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The best small cruise ships to explore the wilds of Scotland Holidays at sea look set to return this summer, and there are many Scottish gems to explore – heres what to book now The view from Ullapool Hill, on the western coast of Scotland Credit: GETTY Going ‘over the sea to Skye’ has improved a great deal since the days of Bonnie Prince Charlie. It is just one of the Scottish islands served by a flotilla of cruise boats – none carrying more than 12 passengers – whose crew will pampe...

Uniphore Unveils Technologies to Strengthen Both Agent and Customer Experiences in the Contact Center New RPA and Agent Security Solutions Set a New Standard for Customer Service Amid Era of Remote Work and High Customer Expectation PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021—Uniphore, an early leader in Conversational Service Automation (CSA), today announced the addition of its new U-Trust portfolio and U-Assist Assurance solution to its portfolio. With these new solutions, Uniphore customers will be ...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Uniphore Acquires Emotion Research Lab and Adds Video AI Capabilities to Its Innovation Portfolio January 21, 2021 GMT SINGAPORE & PALO ALTO, Calif. & VALENCIA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 21, 2021-- Uniphore, an early leader in Conversational Service Automation (CSA), today announced the acquisition of Emotion Research Lab, a cutting-edge video and emotion AI company. Emotion Research Lab is a leading...

Congress restarted the popular Paycheck Protection Program in the latest round of coronavirus aid legislation passed late last December, and many local banks are preparing for their next round of applicants. The program was first established with the CARES Act in March 2020, and ultimately made up to $522 billion in forgivable loans available, to be distributed to small and medium-sized businesses nationwide. The loans were to be used to cover payroll costs and a limited set of other business-r...

Boston council buys into public services firm with East Lindsey and South Holland The council would have a 24% stake The three councils would be part of the same company. Boston Borough Council will become a shareholder in a 10-year-old public services partnership company between East Lindsey and South Holland District Councils in a bid to save nearly £350,000. All three authorities will hold meetings next week to agree to Boston receiving 240 shares (24%) in the 10-year-old company the Public...

2020: The year of disgrace for these Lincolnshire councillors Councillors on the naughty list Several elected councillors across Lincolnshire have found themselves on the naughty list in 2020. Local authority members have a duty to behave themselves while in office, and if they breach the rules, then it is right they should be investigated. Sometimes this leads to a suspension, others purely an apology. Here are some of this year’s notable blunders. Giles McNeill – West Lindsey District Co...

District deputy leader forced to apologise over planning slur Councillor in the naughty corner Councillor Paul Howitt-Cowan. The deputy leader of West Lindsey District Council who told residents to spy on a house builder because he “might try to be naughty” has been told to apologise and had access to council officers restricted. Conservative Councillor Paul Howitt-Cowan was investigated by senior officers and an independent person after he told Hemswell Parish Council that he feared Alan M...

Councillor David Brown (centre) stepped down from his cabinet role earlier today, but Councillors Neill John Hastie (left) and Peter Watson (right) say that did not go far enough. Opposition councillors at Boston Borough Council say the resignation of a cabinet member after he was driving while attending a virtual meeting “does not go far enough”. Bostonian Independent councillors Neill John Hastie and Peter Watson both believe Conservative Councillor David Brown should “bow out of the co...

Councillor driving during online meeting still under investigation Councillor Brown checks the video feed several times while his vehicle appears to still be moving. A Boston councillor caught driving while attending a virtual meeting has not been arrested, charged or summonsed to court more than two weeks later. The meeting was live-streamed and the video in full later appeared on the council’s YouTube channel. In the footage, the vehicle Councillor Brown is sat in is clearly moving. Counci...

Chief executive of East Lindsey District Council, and now Boston Borough Council, Rob Barlow. The newly-shared chief executive of Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey District Council has apologised following complaints over “enormously sexist and misogynistic” posts he shared on social media. East Lindsey’s chief executive Rob Barlow took over from Boston’s former chief executive Phil Drury under a new alliance hoped to save millions. However, former Boston Borough Councillor Helen ...