Anna Tobin
Journalist, copywriter, editor,
I specialise in making complicated subjects in the fields of finance, media and technology easy to understand. I also write about travel, homes and interiors, food and general lifestyle.
PROJECTS
Time Out
The 13 best things to do in Mauritius
There is so much to do on the tiny Indian Ocean island of Mauritius you’ll have to make time for your sun lounger
Conjure up a tropical island in your mind’s eye: icing-sugar-fine golden sands, bookended by azure waters and palm-tree-sprinkled land. Mauritius is all of this, but it has bonus dimensions: it is packed full of fantastic places to see and incredible activities to experience and it’s a foodie’s paradise. If you really want to experience the unique vibe, landscape and culture of th...
readyforbrexit.co.uk
Brexit Induced Labour Shortages Could Crush The British Summer Fruits Industry
The British summer fruits industry is concerned that the Government is not doing enough to safeguard the supply of seasonal agricultural workers from the EU post-Brexit. Anna Tobin reports
New research from British Summer Fruits, the organisation that represents 95% of all UK-grown berry suppliers who supply UK supermarkets, reveals that three out of five growers (61%) say that they are already finding it harder to recruit seasonal workers. Two-thirds (63%) report a drop in applications for s...
Forbes
Most People Fail to Erase Memory Cards Before Selling Their Old Tech
It has been discovered that most Brits are failing to erase their memory cards before selling their old tech kit. A drive to increase tech recycling and the opportunity to make extra cash has meant that the second-hand tech recycling industry is booming and it's also awash with other people's data.
Research carried out by the cybersecurity team at the University of Hertfordshire discovered that two-thirds of second-hand memory cards left in mobile phones and tablets sold on the second-hand ma...
Forbes
FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 sees record online viewing figures
The FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 has seen record online viewing figures, thanks to advances in OTT technology and the burgeoning mobile media streaming market. International media ratings measurement service Conviva has revealed that during the first week of the World Cup, 393 million plays of matches were successfully streamed, the equivalent of 6.9 billion viewing minutes, via 59 million unique video streaming apps.
Streaming of Russia 2018 already eclipses the 2014 Rio World Cup
Cloud delive...
Evening Standard
Best dog beds
Until you become a dog owner, you have no idea how many different types of dog beds exist or that a dog bed can be quite a costly investment.
A long lasting dog bed will probably be the most expensive item you will have to buy for your mutt, this is because dogs by definition don’t pussy foot around. They are boisterous creatures. They are also often wet, muddy and smelly. Most moult and some like to chew, even when they are well out of puppyhood. The average pooch sleeps between twelve and f...
Evening Standard
Best vases for summer blooms
The right vase can turn an average bouquet into a stunning centre piece all with simple help of the right vessel.
From a few stems of wild blooms to a tied posy that would give Meghan Markle’s wedding bouquet a run for its money, we’ve picked out the best vase shapes to suit any flower arrangement.
Here are our pro tips for keeping flowers alive longer:
Trim your stems - Cutting your stems before you place them in water is a must - cut at an angle for better water intake so the stems aren't s...
Real Homes magazine
Modern makeover
A feature of a house makeover in Bath, England, which I styled and wrote.
MSN
Big businesses' best April Fools' jokes
April Fools' Day is always eagerly awaited by company creatives desperate to have the last laugh. It's even taken on a competitive nature as the big corporates try to outdo each other to create the most memorable April Fools' Day prank of the year, winning valuable inches of free newspaper space and minutes of free airtime as a result. We take a look at some of the best corporate April Fools' Day shenanigans from years past.
MSN
The billionaire who cleaned up by reinventing the vacuum cleaner
A feature on the inventor Sir James Dyson
digitaltveurope.com
The road to Rio: Olympics and occasional use satellite
The Olympic Games marks a once-in-four-years opportunity for providers of occasional use satellite capacity to make money and innovate. Anna Tobin reports on preparations for Rio.
MSN
The tiny but super-rich Middle Eastern state buying up the world
A feature looking at how Qatar came to be so rich and considering whether it can hold on to its wealth in the face of regional tensions.
HouseLogic
7 Super-Easy Cleaning Recipes for the Most Awesome-Smelling Home
If you get light-headed just reading the ingredients on your cleaning products, take heart: There’s another way.
These make-in-minutes, super-cheap recipes create potions that use sweet-smelling essential oils that won’t fumigate your home, while having superpowers to fight grime and bacteria.
And much like a food recipe you may try, you can modify the oils to suit your own olfactory senses.
Citrusy All-Purpose Cleaner
15 drops of essential oil of lemon
5 drops essential oil of sweet orange
5...
MSN
Celebrities you didn’t know owned franchises
A feature on celebrities investing their money in franchise operations
MSN
The 30 countries with the highest-paid workers in the world
A personal finance feature using data from the IMD World Talent Ranking to ascertain those countries paying the highest salaries.
lovemoney.com
The world's best business schools and what it costs to study at them
Being able to put the letters MBA after your name is an incredible achievement. Being able to say that you obtained your Master of Business Administration (MBA) from one of the world's most prestigious academic institutions is an even greater privilege. Using the renowned Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2017 we countdown the world's 25 best schools for MBA programmes, and reveal how much it will cost to study there and how much you can expect to earn later on.