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FTSE 100 firms called upon to commit to a minimum of 1% spend with ethnic minority businesses
When it comes to addressing the socio-economic issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement, non-profit organisation Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) is leading the way. MSDUK champions supplier diversity and inclusion of ethnic minority...2020-07-06 1246 0 -
Grants to help Small UK Mosques across UK
A new Jummah Grants fund is launching this week grants of between £250 and £1,000 each week for small mosques based in the UK with an annual turnover of under £250,000 who are struggling during...2020-07-04 1770 0 -
Jailed drug dealer ordered to pay back £146,000 in ill-gotten gains
A prominent drug dealer we helped put behind bars last year is now significantly poorer after we stripped him of his ill-gotten gains. Mohammed Osman was given a 15-year jail term in September for drug dealing....2020-07-02 1610 0 -
Besblock MD says keeping Britain building is vital
Stimulating the house building market and getting Britain building is vital to keeping the construction industry moving beyond the completion of current projects, says the managing director of leading concrete manufacturer, Besblock. Andrew Huxley, MD of...2020-07-02 1220 0 -
Surprise Inheritance payday: Adults in Birmingham set to receive 44% more than expected
Parents in Birmingham intend to pass on around £122,000 – 44% more than adults say they expect This significant transfer of wealth is rarely communicated risking bigger inheritance tax bills Almost a third (30%) have...2020-07-01 1034 0 -
Skipping Sikh recognised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson with the Points of Light Award
Rajinder Singh, aged 73, from Slough, known as the ‘Skipping Sikh’, has been recognised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson with the Points of Light award. During the lockdown Rajinder has been filming exercise videos in his...2020-06-30 1424 0 -
The Museum of London collects shared experiences of Ramadan in lockdown as part of Collecting COVID project
In April, the Museum of London announced that it was seeking to collect both objects and first-hand experiences to reflect Londoners’ lives during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, as part of the wider Collecting...2020-06-29 1291 0 -
Coronavirus: Test & Trace explained
The NHS Test and Trace system is now up and running and anyone across the UK who shows symptoms of coronavirus can now get a free test to see if they have coronavirus. The Test &...2020-06-23 1703 0 -
Three fifths of women have scaled down purchases during the Covid-19 Pandemic
New research by Oxfam has found that half of 90 women polled scaled down their fashion purchasing habits during lockdown.  The survey of British women aged 18 to 55 revealed more than one in three didn’t buy any clothes in lockdown. This means almost 6 million1 shoppers stopped spending on fashion altogether, choosing instead to explore their existing wardrobes.  ...2020-06-22 1264 0 -
Normal, not new: institutional racism in the UK
Against a backdrop where the world is battling a disease that can leave people unable to breathe, the brutal murder of George Floyd has galvanised the Black Lives Matter movement – forcing many countries to turn...2020-06-20 2340 0
