﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:40:18 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Jaguar Land Rover select Pera as apprentice training provider</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/jaguar-land-rover-select-pera-as-apprentice-training-provider,c566017</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision312193</guid><description><![CDATA[83 Victoria Street London SW1H 0HW 0203 008 8147 www.mippr.co Date: Tuesday 26th April Release time: Immediate
Pera is today pleased to announce it has been selected as a training provider for Jaguar Land Rover as it prepares for the launch of the Range Rover Evoque at its Halewood plant. Last month, the UK's leading manufacturer of luxury vehicles announced 1,500 new recruits would be joining Jaguar Land Rover’s award winning Apprenticeship scheme. Pera, one of the UK’s leading providers of in-house bespoke training, will work closely with Jaguar Land Rover to train the 1,500 workers with]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:37:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jaguar Land Rover select Pera as apprentice training provider</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/jaguar-land-rover-select-pera-as-apprentice-training-provider,c565532</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision311879</guid><description><![CDATA[83 Victoria Street London SW1H 0HW 0203 008 8147 www.mippr.co Date: Thursday 25th April Embargoed until 00.01 Monday 25th April 2011
Pera is today pleased to announce it has been selected as a training provider for Jaguar Land Rover as it prepares for the launch of the Range Rover Evoque at its Halewood plant. Last month, the UK's leading manufacturer of luxury vehicles announced 1,500 new recruits would be joining Jaguar Land Rover’s award winning Apprenticeship scheme. Pera, one of the UK’s leading providers of in-house bespoke training, will work closely with Jaguar Land Rover to train]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:05:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Invitation to press viewing (and/or drinks reception) of international photography exhibition, Mayfair, Tuesday 15</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/invitation-to-press-viewing--and-or-drinks-reception--of-international-photography-exhibition--mayfair--tuesday-15,c554273</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision304043</guid><description><![CDATA[Invitation to press viewing of international photography exhibition, Mayfair, Tuesday 15 *Also attached, an invitation to the evening drinks reception.* WHAT: The Legatum Foundation, the granting arm of the Legatum Group, announces an exhibition of “RISE – Images of Life Change,” a collection of photos and personal testimony which document and celebrate the work of dedicated grass-roots leaders who have impacted nearly 11 million lives over the course of the last three years. Proceeds from the sales of RISE limited edition photographs will benefit the END fund, a private philanthropy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:50:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>International Photography Exhibition: London. Press Release and invite to press call</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/international-photography-exhibition--london--press-release-and-invite-to-press-call,c552254</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision302653</guid><description><![CDATA[“RISE – Images of Life Change” Innovative, inspirational book and exhibition highlights through photography and testimony, the millions of lives being changed by local social entrepreneurs Image attached (London, March 7, 2011) – The Legatum Foundation, the granting arm of the Legatum Group, announces the launch of “RISE – Images of Life Change,” a collection of photos and personal testimony which document and celebrate the work of a number of dedicated grass-roots leaders who have impacted nearly 11 million lives over the course of the last three years. In the summer of 2010, eight young,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:39:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>International photography exhibition of human challenges and development, London</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/international-photography-exhibition-of-human-challenges-and-development--london,c551788</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision302349</guid><description><![CDATA[“RISE – Images of Life Change” Innovative, inspirational book and exhibition highlights through photography and testimony, the millions of lives being changed by local social entrepreneurs Image attached (London, March 3, 2011) – The Legatum Foundation, the granting arm of the Legatum Group, announces the launch of “RISE – Images of Life Change,” a collection of photos and personal testimony which document and celebrate the work of a number of dedicated grass-roots leaders who have impacted nearly 11 million lives over the course of the last three years. In the summer of 2010, eight young,]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:21:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Press Viewing: International Photography Exhibition, London, March 15</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/press-viewing--international-photography-exhibition--london--march-15,c551344</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision302161</guid><description><![CDATA[Press Viewing of international photography exhibition in Mayfair, London. "RISE" - a collection of photographs from across the developing world, detailing hardship, optimism, development and human experiences. WHAT: The Legatum Foundation, the granting arm of the Legatum Group, announces an exhibition of “RISE – Images of Life Change,” a collection of photos and personal testimony which document and celebrate the work of dedicated grass-roots leaders who have impacted nearly 11 million lives over the course of the last three years. Proceeds from the sales of RISE limited edition photographs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:03:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>International Photography Exhibition, London, March 15. PRESS VIEWING</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/international-photography-exhibition--london--march-15--press-viewing,c551304</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision302127</guid><description><![CDATA[* Operational Note * Exhibition: Press viewing: Photographs of human development, hardship, optimism and progress FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian May, Media Intelligence Partners London +447876708262 christian@mippr.co WHAT: The Legatum Foundation, the granting arm of the Legatum Group, announces an exhibition of “RISE – Images of Life Change,” a collection of photos and personal testimony which document and celebrate the work of dedicated grass-roots leaders who have impacted nearly 11 million lives over the course of the last three years. Proceeds from the sales of RISE limited]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:15:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Welfare Reform Bill marks a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ for necessary and radical reform</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/welfare-reform-bill-marks-a--once-in-a-generation-opportunity--for-necessary-and-radical-reform,c547900</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision299748</guid><description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATE
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), one of the country’s most influential think tanks, commends the Government’s introduction of the Welfare Reform Bill today. Through its analysis and policy recommendations the CSJ has led the debate about Britain’s overly complex and unrewarding benefit system for many years. In publishing its Breakthrough Britain and Dynamic Benefits reports, commissioned at the time by former CSJ Chairman the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, the CSJ has heavily influenced the coalition Government’s]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New report warns crisis in Burma “puts the credibility of the UN at stake”</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/new-report-warns-crisis-in-burma--puts-the-credibility-of-the-un-at-stake-,c544620</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision297331</guid><description><![CDATA[Release date: Monday 7th February 2011 Release time: Embargoed until 00.01 Tuesday 8th February 2011
The United Nations is at risk of losing legitimacy for failing to establish a formal inquiry into alleged crimes against humanity in Burma, according to a new report published by the German Marshall Fund and the Legatum Institute. The report’s author, Benedict Rogers, catalogues a grim list of large-scale human rights abuses and brutal oppression of ethnic minorities and opposition. For Rogers, the abuses in Burma are of such a large scale as to warrant charges of crimes against humanity]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK schools turn to pioneering Australian computer program to boost literacy and numeracy standards</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/uk-schools-turn-to-pioneering-australian-computer-program-to-boost-literacy-and-numeracy-standards,c544602</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision297317</guid><description><![CDATA[Release date: Sunday 6th February 2011 Release time: Immediate
• Ground-breaking educational tool identifies each student’s needs in numeracy and literacy to allow students to succeed and reach full potential. British schools are turning to an Australian online testing and teaching package to boost standards of literacy and numeracy. The program, which automatically tests pupils and then devises lessons tailored to their individual strengths and weaknesses, has produced spectacular results in Australia. Now UK schools, such as Djanogly City Academy in Nottingham are piloting its introduction]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ribal al Assad slams Syria’s  “empty words” in response to uprising in Arab world</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/ribal-al-assad-slams-syria-s---empty-words--in-response-to-uprising-in-arab-world,c542232</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision295320</guid><description><![CDATA[For immediate release Release date: 1 Feb 2011 Ribal al Assad slams Syria’s “empty words” in response to uprising in Arab world The Director of the London-based Organisation for Democracy and Freedom in Syria (ODFS), Ribal al Assad, has today accused the Syrian authorities of “attempting to launch a massive democratic deception.” In an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Syrian regime said that the region has been “stagnating.” Syria has promised political and social reforms, but there are many who are sceptical of the regime’s new-found reform agenda. Ribal al Assad said today: “The]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:22:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ribal al Assad urges William Hague to pressure Syrian regime over human rights</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/ribal-al-assad-urges-william-hague-to-pressure-syrian-regime-over-human-rights,c540612</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision294029</guid><description><![CDATA[William Hague urged to raise issue of human rights during visit to Syria UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has been urged by democracy campaigners not to avoid the issue of human rights during his official visit to Syria today, 27 January. In an open letter to the Foreign Secretary, Ribal Al Assad, Director of the Organisation for Democracy and Freedom in Syria, says: “I hope that during your talks with leaders of the Syrian regime you will raise the matter of arbitrary arrest and detention, particularly with regard to the many peaceful poets, bloggers and human rights lawyers that have]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:21:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>William Hague urged to raise issue of human rights during visit to Syria</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/william-hague-urged-to-raise-issue-of-human-rights-during-visit-to-syria,c540589</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision294022</guid><description><![CDATA[27 January 2011 Release time: immediate
UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has been urged by democracy campaigners not to avoid the issue of human rights during his official visit to Syria today, 27 January. In an open letter to the Foreign Secretary, Ribal Al Assad, Director of the Organisation for Democracy and Freedom in Syria, says: “I hope that during your talks with leaders of the Syrian regime you will raise the matter of arbitrary arrest and detention, particularly with regard to the many peaceful poets, bloggers and human rights lawyers that have suffered so much for their basic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:28:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cash-strapped councils could save over £1 billion a year by modernising debt recovery systems – reveals new research</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/cash-strapped-councils-could-save-over--1-billion-a-year-by-modernising-debt-recovery-systems---reveals-new-research,c538509</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision292294</guid><description><![CDATA[Councils could save themselves over £1 billion a year by switching to a new computerised debt recovery system, according to new research. A pilot scheme led by Northampton Borough Council analysed £2 million of collectable debt that could be quickly reviewed and actively progressed. If the same results were achieved across the country, cash-strapped local authorities could make progress on inactive debt and offset a large part of the cuts in Government grants. Northampton has worked with niche computer software company Xantura to devise the pioneering Matchmaker solution, which pulls]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cash-strapped councils could save over £1 billion a year by modernising debt recovery systems</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/cash-strapped-councils-could-save-over--1-billion-a-year-by-modernising-debt-recovery-systems,c537610</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision291762</guid><description><![CDATA[Councils could save themselves over £1 billion a year by switching to a new computerised debt recovery system, according to new research. A pilot scheme led by Northampton Borough Council analysed £2 million of collectable debt that could be quickly reviewed and actively progressed. If the same results were achieved across the country, cash-strapped local authorities could make progress on inactive debt and offset a large part of the cuts in Government grants. Northampton has worked with niche computer software company Xantura to devise the pioneering Matchmaker solution, which pulls]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New report warns of Iranian sleeper cells in Western cities</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/new-report-warns-of-iranian-sleeper-cells-in-western-cities,c537380</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision291613</guid><description><![CDATA[US strike on Iranian nuclear sites could “provoke retaliation by terrorist sleeper cells”
17th January, 2011 London: Iran’s nuclear ambitions include developing the capability to deliver missiles as far as London, Paris and Moscow in the years ahead through advanced solid fuel rockets. North Korean technical support is available to the Iranian regime both in ballistic missiles and advanced centrifuges essential to making weapons grade uranium. A pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear sites by the United States would likely provoke retaliatory attacks by Iranian terrorist ‘sleepers’ on Western]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:17:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DR. JEFFREY GEDMIN APPOINTED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE LEGATUM INSTITUTE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/dr--jeffrey-gedmin-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-the-legatum-institute,c536598</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision291074</guid><description><![CDATA[Release date: TUESDAY 11 JANUARY 2011 RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATE Will lead initiatives to promote liberty and an expansive understanding of global prosperity
The Board of Directors of the Legatum Institute announced today that Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Legatum Institute, a leading policy think tank. He will assume the post on 1st March 2011. Dr. Gedmin joins the Institute following nearly four years as President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty where he directed broadcasting and operations in almost 30 languages. Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin said, “]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:13:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can the Euro survive?</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/can-the-euro-survive-,c536531</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision291040</guid><description><![CDATA[Operational note: Calling all news and picture desks Tuesday 11th January 2010 The Eurozone in a post-default world an evening with Dr Desmond Lachman
Date: Wednesday 12th January 2011 Time: 17.30 – 19.45 Venue: Legatum Institute, 11 Charles Street, London, W1J 5DW Contact: Iona Debarge on 0207 148 5400 or Iona.Debarge@legatum.com The most likely trigger for the euro’s eventual unraveling will be in the periphery. The Greek, Irish, Portuguese and Spanish governments all have tenuous holds on political power. And as recent events in Ireland seem to be bearing out, a deepening in the periphery’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:04:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR UK’S BEST POVERTY FIGHTING ORGANISATIONS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/centre-for-social-justice-launches-search-for-uk-s-best-poverty-fighting-organisations,c536074</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision290735</guid><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Social Justice 1 Westminster Palace Gardens Artillery Row London SW1P 1RL Telephone 020 7340 9650 Website www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk Release date: Thursday 6th January 2011 PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATE
The Centre for Social Justice, (CSJ) is searching for the country’s best poverty fighting organisations to honour them at their annual charity Oscars in July. The event, organised by the CSJ is attended by celebrities, leading anti-poverty campaigners and senior politicians and highlights the work of grass root charities and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:31:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thieves steal antique gypsy caravan from barn in Stockbridge</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/thieves-steal-antique-gypsy-caravan-from-barn-in-stockbridge,c530980</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision287289</guid><description><![CDATA[Thieves steal gypsy caravan from barn in Stockbridge In the early hours of Sunday morning, a red antique gypsy caravan was stolen from a secure barn in Stockbridge, North Hampshire. The beautiful gypsy caravan belonged to a family from the village of Upton Grey and had been in the family for generations. It was being stored in a barn in Stockbridge as had been restored and repainted back to its original beautiful condition which had taken over 2 years of painstaking work by local craftsmen. The thieves broke into the barn by smashing a window and cutting through seven padlocks and chains]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:34:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eurozone set to fall apart one by one, warn top economists</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/eurozone-set-to-fall-apart-one-by-one--warn-top-economists,c530107</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision286662</guid><description><![CDATA[For immediate release 2 December 2010
The small, debt-ridden countries on the fringes of the European Union will soon start dropping out of the Euro, according to a major new report by two top economic think-tanks from both sides of the Atlantic. The experts predict that the staggering £70 billion bail-out of Ireland, underwritten by UK taxpayers, agreed at the weekend is doomed to fail. One of the beleaguered so-called PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) will be driven to abandon the single currency and within three years the rest of will be forced to follow suit. The experts say]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:07:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NHS could save up to £1 billion by embracing high-tech monitoring of chronic sick, says new report</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/nhs-could-save-up-to--1-billion-by-embracing-high-tech-monitoring-of-chronic-sick--says-new-report,c527049</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision284441</guid><description><![CDATA[Press release from 2020health.org For immediate release
• Remote capture of health information from the home can save NHS millions and improve quality of life for people with long-term chronic conditions, says new report “Healthcare without walls – a framework for delivering telehealth at scale.” • Urgent government action needed to put in place a national strategy. The explosive growth in the number of people with long term conditions (LTCs), such as diabetes, heart disease and lung disease, could overwhelm NHS resources, according to a new report to be published on 24th November.The report]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:14:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Care Not Killing Scotland responds to the decision of the End of Life Assistance Committee to reject euthanasia and assisted suicide bill</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/care-not-killing-scotland-responds-to-the-decision-of-the-end-of-life-assistance-committee-to-reject-euthanasia-and-assisted-suicide-bill,c526302</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision314819</guid><description><![CDATA[For further information contact: CNK Scotland Policy Officer, Dr Gordon Macdonald 07729 881127
Care Not Killing Scotland welcomes the fact that the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee has rejected Margo MacDonald's attempt to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in Scotland. The Committee overwhelmingly rejected the Bill by 5 votes to 1 vote. We are grateful that the Committee has comprehensively assessed the Bill and identified its manifold dangers. The breadth of people has been described as “extraordinarily wide”. The inadequacy of the safeguards against undue influence]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:49:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Care Not Killing Scotland responds to the decision of the End of Life Assistance Committee to reject Margo MacDonald's euthanasia bill</title><link>http://news.cision.com/media-intelligence-partners-ltd/r/care-not-killing-scotland-responds-to-the-decision-of-the-end-of-life-assistance-committee-to-reject-margo-macdonald-s-euthanasia-bill,c526299</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision314818</guid><description><![CDATA[For further information please contact: CNK Scotland Policy Officer, Dr Gordon Macdonald 07729 881127
Care Not Killing Scotland welcomes the fact that the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee has rejected Margo MacDonald's attempt to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in Scotland. The Committee overwhelmingly rejected the Bill by 5 votes to 1 vote. We are grateful that the Committee has comprehensively assessed the Bill and identified its manifold dangers. The breadth of people has been described as “extraordinarily wide”. The inadequacy of the safeguards against undue]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:40:53 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>