If you’ve been inspired by Jasmin Paris’ epic achievement of being the first female to complete the Barkley Marathons, an intense 100-mile course with 16,500 metres of elevation, Dr Paul Van Der Westhuizen, MBChB, MSc, MRCGP, doctor at home blood test provider Medichecks, and recreational endurance athlete, shares his seven top tips on getting into endurance exercise, so you can embrace your inner ultramarathon runner. Don’t go from 0 to 100 “Whether you’re returning to exercise after a break or starting a new programme, a gradual build-up is key. Don’t delve straight into the intensity and frequency you think you can do…
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INTRODUCING IBANISTA SAVVY CURRENCY SOLUTIONS FOR THE FRENCH PROPERTY MARKET Using the best of fintech to offer competitive rates and protect buyers from fluctuation Ibanista, a specialist Anglo-French content-creation-led currency broker, announces its official launch. The business offers competitive and secure international payments for private clients and ex-pats navigating the complexities of the French property market. Co-founded by entrepreneurs Benjamin Small and Maxime Guibert, Ibanista is headquartered in London UK. The business emerged from the fusion of Ben’s and Maxime’s networks in France – transforming the pair’s former rivalry into a strategic partnership. Recognising the overlap in their key clientele, and a shared ethos towards exceptional…
PocketSquare Skyline Bar and Terrace based in Whitechapel, East London are embracing Spring with their seasonal cocktails including a cherry blossom inspired cocktail, Hanami and a chocolate-based Easter cocktail, Demitasse. The Hanami is inspired by the bustling Columbia Road Flower Market which every Sunday overflows with people, flowers and the calls of east end florists. This floral cocktail blends Roku Gin with flower cordial, Beesou and green tea soda, and is topped with a sugar strip of flowers. The Demitasse is the perfect cocktail for Easter made with Appleton 8, Frangelico, Caramel Syrup and Chocolate Bitters. The cocktails are created by head mixologist Lucrezia Frosutto and her expert team. To…
New research from Vlerick Business School reveals that private equity (PE)-backed companies, that are overperforming and have large investments, prefer to push for acquisitions and reduce internal investments to boost their returns. On the other hand, underperforming firms, that have experienced boards and larger investments, tend to focus on capital investments. Veroniek Collewaert, Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Sophie Manigart, Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance, along with their colleagues, studied how PE investors guide their portfolio firms to pursue growth either internally (capital investments) or externally (acquisitions). Additionally, the research examines whether the company’s performance, relative to the targets set by both…
Tech platform Seenons is one of the Dutch companies that raised its voice at COP28. CEO and founder Joost Kamermans, along with colleague Impact Specialist Merel Schaap, embarked on a mission to discuss the impact of waste on the climate. Strikingly, amidst all negotiations and events, one impactful theme is missing: the circular economy to preserve scarce materials and prevent the loss of valuable resources. Joost spoke with, among others, Minister of Health Ernst Kuijpers and former Sky News presenter Andrew Wilson about sustainable waste management and the urgent need for legislation to reduce, reuse, and recycle. There is interest…
Customers can now store records in LogScale, enabling greater flexibility and streamlining network data analysis ExtraHop® a leader in cloud-native network detection and response (NDR), today announced an expanded partnership with CrowdStrike that gives Reveal(x) customers the option to store records in CrowdStrike Falcon® LogScale™, CrowdStrike’s Next-Gen SIEM and log management offering. With this new capability, ExtraHop expands its partner ecosystem to offer more choice in how enterprises manage logs, operate their security tools, and simplify the complexity of their technology stack. According to the Gartner® Infographic: Top Trends in Cybersecurity 2022 — Vendor Consolidation, “75% of respondents are pursuing a…
35% of UK-based CEOs saw a drop in their overall remuneration in 2022, finds newly published research from Vlerick Business School. Conducted by Professor Xavier Baeten and researcher Marthe Van Hove, the annual CEO Remuneration study analyses the compensation practices of CEOs in the Stoxx 600, a stock index of 600 large, mid and small-cap companies across 15 countries in Europe. This year, it is based on the latest available data from 2022 and reveals insights into the developing levels, structures, and complexity of CEO pay. CEO pay reflects a company’s strategy, stakeholder expectations, and market conditions, and the executive…
As our mornings get brighter and our evenings get lighter, the last Sunday of March marks the beginning of British Summer Time (BST), which this year falls on March 31st at 1am. While the clocks go forward and we all lose an hour of sleep this Sunday morning, Mattress Online’s sleep expert, James Wilson, cautioned it’s not the morning when people might feel the effect, but the night. James, also known as ‘The Sleep Geek’, said: “Most of us will lie in on a weekend, so the adjustment in wake-up time is not too noticeable. One thing to consider though…
National waterways charity Canal & River Trust is aiming to complete its works at the Welsh Harp Brent Reservoir by the middle of April, and then allow it to re-fill with water. The Welsh Harp Brent Reservoir was built in 1835 to supply water to the Grand Union Canal. As well as being a place for sailing, watersports and walking, the reservoir is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for the rich diversity of wildlife found on site, including water birds and 16 protected plant species. The reservoir works underway are required under the Reservoir Act 1975 and…
Southside Shopping Centre has partnered with Spokesafe to open its new Cycle Hub. The Hub is designed for cyclists looking for a secure place to park their bike and will be accessible for the public to use 24/7. With 22 fully enclosed spaces for both bicycles and eBikes, the Cycle Hub provides visitors peace of mind during their visit to Wandsworth Town from as little as £1 a day, £5 a week, and £10 per month. Pieter Strömbeck, Centre Director at Southside Shopping Centre, said: “With sustainability at the forefront of everyone’s minds, we know that guests are on the lookout…