Workers at the historic city institution Lloyd's of London have been banned from drinking during the day after around half of disciplinary cases were found to relate to alcohol.more
Employment in the construction industry grew by its fastest rate in 13 years last month fuelled by new building projects, according to official figures. The Ulster Bank construction purchasing managers' index, a seasonally adjusted snapshot designed to track changes, recorded a continued rise in activity across the construction sector in January.
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Variety, the platitude goes, is the spice of life. When it comes to lunch, however, millions of Britons are choosing bland and repetitive instead. More than three quarters of office workers have eaten the same midday meal for the past nine months, a study has found. One in six has chosen to repeat the same sandwich or salad for at least two years.more