The way organisations access senior expertise is changing, and fast. As businesses grapple with economic uncertainty, rapid technological change and rising employment costs, many are rethinking the traditional model of full-time executive leadership. One solution gaining serious momentum is the rise of fractional roles.

Scott Lincoln finished fourth in the men’s shot put event at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland last weekend as he threw a season’s best of 21.13 m. He ended the final, which took place in the morning session of 22nd March, 0.36m off a medal as he secured his own indoor personal best result.

Sexistential feels like the latest, and perhaps boldest, chapter in that evolution. Now deep into a career spanning decades, she turns inward without losing her instinct for rhythm. The result is a body of work that doesn’t chase immediacy but rewards patience—something she’s long prioritised, even as others like Beverley Knight and Calum Scott have carried her compositions into broader chart success. Where they amplify her songwriting, she refines it, ensuring each release stands as a precise reflection of her current state.

The Farizon SV is a new Chinese built, all electric van that has recently entered the UK market, aiming squarely at established models like the Ford Transit, Vauxhall Vivaro and Renault Traffic. It is backed by Geely, the same automotive group behind Volvo and LEVC.

Thirlmere After we lit the last candle the gales couldn't hold us any more. Along the lanes the walls had begun to slump, water sluicing through them green as grass, but we drove through anyway and out into the valley. The fields were polished flat. Trees were hung with drooping ropes of fleece that caught the breeze like kudzu.

A Yorkshire business owner has spoken up on visitor levies and where she’d like to see the funds raised reinvested. Charlotte Denny from Richmond-based Holiday at Home believes the levies will have little impact on visitor numbers, but is concerned about where the funds raised will be directed.

A Property expert has shared ten tips to help speed up the process for those moving home. Jonathan Rolande's comments come amid National Conveyancing Month, a campaign which runs throughout March. The awareness drive highlights the legal side of moving home and the part it plays in whether a sale glides through or drags on for months.

The industry debate on AI in music is gathering momentum but we felt it was vital to plug the audience view into the industry discussion. For any performing ensemble, we are nothing without our audience and supporters, so hearing their views on AI was very important to us.

Vivienne Carlyle can trace her love of food back to her childhood and what her mother told her at a very early age. “She instilled in me how important it was to eat and to eat well," says Vivienne, who is currently touring with Willy Russell’s legendary musical Blood Brothers.

2012 was a phenomenal year for Loreen. Having become known in Sweden after appearing on Idol 2004, she had nearly won the right to represent Sweden in 2011. However, a year later she was not only crowned the winner of Melodifestivalen but also saw her Eurovision-winning anthem, Euphoria, soar up the charts around the world.

It's a question many new managers and leaders grapple with but often fail to find the answer to…how to win over a team you are just taking charge of. Now one of the UK’s leading experts in this field has shared his advice.

After nine years at the helm of the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anna Lapwood has produced in Arise, Shine an album that is at once a valediction and a celebration — meticulous in conception, deeply personal in spirit, and glowing with the kind of affectionate musicianship that only comes when a director and choir have truly grown together.

Releasing their first new album in eight years, Squeeze return with Trixies. The collection of songs is set in a fictional nightclub named Trixies and was written by the group’s founders Chris Difford and Glen Tilbrook at the very start of their songwriting partnership when they were aged nineteen and sixteen respectively.

For many, Edmund Rubbra will be an unfamiliar name. For those immersed in the English choral tradition, he is known chiefly for his contribution to the office of Evensong — the Evening Service in A flat, with its finger-testing demands on the accompanist. However, as Alexandra Coghlan highlights in her insightful liner notes, Adrian Boult was the one who truly understood Rubbra, noting that he "never made any effort to popularise anything he has done but continues to create masterpieces".

Two weeks after this year’s Formula 1 round in China, the sport headed to Japan for the latest Grand Prix at the iconic figure-of-eight circuit called Suzuka, which is located 240 miles southwest of Tokyo, and it was Mercedes’ 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli who earned the right to stand on the top step of the post-race podium, becoming the first teenager to lead the Drivers’ Championship in…

Last year (2025), the UK labour market experienced its most significant period of contraction since the pandemic, with redundancy warnings and payouts reaching record levels.

Few countries can claim a Eurovision legacy as rich and varied as Switzerland. From winning the very first contest in 1956 to producing global icons like Celine Dion, Switzerland’s journey has been one of quiet influence punctuated by standout triumphs.

WASPI CAMPAIGNERS have launched a fresh national lobbying tool in their quest for compensation, ahead of a crucial set of elections on Thursday 7 May.

Landmark moment for Yorkshire as years of work and £5.5 million investment culminate in National Trail celebration. Alfred Wainwright's iconic Coast to Coast route officially becomes a National Trail, more than 50 years after it was first walked. Designation brings numerous benefits including improved accessibility, consistent high-quality signage and a central pot of funding for maintenance. Natural England celebrates iconic 190-mile route, reaching its halfway point at Keld and dramatic North Sea finish line at Robin Hood’s Bay.

Celebrations begin in April to mark 50 years of the North York Moors National Park Centres. The events will highlight how both Sutton Bank and Danby Lodge have gone from being simple visitor information points to attractions in their own right where people can spend a nature-filled, free and fun day out.

Today’s data from the Office for National Statistics showed that annual rate of CPI inflation holding at 3.0% in February 2026. The outlook for inflation has changed markedly. The hit to global energy supply so far from events in the Middle East has been profound and the warnings from the International Energy Agency over its “unprecedented” nature are stark.

Three quarters of people in northern England underestimate how many people are diagnosed with epilepsy each day, new research has revealed. A survey released ahead of Purple Day (26th March) has highlighted widespread misunderstanding about the condition across the region.

Government tells HS2 Ltd to consider options that could save billions and bring the railway into service sooner. The ongoing review will consider how to get passengers on trains sooner and deliver some of the fastest high-speed trains in Europe. Scheme supports national renewal – with delivery focusing on increased capacity, reliable trains with increased frequency whilst supporting thousands of jobs and adding billions to the economy.