Julie Ashworth

Minimum wage rises to £12.71 an hour as firms warn of impact - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Nike shares tumble on unexpected forecast for sales decline ft.com/content/7e360b… via @ft

Cambridge receives biggest university donation in history telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/3…

Matthew Macfadyen is in his iconic era ft.com/content/d0f2ad… via @ft

In a world of $100 oil, fast fashion loses its defensive charms ft.com/content/0386a9… via @ft

How oysters are returning to the Forth after 100 years open.substack.com/pub/edinburghi…

M&S seeks to crack America with clothing launch telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

Death row lawyer Bryan Stevenson: ‘Hope is our superpower’ ft.com/content/4c1723… via @ft

We turned an 85ft water tower with ‘a wild magic’ into a family home ft.com/content/ec1734… via @ft

Everyone needs to hear this... Michael Caine on his defining philosophy for life: Use the Difficulty As a young actor, he was rehearsing a play when a chair got stuck in the door and blocked his path. He told the other actor he couldn't get by the chair to enter the scene. The actor's response: "Use the difficulty...if it's a comedy, fall over it, if it's a drama, pick it up and smash it." This idea became a defining mantra for his life. "There's never anything so bad that you cannot use that difficulty...if you can use it a quarter of one percent to your advantage, you're ahead, you didn't let it get you down." I can't stop thinking about this... How can you use the difficulty you're currently facing? How can you embrace the struggle? How can you find flow through the friction? As with everything in life, control the controllable: The difficulty is already there. You can't control it. But you can control how you react to it. You can control your response to it. You can control your attitude towards it. Lesson: Difficulty is inevitable. Use it.

Reader callout: Are you a business owner fretting over succession plans? ft.com/content/84bdc1… via @ft

@aberdeenuni Fantastic news 👍

Congratulations to Professor Neil Vargesson from the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, who was awarded the prestigious Lewis Wolpert Medal by the British Society of Developmental Biology yesterday. abdn.io/25c

🎥A popular fashion chain is shutting its store in Glasgow city centre in the coming months. Full story: glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-…

UK universities flock to India - but will they succeed? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Could you play a key role in shaping the future of one of Scotland’s most important cultural institutions? @NatGalleriesSco is recruiting seven new Trustees to help steer its vision at a crucial stage in its evolution. Apply now: ow.ly/MElI50YvJUH #AppointmentOpportunity

Three golds in 30 minutes for Great Britain! 🥇🥇🥇 Great Britain have won three gold medals, something which has never been done in the same day of a World Indoor Championships... let alone in 30 minutes!

Danone to buy meal-in-bottle maker Huel in €1bn deal ft.com/content/ad3d4b… via @ft

Big bargains and ‘white knuckle’ buying: inside the rise of TJ Maxx ft.com/content/9c8c7b… via @ft

The 2,700-mile King Charles III England Coast Path is finally a reality telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/en…

Why bank cards may be heading the way of the cheque book ft.com/content/a2fb48… via @ft