Winter Safety Week: My Home Call shares top tips for staying safe this winter - including how the life-saving what3words app can help

Emergency services across the UK face increased pressures during the winter months. As part of national Winter Safety Awareness Week running from Monday 8th to Sunday 14th December, My Home Call is joining forces with partners nationwide to raise awareness of simple, effective steps the public can take to stay safe - and to help emergency services reach people faster when it matters most. Shorter days, poor visibility and harsher weather conditions such as ice, sleet and fog increase the risk of

Published by My Home Call•Cheshire, December 8 20205
Winter Safety Week: My Home Call shares top tips for staying safe this winter - including how the life-saving what3words app can help

Open Banking Fraud Remains Significantly Lower Than Industry Average, But Sophisticated Scams Are Rising, Says OBL

Open Banking Limited (OBL) has released its latest report on financial crime, revealing that fraud linked to open banking payments remains well below the wider industry average, even as new types of scams are emerging. The report, which analyses data from March 2024 to September 2025, shows that fraud affecting open banking payments accounted for just 0.013% of transactions by volume and 0.020% by value in the first half of 2025. This compares favourably to industry averages of 0.045% and 0.027%

Open Banking Fraud Remains Significantly Lower Than Industry Average, But Sophisticated Scams Are Rising, Says OBL

Tesco wins Christmas 2025 social media battle

Christmas advertising is now as much a battleground on social media as it is on TV, and this year the UK’s supermarkets have invested heavily in influencer partnerships, festive stunts, and emotional storytelling. While Waitrose may have captured hearts with its cinematic Keira Knightley and Phil campaign, the data tells a different story: Tesco has emerged as this year’s social media champion, dominating engagement, creator partnerships, and earned media value (EMV). The headline numbers In ter

Published by Sally Brockway
Tesco wins Christmas 2025 social media battle

Inside the North East’s New Virtual Production Hub - The Studio Bridging Creative Tech and Entertainment

Gateshead-based creative production studio Media Borne, has announced a six-figure Innovate UK investment to develop a cutting-edge Virtual Production Hub - the first of its kind in the region - redefining how stories are made, filmed, and shared. The award, part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Create Growth Programme, marks one of the biggest regional investments to date in virtual production and creative IP development. Media Borne’s new hub, based at its Borne Studios site in

Published by Marriott Communications•Newcastle, UK - December 8, 2025
Inside the North East’s New Virtual Production Hub - The Studio Bridging Creative Tech and Entertainment

Abu Bakr Supermarket appoint new Managing Director

Abu Bakr Supermarket has confirmed the appointment of Hamza Hussain as its new Managing Director, marking a significant generational shift for one of Yorkshire’s most recognised independent retailers. The board announced the decision on Monday, describing Hamza as a “high-potential leader” equipped with a modern vision for the business as it prepares for its next phase of growth. In a statement, a spokesperson for the board said: “Hamza has demonstrated maturity, discipline and strategic thinkin

Published by Abu Bakr Supermarket•Yorkshire
Abu Bakr Supermarket appoint new Managing Director

The Wellness launches Crowdcube raise to scale UK AI doctor and prevention-first clinic

The Wellness, a London-based preventative health clinic and digital health platform, has opened an investment round on Crowdcube, giving the public the chance to back one of the UK’s first clinically supervised AI doctors alongside a physician-led clinic. The raise comes as the global wellness economy reaches an estimated £5.4 trillion in 2024, having roughly doubled over the past decade and outpacing growth in many other consumer sectors. Global digital health funding has rebounded to around £1

Published by The Wellness•LONDON - December 7, 2025
The Wellness launches Crowdcube raise to scale UK AI doctor and prevention-first clinic

New-car buyers could be missing out on £4.1bn in real-world discounts

A new UK independent car-pricing insight service says private buyers could be missing out on significant savings, with billions of pounds’ worth of achievable discounts available across the market. With industry data forecasting 800,000 private new-car purchases this year, Insider Car Deals reveals that £4.1 billion* in real-world savings is available to buyers - an average of £5,473 per car - simply by negotiating using its Smart Buy Price. Insider Car Deals has been launched by automotive indu

Published by KP Works•December 6 2025
New-car buyers could be missing out on £4.1bn in real-world discounts

CIS, Astrix, and Cequence Unite to Deliver Actionable Guidance for Securing AI Environments

The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®), Astrix Security, and Cequence Security today announced a strategic partnership to develop new cybersecurity guidance tailored to the unique risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and agentic systems. This collaborative initiative builds on the globally recognised CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®), extending its principles into AI environments where autonomous decision‑making, tool and API access, and automated threats introduce new chal

Published by Newshound Communications•EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y., NEW YORK / SANTA CLARA, Calif. / LONDON, UK, 3 December 2025
CIS, Astrix, and Cequence Unite to Deliver Actionable Guidance for Securing AI Environments

AAEON Introduces BOXER-8651AI-PLUS, an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX-Accelerated AI System with an Integrated Software Security Framework

Industry-leading designer and manufacturer of edge AI solutions AAEON (Stock Code: 6579) today introduced its newest fanless embedded AI system, the BOXER-8651AI-PLUS. Available with either an 8GB or 16GB NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ NX module with Super Mode, the BOXER-8651AI-PLUS boasts up to 157 TOPS of AI performance alongside NVIDIA Jetpack™ 6.2 support. The BOXER-8651AI-PLUS is relatively compact at 125mm x 90mm x 56mm, with its I/O including four USB 3.2 Gen 2, one RJ-45 for Gigabit Ethernet, and

Published by AAEON•Taipei, Taiwan - December 5, 2025
AAEON Introduces BOXER-8651AI-PLUS, an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX-Accelerated AI System with an Integrated Software Security Framework

£1 ticket tour brings over one thousand people back into grassroots venues

More than one thousand people turned out to support grassroots music as the ‘Keeping Music Live’ tour travelled to seven UK cities this autumn, raising cash for Music Venue Trust and awareness for this crucial issue. In late Oct and early Nov, shows took place at The New Adelphi Club in Hull, Yellow Arch in Sheffield, Castle Hotel in Manchester, Rough Trade in Nottingham, Voodoo Daddys in Norwich, Rough Trade East in London and WaterBear Venue in Brighton. With tickets priced at just £1 and all

Published by Worlds Collide•BRIGHTON, UK - 3rd December, 2025
£1 ticket tour brings over one thousand people back into grassroots venues

‘Fit and Elfie’ Widnes nursery joins run to help local hospice

Team members and children at Partou Willowdene Nursery and Pre-school in Widnes will be pulling on Christmas jumpers and elf hats next Tuesday (9 December) to walk, skip, jog and run around the town to support Halton Haven Hospice. Founded in 1984, the hospice provides specialist palliative care to people from Halton and surrounding areas who are living with terminal conditions. The Elf Run is one of several fundraising ventures held throughout the year to assist its work. And Partou Willowdene

Published by Vanbar Associates•WIDNES, UK - 4 December 2025
‘Fit and Elfie’ Widnes nursery joins run to help local hospice

TechFoundHer Enters Growth Phase as Applications Open for New All-Island WeBuild Programme

Women in Tech organisation TechFoundHer is calling on women across the island to apply for WeBuild, a new all-island programme upskilling entrepreneurs to accelerate their tech-driven solutions and progress tech-enabled ventures. TechFoundHer, which has built strong momentum since launching in 2024, marks a major milestone in its growth with the opening of applications for WeBuild. The WeBuild programme, led by InterTradeIreland in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland and Enterprise Ireland,

Published by Excalibur Press•BELFAST - December 3, 2025
TechFoundHer Enters Growth Phase as Applications Open for New All-Island WeBuild Programme