Father and son deny their parts in Derbyshire murder
A man died of stab wounds
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The scene of the incident in March
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A 24-year-old has appeared in court to deny killing a man in Derbyshire.
Wearing a grey T-shirt and jeans, Bradley Ward pleaded not guilty to murder when he appeared over a video link from HMP Nottingham for the short hearing.
Content Guru Unveils New Partnership with Wavenet, Announces Major Joint Win
Europe s leader in cloud contact centre technology, Content Guru, today announced its exciting new partnership with prominent British managed-services provider, Wavenet. The move is part of Content Guru s ongoing strategy of integrating with high-value partners in key markets.
Content Guru and Wavenet s new alliance is built upon a shared mission to deliver outstanding and transformational communications technology to organisations across the UK. With over 15 years experience in delivering Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) to organisations in every sector, from healthcare to finance, Content Guru is expanding its worldwide operations to meet fast-growing demand for cloud-based omnichannel customer engagement and experience solutions.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: Keep the conversation going
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: Keep the conversation going
For Mental Health Awareness Week 20021, Business Reporter talked to a number of leading experts to get their insights.
Lockdowns, remote working, mounting economic uncertainty and fear of the virus: the events of the past year have had a far-reaching impact on our mental health as a nation. Even the easing of restrictions has become worry-inducing for many after a year of isolation.
However, whilst compounding pressures have left many struggling, they have also importantly pushed the topic of mental health to the forefront, encouraging organisations to reflect on if they are doing enough to support employees. As things slowly return to (new) normal, it is paramount that these conversations continue – and Mental Health Awareness Week provides the perfect opportunity to do just that.
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th May 2021 11:32 am
What do you make of Standard Life Aberdeen’s planned name change to Abrdn? It is fair to say it has attracted more than its fair share of ridicule.
The day it was unveiled, I made my own minor contribution to that mockery on Twitter, describing it as an example of texting by illiterate teenagers before autocorrect was introduced.
Others have been even less kind, comparing the new name to Grindr, the gay and transgender online dating app; Tumblr, the microblogging website; or Scribd, the e-book subscription service.
But I now want to try to approach the discussion from a vaguely mature perspective.
Writer’s Notebook Poetry Where Nonfiction Fails
Not long ago, I flew to Chicago with a list of phone numbers, an interview itinerary with several social workers, ER doctors, and victims of gun violence, and a book project that was already unraveling, although I didn’t know that yet.
[Matt Donovan, photo by Brandan Sodor]
More than a year into writing a journalistic exploration of guns in America, I had an agent, deadlines, punchy chapter subtitles, and a two-sentence handwritten mantra pinned above my desk:
Figure it out. Get to work.
Given the structure and premise of my planned book, “getting to work” often meant jetting off to different locations to ask a single pre-determined question about guns. A few weeks prior to arriving in Chicago, I’d traveled to Cody, Wyoming, to speak with teachers, parents, and the town’s sheriff about a new proposal to arm public school staff. Soon, I’d be spending the entire day with a ballistic detective in Cleveland. And my misg