Georgina Powell has joined the team as a Project and Programme Manager working on Whitbread's new-build hotel developments in London and the south of England and Neil Haskins, who started his career at Whitbread in 1987 before taking up senior roles at Gerald Eve and Merlin Entertainments, has returned to the business to drive the company's programme of hotel extensions across the UK.
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Renaissance, surreal, neon: Breasts in all their forms take centre stage in Venice Biennale show
The show reflects on a range of themes including motherhood, empowerment, sexuality, body image and illness. A major collateral exhibition at the 2024 Venice Biennale will be dedicated to the iconography and symbolism of breasts.They are a fixture of art, whether it’s a 16th-century devotional painting of the breastfeeding Virgin or a wearable breastplate from 20th-century fashion design, as … [Read More...]
If not Ursula, then who? Seven in the wings for Commission top job
The Commission chief post will be put up for grabs after the EU elections. Who might be the other options to Ursula von der Leyen? A re-appointment of Ursula von der Leyen at the helm of the EU executive seemed a matter of course, but her leadership of the EU executive has lost its lustre in the wake of the withdrawal from office of her pick for SME envoy, Markus Pieper, and following some … [Read More...]
Can AI unlock the secrets of the deep sea and help us make better decisions?
In this episode, we will discuss the Digital Twin of the Ocean. We explore the goals of this EU initiative and examine how it can aid in combating plastic pollution, saving endangered species like marine turtles, and protecting our harbours from meteotsunamis. Imagine if policymakers, businesses, and society had access to a virtual twin copy of our oceans to explore? This AI tool could … [Read More...]
'Perhaps the future of the world then was to women?' – Parade's End turns 100
Despite its vintage, Ford Madox Ford’s bewildering, beguiling beast of a novel deserves all the readers it can get when it turns 100 this April. If the centenary is an appropriate anniversary for assessing a book’s staying power, then it’s probably about time to acknowledge that Graham Greene was wrong. The "Brighton Rock" author made the rookie mistake of trying to look through the mists … [Read More...]
Ruling conservatives win Croatia election – but there's a catch
The Croatian Democratic Union won parliamentary elections on Wednesday, however they will need support from the far right to stay in power. Croatia's governing conservatives won a sharply competitive election on Wednesday, according to the official vote count. The ruling right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) defeated a centrist left-wing alliance informally led by populist … [Read More...]
As France slashes its culture budget, how do other European countries compare?
Euronews Culture takes a look at how the prospected budget cuts to France's culture sector line up with the UK and other European nations. Earlier this year, President Emmanuel Macron brought in huge budget cuts to curb France’s exorbitant spending. In February, €10 billion in cuts were announced, in addition to a €16 billion drop in spending that the 2024 budget had already accounted … [Read More...]
How will the next European Parliament work differently?
New ‘super’ committees, more inquiry powers over Commissioners, and attempts to avoid apparently deserted meetings are novel features planned for the next Parliament. MEPs spent the past 10 months tweaking and upgrading their own rules of procedure – a process initiated by Parliament president Roberta Metsola.The scope of the reform was to address longstanding problems, such as diminished … [Read More...]
How can businesses spend smarter in the new tax year?
Forward-thinking businesses can leverage a variety of artificial intelligence tools in the new tax year to save costs, as well as make more provisions for unexpected expenses. The 2023-2024 financial and tax year has just ended, with several businesses and investors still recovering from the flurry of wrapping up pending year-end tasks, using up individual savings accounts (ISA) allowances and … [Read More...]
Latest news bulletin | April 18th – Morning
Top News Stories Today Updated: 18/04/2024 - 07:11 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. ...More Source: euronews.com … [Read More...]
Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame?
Rising temperatures across Spain are thought to be responsible for growing numbers of insecticide-resistant Germanic cockroaches. Climate change could be causing a concerning uptick in the number of cockroach infestations in Spain - as well as alterations to their genetic makeup.So far this year, Spanish authorities have reported a significant rise in infestations - up by 33 per cent compared … [Read More...]