oral hygiene routine, and there is still a chance that you could lose one or more of your teeth during your lifetime. Why Dental Implants? Developments in the dental care industry have been booming with new advanced techniqu...

How Japan is tackling their population crisis
Business23 April 2019

How Japan is tackling their population crisis

In recent years Japan has been hit with a social and economic crisis. With an ageing population, deflation and a huge level of national debt. One of the major areas that has been hit by these issues is the unskilled labour force. In industries such a...

The Collapse and Rebirth of WOW Air
Business10 April 2019

The Collapse and Rebirth of WOW Air

The Low-cost Icelandic airline WOW Air announced that they were shutting down and cancelled all flights on March 28 2019, leaving 4,000 passengers stranded. The low-cost carrier advised all of its passengers to find available flights with alternative...

eToro, the future of online trading?
Business26 February 2019

eToro, the future of online trading?

Founded in 2006 by brothers Yoni Assia and Ronen Assia together with David Ring, eToro has grown to become the world’s leading social trading platform. Social trading platforms are a mixture of traditional brokerage and social media websites. For peo...

Wi-Fi 6, The next big thing?
Business20 February 2019

Wi-Fi 6, The next big thing?

What Wi-Fi version do you currently carry? Many people won’t be able to answer this question as very few people care to remember a long 808 number that identifies their Wi-Fi system. The start of 2019 has not only seen the introduction of a new Wi-Fi...

Google Hit With Record Breaking €50 Million Fine
Business30 January 2019

Google Hit With Record Breaking €50 Million Fine

Following in the wake of the GDPR announcement in May 2018, 2019 has started with some of the world’s largest companies being innvestigated for breaches in the new regulation. As part of the General Data Protection Regulation, customers had the right...

Uber Go After Deliveroo in Pursuit of a Merger Deal
Business28 November 2018

Uber Go After Deliveroo in Pursuit of a Merger Deal

Uber have announced their interest in the takeaway market, and in particular their interest in Deliveroo. Deliveroo currently operates within 290 cities around the world, bringing in a total annual revenue of around $6 billion. With competitors such ...

Facebook Board Call for Zuckerberg to Step Down
Business16 November 2018

Facebook Board Call for Zuckerberg to Step Down

Mark Zuckerberg is currently Facebook’s chairman and CEO; however, the board are beginning to doubt Zuckerberg’s ability to maintain both roles and instead appoint a new director of the board. These demands come very soon after a continuation of scru...

Amazon Surprises with Locations of HQ2
Business14 November 2018

Amazon Surprises with Locations of HQ2

Back in September 2017, Amazon ‘kicked off a continent-wide competition by announcing a search for a second headquarters’. It’s now 14 months later and Amazon have a winner, well actually 2 winners. They have announced that they will build two new co...

Depop: Changing the Online Fashion Industry
Business21 October 2018

Depop: Changing the Online Fashion Industry

Caitlin Young is one of millions of teenagers and 20-somethings who are shaking up the fashion industry by digging out their parents’ cast-offs, raiding charity shops and scanning boot sales to build mini businesses online. Young picks up 1990s and “...

Vintage Fashion Resurgence Boosts Dr Martens Profit
Business16 October 2018

Vintage Fashion Resurgence Boosts Dr Martens Profit

Profits at Dr Martens have increased by a third as the Northamptonshire-based boot brand got a kick from a 90s fashion revival. The rise was led by a surge in demand across Europe, where the company opened 16 new stores, taking its total worldwide to...

Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15
Business3 October 2018

Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15

Amazon employees jump for joy when they hear the news that their minimum wage will rise up to $15 an hour beginning from the start of November. Amazon just signalled that it's preparing for retail's so-called "war for talent." While CEO Jeff Bezos im...