Blazing a trail: Five movers and shakers rethinking the travel industry
The brand with bags of potentialAn Chieh Chiang, CEO, LojelAn Chieh Chiang has spent the past decade reviving Lojel, a suitcase business that his grandfather la...
The brand with bags of potentialAn Chieh Chiang, CEO, LojelAn Chieh Chiang has spent the past decade reviving Lojel, a suitcase business that his grandfather la...
A former policeman and policewoman are using their skills to offer leadership training to North businesses. Mark Pannone and Zoe Billings set up Adapt and Evolv...
A company that uses satellite clusters to help governments keep an eye on illegal activity is opening an operation at Space Park Leicester. The UK subsidiary of...
The boss of one of the region’s most successful businesses has spoken about what it means to win a LeicestershireLive Business Award. Encouraging business leade...
Today we launch the 2022 LeicestershireLive Business Awards, celebrating the best businesses – big and small – which have their homes in our great city and coun...
Here is the regular BusinessLive round-up of movers and shakers at some of the biggest firms and organisations across our region. Browne Jacobson: Law firm Brow...
In an era where data forms the backbone of strategic planning, organizations like Kundiman, which are committed to fostering Asian American literature, often fa...
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RIIThe newest Panasonic camera has 44-megapixel resolution – it’s a full-frame sensor, meaning it’s the size of a frame of 35mm film, with ...
At their best, grocery stores are engines for neighbourhoods and platforms for smaller, honest and interesting businesses. By stocking great produce, they boost...
The smart people in property right now know that building the building isn’t enough, and that the best structures are engines of street life and commerce. This ...
In an era where data is the cornerstone of decision-making, organizations like Kundiman, which is committed to fostering Asian American literature, frequently e...
For many top ceos and brand founders, running a successful business is about more than just profit and loss. Here, savvy entrepreneurs interviewed on Monocle Ra...
There’s something ironic about standing outside Dubai’s Museum of the Future – a torus-shaped building that has come to symbolise the UAE’s commitment to innova...
Since its inception in 2018, the Igniting Innovation program has been a catalyst for young minds to explore technology and bring their creative ideas to life. I...
1.Chris TagFounder, DefyBefore founding Defy, a maker of hardwearing bags, Chris Tag was an art director for Ogilvy. “I would work for nine months on a commerci...
In alignment with our dedication to Cybersecurity Awareness Week, JPMorganChase has initiated a series of dynamic community programs designed to educate both yo...
The Birmingham office of global law firm DLA Piper has appointed a new managing partner. Noel Haywood has succeeded Trevor Ivory in the role following his three...
SET UP HERE 01Bregenzerwald, VorarlbergAiming highWhere the Western and Eastern Alps meet, you’ll find the bucolic Bregenzerwald region – where age-old craft tr...
Visitors to the Burj Khalifa are usually content with a latte at Atmosphere on the 122nd floor and a view of Dubai from the observation deck. But last week I to...
Hull solicitor Eliza Hudgell has been named as one of the country’s standout young legal talents after a year impressing with her work on major national cases. ...
1.Air India is undergoing an overhaul under Tata Group ownership. Hundreds of new aircraft are on order, including gleaming A350s with improved cabins...
Nate West, Senior Data Scientist, Asset & Wealth Management Technology My November 2022 adventure at AfroTech was a pivotal moment in building connections w...
Samsung is transforming its smart fridges into more than just storage units. Through an innovative collaboration with Instacart, the tech giant is set to introd...
Cyber attackers frequently trick users by hiding malicious software, viruses, and spyware within software that appears to be legitimate. Here are some essential...
Birmingham Law Society has appointed its latest president who has vowed to place social mobility and diversity at the heart of his tenure. Tony McDaid is chief ...
Derby solicitors JH Powell & Co have been acquired by Rotheras Solicitors. The deal was completed on October 28 and will see JH Powell & Co take on the ...
Technology: USAGood vibrationsThis NBA season, blind and low-vision basketball fans have been able to follow the action from their arena seats using a handheld ...
You would be forgiven for thinking that the bubble had burst on the airship industry. Finnish company Kelluu, however, remains loyal to the sector. Based in Joe...
At Bau, a biannual get-together in Munich for builders, architects and developers, you will find Bavarian brickies in journeyman cords, a crowd applauding a rem...
The premise of the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) is simple: to work out where the well-heeled want to go over the next 12 months. Thousands of trave...
A historic Gloucestershire law firm has appointed six new directors as part of plans to transition ownership of the business into new hands by 2026. WSP Solicit...
A couple of years ago, Tommaso Lenzi, an assistant professor at the University of Utah, picked up his phone and sent a photo to Hans Georg Näder, the owner of D...
A law firm with offices across England and Wales has put 100 jobs at risk after it announced a company-wide restructure. Simpson Millar has said the move will "...
Gregor Gregersen looks down at the bar of gold in his hands. It is a slim trapezoid of burnished, ochre-hued metal, a 12.5kg brick that gleams gently in the lig...
East Midlands Railway has warned passengers to only try and travel by rail if absolutely necessary this Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday as the UK faces the bigge...
City analysts have revealed why the "attractive" £28m acquisition of a Canadian law firm is good news for expanding counterpart DWF. The listed group, which has...
Waiting at a red light is a rather dull occasion – but not if you’re at the wheel of an Alpine A110R and it happens to be playtime for the children in a nearby ...
A family lawyer who helped lead a campaign to introduce no fault divorces in England and Wales has been honoured for his lifetime's work at the North's biggest ...
A well-known face on the Leicester legal scene says he’s excited to be back running his own business and looking forward to growing his client base in the comin...
After a decade of skepticism and mockery, AI-powered smart glasses are poised for a major comeback in 2025. Once ridiculed as a novelty, these innovative wearab...
Settling in this summer are a host of new appointments across the Humber region. From senior moves at board level, to those making their first mark in their car...
Patrick Moylett is director of Harrington’s of Fulham, a used-car dealership in west London. He has also found success selling tweed, property and condoms. Here...
As part of our commitment to Cybersecurity Awareness Week at JPMorganChase, we organized a variety of interactive community events aimed at educating both young...
Knut R HolmøyCEO, Holmøy MaritimeFounded in 1973 in Norway’s High North, seafood group Holmøy Maritime prides itself on sustainable wild fishing – and great arc...
Mipim, held in Cannes every year, is the biggest global event for property players, be they developers, venture capitalists, architects or national, state and c...
Less than 24 hours after the app temporarily went offline, TikTok has confirmed that it is resuming service in the United States, following reassurance from Pre...
Here is the latest BusinessLive round-up of appointments and promotions at firms and organisations across the East Midlands: Rutland Hall Hotel & Spa Joanne...
CES 2025 is fast approaching, and as always, one glaring omission from the lineup is Apple. The tech giant hasn’t officially attended the event since the early ...
A Birmingham law firm has expanded its presence in the North West by merging with a specialist private client practice. Anthony Collins Solicitors, which also o...
Grimsby headquartered law firm Wilkin Chapman is paying every one of its employees £1,000 extra to help overcome the “unprecedented” cost of living crisis. The ...
A firm of commercial law specialists, formerly known as Bertram Law, has a new name and new address after an investment deal. The firm which specialises in corp...
The job interview’s reputation is almost universally negative. But outside of TV sitcoms, are old-fashioned, in-person meetings with prospective employers ever ...
Cybercriminals often deceive users by embedding harmful elements such as malware, viruses, and spyware within legitimate-looking software. Here are some key tac...
Europe is often portrayed as a tech underdog, lacking a single giant firm of the calibre found in Silicon Valley. In February, during an AI summit in Paris, US ...
A sports lawyer at the Manchester office of Mills & Reeve has become the sole UK-based solicitor to be selected as a FIFA mediator. Carol Couse, who is a pa...
A Gloucestershire solicitors is launching a family law assistance drop-in clinic for women with addiction problems as part of a new partnership with Stroud char...
Greater Manchester has a new largest law firm after a merger deal was completed. Clyde & Co, which has its office in St Ann's Square, has combined with Salf...
An actor who was one of the key players in Game of Thrones gave up some of her time to help a good cause in Leicester. Bella Ramsey became famous around the wor...
Law firm Osborne Clarke has hired six interns in Bristol as part of a UK-wide campaign for companies to offer paid work experience to black graduates over five ...
Apple has agreed to a $95 million settlement to compensate users whose conversations were unintentionally recorded by Siri and potentially overheard by human co...
Wisconsinites are well accustomed to harsh winters but the deep freeze that descends upon the northern part of the Midwestern US in the first months of the year...
The bosses of an East Midlands takeaway and a timber supplier have been disqualified from directorships after falsely claiming tens of thousands of pounds of Co...
Corporate law firm Howes Percival is marking 25 years of its Leicester office with 25 events to celebrate and give back to the city. The Leicester office opened...
The Make It Happen initiative, which has been motivating youth to delve into the realm of technology and actualize their innovative concepts, has had a signific...
1.ArchitectTosin OshinowoOshinowo Studio, Lagos, Nigeria“Growing up in Lagos, I’ve seen a growing property market that is maturing and doesn’t yet use data suff...
As part of our commitment to Cybersecurity Awareness Week, JPMorganChase has launched a suite of vibrant community initiatives aimed at educating both young peo...
Why do we feel the compulsion to photograph or film everything that we deem important? Technology has amplified this impulse but what if we didn’t view the worl...
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), responsible for managing government buildings, has just announced a major nuclear energy deal. This follows a se...
Enforcement officers say they have caught two businesses selling counterfeit cigarettes for a second time in the space of a few months – with one said to operat...
The origin of sticky notes is the stuff of r&d legend. Spencer Silver was a research chemist at 3M, the Minnesota-based industrial and consumer products com...
Nicolas Berggruen is adamant that ideas have always been more attractive to him than material wealth. “I was always more interested in philosophy and politics,”...
Bristol-based law firm Lysander has made a pair of appointments as it launches two new departments. The firm is joined by ex-Shoosmiths partner Christopher Cox,...
Two Hull businesses united to provide a rapid response to ensure a major oil and gas project in the Caspian Sea could continue unhindered. Vital diving safety e...
This handbook of entrepreneurship is designed to entice you to start your own venture, question the business that you already have (or find yourself employed by...
The inception of the Fueling Creativity program in 2018 marked a pivotal moment, igniting the passion of young innovators to delve into technology and actualize...
The team at Geldards law has had a hand in supporting plans to create a £3 million heritage vehicle centre in Derby. The firm, which has offices in Cardiff, Der...
Revenue and profits jumped at a law firm, whose clients a company backed by boxing star Anthony Joshua, during its latest financial year. JMW Solicitors LLP, wh...
On the outskirts of Jakarta, at the factory of Indonesia’s largest cosmetics company, thousands of staff in mint-blue uniforms are working around the clock to k...
Here is the latest BusinessLive round-up of appointments, promotions and other people news from businesses across the wider East Midlands: Purpose Media South N...
Two of the longest established law firms in Exeter and the South West are set to merge. WBW Solicitors, founded in 1830, will merge with Crosse + Crosse, establ...
Today we publish the latest in our regular series of appointments, promotions and movers and shakers from across the region: Nelsons Nelsons has promoted eight ...
This is the last part of the BusinessLive and NottinghamshireLive Top 200 Companies 2022 ranking, before the full list, and the illustrious top 20, are announce...
More than 2,000 years ago, the Romans transformed the settlement of Hispalis, now Seville, into a centre of shipbuilding and trade. Some 90km from the Atlantic,...
A shopkeeper has been fined for selling out-of-date food and not labelling other items correctly. Nottingham City Council’s Environmental Heath team said Mohamm...
Stewart’s is a chain of 400 convenience stores across New York state, New Hampshire and Vermont that seems to appeal to everyone. It’s where contractors grab c...
Cars are everywhere in Milan during Salone del Mobile (except in the form of taxis when you need them the most). On Corso Venezia are the shops of Bentley Home ...
Researchers have come up with nine ways that Britain’s garment factory bosses can ensure they are doing the right thing when it comes to workers’ rights. Expert...
The heat is on for Europe to start taking its own defence and security more seriously, with the US signalling that it will no longer be the guarantor of peace o...
Law firm Thrings has merged with historic legal practice Okells FrancisLaw in a move it said "strengthens" its geographic reach. The deal brings Wye Valley-base...
Bristol-founded law firm Osborne Clarke has elected a new managing partner. Conrad Davies will take up the role on January 1 next year, the company announced on...
Bath-based law firm Stone King has appointed a new construction partner to the team. Sean Randall Morris, a civil engineering surveyor and chartered surveyor, h...
New York’s seafood fans and Icelandic hoteliers can both expect to feel an effect now that Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, has an international airport. Larger plane...
As 2025 unfolds, artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept—it’s here, and it’s shaping our world in ways we could never have imagined just a few...
Tesla’s production and delivery figures for 2024 have revealed a sobering reality for the electric vehicle leader. The company produced 1.77 million vehicles th...
Nate West, Senior Data Scientist, Asset & Wealth Management Technology My journey to AfroTech in November 2022 was a defining experience in my quest to connect ...
1.Gen FukushimaCEO, SanuIt’s a balmy afternoon as Gen Fukushima inspects the greenery dotted around the new headquarters of Sanu, a Tokyo-based company that pro...
An empty Victorian wool warehouse is set to be turned into 39 apartments. JYD Holdings has struck a multi-million pound deal to buy the building in Victoria Str...
Time for a reset?Who hasn’t daydreamed about beginning another life in fresher climes? You know, the reverie in which you saunter out of work and hit a ski slop...
The open source software (OSS) community gathered last week at the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Secure Open Source Software Summit in Washington, D...
Alex Wilcox once came up with a plan to beat Concorde. In 1997, as a young pilot from Vermont, Wilcox had worked his way up the ranks at Virgin Atlantic and pre...
Archana Dharni was recently appointed events director for Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), an aviation fair that takes place in Hamburg every spring.How are peopl...
Cyber attackers frequently deceive users by bundling malware, viruses, spyware, or other harmful components with genuine software. Here are some top strategies ...
Three new directors have joined the board of the community interest company (CIC) behind the Leicester Business Festival. David Nicholls, managing director of B...
Rwanda might be synonymous with some of the worst crimes in recent human history but the predominant feeling in the country today is that of an optimistic futur...
In the race to build a viable electric aircraft for commercial use, we have seen countless grand ideas but few fully realised planes. That’s why the recent unve...
The parent company of Shakespeare Martineau law firm has seen a 16 per cent rise in revenues – even before factoring in two recent mergers. The Ampa group saw t...
You can tell a lot about where a city is headed by the changes being wrought on its skyline. Dubai’s rapid rise and increased affluence is reflected in its buil...
Manchester tech disruptor Summize has secured a £5million investment deal to grow in the US. The firm which specialises in contract lifecycle management softwar...
1.Fujifilm GFX100RFThe latest release from Fujifilm builds on the classic design of its hugely popular X100VI camera. The larger, medium-format 102-megapixel se...
There have been many calls for resistance against president Donald Trump since he returned to the White House in January – but surprisingly little action. New Y...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shown prowess in areas such as coding and podcast creation, but a recent study has uncovered its limitations when it comes to t...
Morten Thuesen has a specific soundtrack for uniform fittings. Up on the fifth floor of a period apartment building just off Milan’s Corso Indipendenza, 1990s J...
Havana’s traffic might be best known for its brightly coloured classic cars – stately Chevrolets imported from the US before Cuba’s socialist revolution in 1959...
The community of open source software (OSS) enthusiasts convened at the Open Source Security Foundation's (OpenSSF) Secure Open Source Software Summit in Washin...
Grocery shopping often feels like a chore. But across the globe, smart retailers are showing that it can offer far more than just loud packaging, harsh strip li...
Law firm Simpson Jones has added two new members to its partnership. The conveyancing, wills and probate specialist, which has offices in Derby and Ashby-de-la-...
Meta recently announced the launch of a brand-new video editing application called "Edits," coinciding with the removal of ByteDance's video editing tool CapCut...
Here is the latest in our regular look at the latest significant appointments and promotions from across the East Midlands: Intoware Digitisation business Intow...
An aura of legend exists around America’s mid-century department stores. The May Company in Los Angeles, for instance, had models walk around its restaurant wea...
A national law firm has handed £1.5m out in bonuses to its staff after reporting a "strong year". Weightmans has confirmed its total income increased by 5% to £...
One of the most talked-about artworks at Singaporean boutique art fair S.E.A. Focus this year was artist Jiaqi Sheng’s lightbox piece that declared “I need to b...
The hand of Jony Ive is all around us: on our desks, in our pockets, in our palms. More than any other living designer, Apple’s former design chief has shaped a...
A 1,200-strong manufacturing business and a charity supporting more than 9,000 children gained new impetus for their wellbeing programmes after hearing first-ha...
Late last year, Gabriela Vargas was apartment hunting with her husband in Tempe, a midsized city in Arizona, when she came across a new development called Culde...
Enthusiasts of open source software (OSS) gathered at the Open Source Security Foundation's (OpenSSF) Secure Open Source Software Summit in Washington, DC, to p...
As the calendar turns to a new year, many of us set grand intentions for self-improvement – but, as history often proves, those resolutions can fizzle out befor...
Nate West, Sr. Data Scientist, Asset & Wealth Management Technology My journey to AfroTech in November 2022 was all about forging bonds with fellow Black te...
Two professional service firms are expanding in Wales with new hires and offices. National law firm Reeds Solicitors LLP has opened its second office in Wales. ...
Amidst a landscape where data serves as the foundation for strategic decisions, organizations such as Kundiman, dedicated to nurturing Asian American literature...