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Appearing on the Leaders Council Podcast, award-winning author and preventative medicine expert, Dr Paul Jenkins, talks about how in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, preventative healthcare is being held in higher regard.

In a heated PMQs session on Wednesday, a defiant Boris Johnson continued to resist calls to stand down, after one of his Conservative MPs defected to Labour and former cabinet minister David Davis joined the growing list of voices calling for his departure.

In an article which originally appeared on LinkedIn, Charlotte Wiseman looks back on 2021 and discusses the ‘wins and learnings’ her organisation has enjoyed and how she has seen many organisations change their approach to mental health and wellbeing in the wake of the pandemic.

Speaking on The Leaders Council Podcast, Anatomap founder Simon Franc reflected on the 2021 launch of the new Injury Capture app, which he hopes will help empower victims of abuse, sexual assault and violent crime all over the world by aiding the ability of victims and their associates to record and report it.

Meiko UK’s managing director, Paul Anderson, recently joined host Joshua Jackson on the Leaders Council Podcast series.

While the UK government has addressed a tax loophole which has seen property owners claim second properties are holiday lets, a Conservative MP has said that there is still “much more to do” to ensure those making unfair use of the tax break pay their fair share.

Writing for The Leaders Council, Alastair Kerr from London-based property sales and lettings company, Acre Properties (1988) Ltd, reflects on the introduction of ultra-low fixed-rate products that are helping first time buyers, and how Stamp Duty could be reformed to bring added benefit for those looking to get onto the property ladder.

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has moved to distance the government from speculation that it is moving to protect the prime minister by bringing in populist policies as a diversionary tactic.

Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has said the next announcement about the BBC licence fee will be the last, in the wake of reports that the government will freeze the fee over the next two years.

JK Tech, has announced a strategic partnership with Progress to help enterprises across industries in the United Kingdom redesign and innovate their businesses to meet their digital transformation goals.

Writing on the DRP Group blog, CEO Dale Parmenter anticipates a downturn in the events industry and highlights what this will mean for suppliers and clients.

Following The General Teaching Council for Scotland’s [GTC Scotland] response to the Muir Review, Dr Pauline Stephen, Chief Executive and Registrar, re-emphasises the need for clarity and coherence in the Scottish education system.

The International Association of Bookkeepers [IAB] has reported that half of small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] in the UK will raise their prices in 2022 because of supply chain disruption.

Bedfordshire’s independently owned bus company, Grant Palmer Limited, has invested over £250,000 in two brand new buses.