Breakfast may cut child risk of lead poisoning
A study in China found that blood levels of lead were 15 per cent lower in those who did not skip breakfast.
Revolutionary new app 'dispenses music as medicine' to reduce anxiety and pain
The Hull-based health tech start-up MediMusic has created an app and a streaming device called the MediBeat that dispenses personalised playlists to reduce anxiety and pain in patients using a ‘digital drip’ to administer the most calming music.
CBI boss calls for England's mayors to have economic as well as political powers
For Yorkshire, devolution has been a long and often painful journey. While the likes of Manchester, Liverpool and the West Midlands are currently counting the votes for the second round of mayoral elections, the process in God’s Own County has been less simple.
British Airways owner continues to rack up big losses
The airline said passenger numbers in the first three months of the year were just 19.6% of levels seen in 2019, as it recorded a pre-tax loss for the period of 1.22 billion euros (£1.1 billion).
Morrisons updates its loyalty scheme so customers get immediate cash
The Bradford-based firm said the instant rewards scheme will be accompanied by a new app that will replace the need to carry a plastic card. Customers who prefer to use a physical card will still be able to use their existing one.
Warburg Pincus swoops in to take majority stake in latest PTSG growth phase
The agreement was struck with Macquarie Capital Principal Finance who acquired PTSG three years ago for £265m.
Marshalls sales leap as homeowners spend their Covid savings on sprucing up the back garden
Covid restrictions have inspired many households to improve their outdoor living space at a time when people had nothing else to spend their money on.
Northern firms start 2021 with record £315m in venture capital investment
The money was raised across 37 deals in the region, representing nine per cent of all UK deals by volume during the quarter, and 10 per cent of all UK deals value, according to KPMG’s Global Venture Pulse Survey.
Woolshops Shopping Centre in Halifax up for sale for £15.5m
Real estate advisor Savills, on behalf of LaSalle Investment Management, has brought to market Woolshops Shopping Centre.
Government has missed 'multiple opportunities' to help ExcludedUK, says Centre Think Tank
The Centre Think Tank said there had been “serious Government failings” in response to the pandemic which have resulted in some taxpayers being excluded from meaningful support through no fault of their own.
