Bareska help to transform part of London’s iconic Lloyd’s building into an interactive, futuristic space – setting the stage for the digital future of insurance Bareska, a leading content solutions consultancy, has helped to deliver an engaging and interactive space that brings together insurance and technology in the heart of the Lloyd’s building in London. The company, together with their partners, orchestrated and brought to life a new and innovative presence for Velonetic™, who are shaping, leading, and building the digital future of the global insurance marketplace. Using cutting-edge creative approaches and inspired by AI technology, Bareska crafted a…
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Europe’s most Instagrammable Christmas Markets revealed New research by online travel company loveholidays reveals the most Instagrammable Christmas Markets across Europe, based on Instagram posts using the relevant hashtag. Manchester’s Christmas Market in the UK ranks first, with nearly 60,000 posts. Edinburgh (51,376 posts) and Strasbourg (31,210) follow in second and third. With the Christmas season just around the corner, people across Europe are getting into the festive spirit. In fact, searches for ‘Christmas markets 2023’ have increased by +8,950% in recent months.1 But where can one find Europe’s most beautiful Christmas Markets? To find out, online travel agent loveholidays has compiled…
Art has long been a medium for expressing, challenging, and reshaping societal norms. Erin Holly’s exhibition, “A Trans Arrangement of The Painted Space,” provides an insightful journey into the artist’s reflections on identity, inclusivity, and the transformation of physical and mental spaces. Erin’s experience in painting murals has taught her the intricacies of working within diverse environments. Complementing architectural and geographic lines, as well as the surrounding colours and atmosphere, has become a foundation for her artistic approach. By incorporating subtle narratives and relying on language and semiotics, Erin enables viewers to relate to her paintings without necessarily knowing the…
Dr Sahil Patel, Cosmetic Dentist & Founder of Marylebone Smile Clinic explains why drinking Prosecco can have damaging effects on our teeth, and his advice for enjoying a festive tipple, with top tips for looking after your teeth this Christmas. The festive season is a time for celebration, family gatherings and switching off, however these few days of celebrations could lead to much bigger problems with our teeth if indulging in glasses of Prosecco. Although all alcohol is bad for your teeth, Prosecco is the worst of them all. Dr Sahil Patel, Founder of Marylebone Smile Clinic, explains why drinking Prosecco can…
Swap Black Friday for craft Friday to champion local independents with Wecandoo’s exclusive offer Wecandoo, the artisan workshop community connecting curious consumers with independent craft businesses, is calling on the public to shift away from big brands this Black Friday and spend with local businesses instead. Wecandoo has launched Craft Friday, a unique initiative offering a 15% discount on all workshops, as the platform waives its usual service fee to motivate the public to support small businesses. From Thursday 23rd November to Monday 27th November, Londoners will receive exclusive savings when they book a workshop with one of the platform’s 50+ artisans, who’ll make 100%…
Thursday November 23rd sees LSE Generate (the entrepreneurship hub of London School of Economics) launch one of its most ambitious initiatives yet, The Food & Beverage Deepdive Programme), a mutually beneficial collaboration between one of the UK’s most progressive universities and the UK’s bustling SME food & drink scene. Latest Mintel GNPD (Global New Products Database) suggests that this is a timely pilot scheme for tomorrow’s generation of aspiring entrepreneurs, with the latest share of retail food & drink launches that are entirely new (not new flavours, improved recipe decks or packaging) plummeting to 16% of all launches in the…
Vote Launched To Crown The Nation’s Punniest Shop Name Linguistic experts at language learning platform, Babbel (www.babbel.com), have analysed TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook to shortlist the UK shops – with clever or amusing puns in their names – that are most frequently celebrated on social media. Babbel today releases a shortlist of the 120 most popular shop name puns, sub-divided into 12 regions across the UK. Now, to celebrate this peculiarly British form of retail-linked, linguistic wordplay, Babbel is inviting the UK public to vote for its favourite. The search is hosted on the Babbel website at https://uk.babbel.com/shop-pun-competition.…
Professor James Clark, a Professor of Cardiovascular and Physiology Education at King’s College London, is dropping his third Christmas album, Silent Night, to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK on Monday 20th November. Recorded at his home in Sussex, the 20-track album includes some rock, pop, blues and traditional Christmas songs all wrapped up for the festivities. Favourites such as White Christmas, The Christmas Song and the title track Silent Night are all included in this 60-minute release. Professor Clark enlisted the help of King’s College London colleagues to perform one of the songs on the album (Rockin’ around the Christmas tree) with a guest cameo from…
It’s roast (poke) dinner season: poke house unveils Christmas menu including roast beef poke and hot bowls British and Hawaiian food traditions collide to create winter warming menu Festive menu sees British favourite roast beef paired with traditional Hawaiian poke and a new Prawn (Cocktail) poke bowl It’s cold outside but it’s roasting at Poke House with addition of roasted salmon fillet, roast sweet potato and courgette to Christmas menu The gloves are off as new hot bowls launched to crank up the heat in the capital this winter The holiday season is truly underway and to celebrate, Poke House –…
Virgin Media O2 launches ‘Crafty Lager 7726’ to banish scam-barressment and get people talking about fraud After research reveals 1 in 3 Brits find it more embarrassing to talk about fraud than their reasons for going to the doctor, Virgin Media O2 has teamed up with actor and documentary maker, Ross Kemp, to launch ‘Crafty Lager 7726’ and kickstart a national conversation about fraud The limited-edition beer features top tips which put fraud-fighting advice in consumers’ hands, including an easy reminder of how to report dodgy calls and texts by forwarding them to 7726 In a bid to get the nation…