Employers’ National Insurance Contributions have soared by £28bn in a single year, £4bn above the Government’s own forecast, triggering redundancies in hospitality and retail and slowing hiring across the UK private sector. Read more: Employers hit with £28bn National Insurance Shock as rate rise bites harder than treasury forecast
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McDonald’s UK unveils the country’s largest in-person paid work experience programme, offering 2,500 placements to combat record youth unemployment and the rising NEET crisis. Read more: McDonald’s bets on Britain’s youth with UK’s biggest paid work experience scheme
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The Peter Jones Foundation and FRP relaunch the UK’s National Entrepreneur of the Year competition for 2026, offering young founders grants, mentorship and national exposure. Read more: Peter Jones Foundation and FRP relaunch national entrepreneur of the year competition for 2026
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UK employers will receive £3,000 grants to hire unemployed 18–24 year-olds under new government plans to tackle rising youth unemployment affecting nearly one million young people. Read more: Government offers £3,000 incentive for firms to hire unemployed young people
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DIPW succeeded in reaching over 102,000 participants, with the majority being youth Dubai, UAE, 24 December 2025- The Dubai International Program for Writing (DIPW), a flagship initiative of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), expanded its intellectual presence and impact in 2025, both locally and globally. DIPW accomplished noteworthy milestones in 2025 that bolster its rich history, empower young talents, and nurture a new and inspiring generation of Arab writers and literary creators. Launched in 2013, DIPW supports Emirati and Arab authors while driving intellectual and literary movements across the regio
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Dubai, UAE, 28th November 2025 – DIFC and Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), have unveiled The Space in Between, a powerful new sculpture that stands as a symbol of transformation, potential, and collective action. Created by acclaimed UAE-based artists and architects Sawsan and Bahar Al Bahar, represented by Firetti Contemporary gallery in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, the artwork marks a significant milestone in DIFC’s Sculpting Futures initiative. Sculpting Futures was launched earlier in the year in partnership with Dubai Cares to support the UAE-based global philanthropic organization’s global effor
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