Branson pockets £2bn in NHS cash over five years

Richard Branson's Virgin Care has been awarded almost £2 billion in NHS England contracts over the past five years. The Guardian analysis revealed Branson's firm has "quietly become one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers" after scooping reams of government contracts. In one year alone, the company’s health arm, Virgin Care, won deals potentially worth £1 billion to provide services around England, making it the biggest winner among private companies bidding for NHS work over the period. And its services are...

Restaurant Review: Plate

In Shoreditch and its surrounding neighbourhoods, countless restaurants seem to come and go – occasionally without us even noticing. With so much competition, new local restaurant openings are arguably under more pressure than counterparts elsewhere in London. Here, a unique selling point is absolutely necessary. Enter Plate - a bakery, bar, catering company and restaurant by Chef Arnaud Stevens. Situated above M by Montcalm Hotel - opposite Moorfields Eye Hospital – the restaurant suggests their speciality lies with ‘great British...

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