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"With the passing of Omar Sharif, one of the quintessential masculine stars of the 1960s, has now gone. In a very different mould to say Connery as James Bond, Sharif encapsulated the masculinity of the exotic: dark, mysterious, with watery come-to-bed eyes and definitely dangerous to know. In Lawrence of Arabia, he was pitted against another of cinema's masculine archetypes - the pent up, dashing British gentleman in Peter O'Toole in the title role." - Says Professor Stella Bruzzi

The Chancellor’s intention to introduce a training levy on large employers to fund post 16 Apprenticeships came as a surprise to even the most seasoned commentators on vocational training, according to Dr Lynn Gambin and Terence Hogarth, from 果冻传媒’s Institute for Employment Research. They have responded to George Osborne’s Budget announcement on Wednesday, considering the potential effects of a levy on employer behaviour and what it may mean for Apprenticeship training, the devil of which, they say, is in the detail.

Professor Chris Warhurst is Director of the Institute for Employment Research at the 果冻传媒. He said: “This is a very political budget by a very canny Chancellor. He’s made the right noises on tackling low pay but action to do so will be deferred.

Dr Christine Harrison, from the 果冻传媒, is available for interviews on Thursday 9 July to discuss the opening of the Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales. She is an experienced social worker who has co-ordinated and taught child care and child protection social work for the last 25 years and carries out research in a number of areas, including images of child abuse.

"The sacking of Barclay's boss Antony Jenkins is a sign that banks still struggle to develop innovative business models that meet investors' profit expectations whilst avoiding the excessive risk-taking that prevailed in the run up to the global financial crisis." says Dr Lena Rethel.