News Copy – By Astrid Hall Nearly half of work trips are more pleasure than business, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found while many employees will claim the trips are ‘all work and no play’, the opposite is often true. It also emerged almost nine out of 10 workers who get the opportunity to travel …

News Copy – By Emma Elsworthy The summer holidays will cost hard-up parents of teens more than £600 per child, according to research. A poll of 1,000 parents of 16-17 year olds found entertainment for just one week during the summer holidays will cost an average of £103.11 per child. Added up over the standard six weeks of summer holiday, …

– By Astrid Hall Harlie Haycox has become one of Britain’s youngest entrepreneurs after launching a restaurant – at the age of 11. The super smart schoolgirl came up with everything from the menu to the décor, the branding and the music after being inspired to start-up Harlie’s Diner by her serial entrepreneur and investor dad, Matt Haycox. …

  One in three Brits are so stressed at work they have checked their emails in the middle of the night, a study has found. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults found 79 per cent struggle to switch off at bedtime and leave the stress of work and their daily life behind them. Six in 10 even said they often …

Chinese investment in Africa could be accelerating debt on the continent and creating economies which are “entirely dependent on China”, according to financial experts. Some $86 billion in loans have been issued by China between 2000 and 2014 to finance over 3,000 infrastructure projects in Africa. But as leaders gather in Beijing for China’s Belt and Road Summit …

Arriving late, wearing inappropriate clothes – and bumping a colleague’s vehicle in the car park are among the biggest blunders made by employees on their first day at work, a study has found. A poll of almost 3,000 workers revealed almost half have made a bad first impression after having a terrible or humiliating start to a new …

– By Gemma Francis More than four in 10 Brits admit they struggle to make ends meet financially, a study has found. The shocking findings, from a survey of 2,000 UK adults, revealed 43 per cent are short of the cash they need to pay the bills an average of seven months each year. But one quarter said …

By Astrid Hall Maintaining a social life, taking time off for holidays and dating are among the hardest things about starting your own business, a study found. Establishing your business in the marketplace, working weekends and believing in yourself also appeared among the challenges when finally making the decision to ‘go out on your own’. The fear of …

– by Grant Bailey Fewer than one in 10 Brits have landed the job they dreamed of as a child, a study has revealed. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults about their long-term aspirations also found slightly more than one in 10 have worked in their perfect job – but don’t any longer. Another seven in 10 believe you …

– by Grant Bailey Fewer than one in 10 Brits have landed the job they dreamed of as a child, a study has revealed. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults about their long-term aspirations also found slightly more than one in 10 have worked in their perfect job – but don’t any longer. Another seven in 10 believe you …