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Nick Clegg criticises Westminster schools internships auction
Nick Clegg has backed complaints about a prestigious private school's auction of exclusive work experience placements for its students.A group of MPs have written to participants ...
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How to spot a swivel-eyed loon
Plumage is a combination of blue, grey and very white, with some examples of the species beginning to sport purple and yellow rosettes with the approach of spring 2015. Not to be confused with the common loon, which is common, or with the great toff tit, which is blue with a liberal splash of red, and a bright yellow ...
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When culture is treated as commodity no wonder its temples are sold off | Owen Hatherley
public speech as culture secretary last month to insist that funding for the arts will have to be justified by returns. If, in her words, culture is a commodity, albeit a "commodity worth buying into", then what happens to culture that doesn't pay "healthy dividends", as she delicately puts it?As luck would have it, a test for the policy comes with the mooted closure of ...
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States in scramble to attract Prince Harry when he visits Australia for Navy Fleet Review
A FIERCE tug-of-war has erupted between the army and the governments of NSW, ACT and the Northern Territory for a piece of royal action when Prince Harry visits Australia in October. The four-way tussle to lure the playboy prince is centered around the third in line to the British throne visiting Sydney on October 3 as a guest of the Navy to take the Royal Salute during the Royal Australian ...
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Severe Weather Possible from Tenn. Valley to New England
Tropical Cyclone Tornadoes: A Review of Knowledge in Research and Prediction Published in Electronic J. Severe Storms Meteor. Garner, J.M., ...
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AE units on a cliff edge so dont shut St Heliers says council leader
Sutton Council leader, Councillor Ruth Dombey The leader of Sutton Council has renewed her call to abandon proposals to shut St Helier's A&E, after NHS leaders warn A&E units are on a cliff edge. It comes after NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar warned A&E pressures are growing and if it continues to do so the workload will become impossible to deal with. ...
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Four new free schools approved in Waltham Forest
, Reporter Four new free schools were approved for the borough today in a wave of announcements by Education Secretary Michael Gove. The 102 newly announced schools are set to open in 2014 and beyond, delivering around 50,000 new school places across the country. Two of the schools in the borough are to be secondary schools, one primary and one for students aged 16-19. DV8 ...
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Teenagers spend day in life of prisoner
Teenagers got a taste of life behind bars as part of a hard-hitting project to deter young people from crime. Around 60 pupils from Yavneh CollegE and Hertswood Academy, both in Borehamwood and Mount Grace Academy, in Potters Bar, took part in the Prison Me! No Way! scheme. They came face-to-face with Tony, a convict who has been given a life sentence for murder and heard his own ...
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VIDEO Residents have their say on plans to downgrade Epsom Hospital
By Omar Oakes Last week's controversial decision by GPs to not take a decision about the future of Epsom Hospital sparked outrage among the hundreds of residents who attended the public meeting. Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group told the meeting, at Epsom Downs Racecourse on May 17, that three of its members will ...
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Woman attacked by drug dealer outside gay club
News A night of clubbing fun ended in horror for a young woman who was violently attacked by a drug dealer last weekend. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 14, at about 5.45am outside Union, a gay nightclub in Albert Embankment, Vauxhall. The 22-year old woman and her friend had just left a nearby club and were making their way home. They were approached by a man who offered ...
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Smokers fined for littering could be rewarded for quitting
By Jaber Mohamed Smokers fined for throwing away cigarette butts in the streets could be rewarded if they commit to trying to kick the habit. Under new plans by Haringey and Enfield Borough Council smokers who are caught littering could receive a 50 shopping voucher if they complete a free Quit Smoking course. The scheme is part of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the ...
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Cleaner and construction worker to the rescue for distressed toddler
A couple have thanked a teenage construction worker and a cleaner who stepped into help their daughter who was in the grip of a fit. Ellis French, 19 of Steers Mead, Mitcham, was working on a Conway's construction site in Doel Road, south Wimbledon on April 30 when he ran into a distraught father who said his two-year-old daughter, Lily Lou, was not breathing. Mr French rushed to ...
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Warning after wok fire nearly destroyed home
Firefighter warn people over tackling oil fires The Fire Brigade has issued a public warning following a wok fire which nearly destroyed a home. Firefighters are urging people never to pour water on hot oil following a fire in Nightingale Avenue, Harrow on Sunday. Crews attended the scene, where it is believed oil caught fire after a woman left a wok unattended on the stove. On ...
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Chelseas three England players to leave United States tour early
Gary Cahill confirmed that Chelsea's England players will leave the club's US tour early and join the international squad. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty ...
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Fergie agrees deal for second autobiography
Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to reveal many insights into his 26-year reign as manager of Manchester United when he publishes his second autobiography in ...
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MP Eric Joyce arrested after fracas at Edinburgh Airport
The MP Eric Joyce has been arrested and faces charges of breach of the peace following an alleged fracas at Edinburgh Airport, police ...
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Does your political party listen to you Readers respond | The peoples panel
My experience as a constituency chairman is that the Conservative party is good at seeking members' views and it listens. That is not to say that the view expressed will be reflected in policy decisions taken, because it will depend on whether those views are in a majority or minority of those canvassed. That is the nature of a democratic party.The Conservative Political Forum is a policy ...
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Mersthams next police panel date
News Merstham's neighbourhood police team will hold its next six-weekly meeting, looking at local residents' concerns and issues and at policing priorities, at Portland House in Portland Drive, Merstham, on Tuesday, July 9, at 10am, with PCs Brunt and Sinclair and PCSOs Copeland and ...
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Woman touched inappropriately at train station during morning rush hour
Detectives are appealing for information after a teenager was touched inappropriately at Tooting station. British Transport Police (BTP) have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, which took place on Monday, April, 15. The victim, an 18-year-old woman, was walking towards the station at 7.40am and after she entered the station and ...
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Waterstones removes Jimmy Savile book from display
The offending book was a biography about Jimmy Savile dubbed 'The Truth Behind The Legend' A bookshop has taken a copy of a book about predatory paedophile Jimmy Savile off its shelves after it upset a customer. A shopper at Waterstones in Sutton High Street was shocked to find a copy ...
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Ten month wait for hip operation intolerable
By Anna Slater A great-grandfather has described NHS bureacracy as "crazy" after he was told he could wait almost a year for a hip replacement at Barnet General Hospital. David Turner, of Arundel Drive, Borehamwood, was dismayed to hear the waiting time for the urgent surgery was 40 weeks, despite having been referred for treatment as a "priority". The ...
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Two primary free schools to open in Bromley and Beckenham
By Patrick Grafton-Green TWO new primary free schools will open in Bromley and Beckenham next year. The Department for Education has given the green light for the schools, which should ease the current shortage of high quality reception places in the Borough of Bromley. The schools will be run by the Harris Federation and between them will create 120 reception places a year from ...
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Court papers issued seeking judicial review into soup kitchen eviction threat
Court papers issued seeking judicial review into soup kitchen eviction threat Volunteers behind a soup kitchen have had court papers issued seeking a judicial review into Waltham Forest Council's threat to evict them. The Christian Kitchen group has served hot meals to the borough's homeless and destitute at its Mission Grove car park in Walthamstow every night for the last 20 ...
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No risk of measles outbreak despite drive for more vaccinations
, Reporter Parents in the Olympic boroughs are being encouraged to have their children vaccinated through a health drive aiming to increase the coverage of MMR vaccine in the capital's children. GP practices will send birthday cards to parents of newborns and children aged one and four years to promote health checks and vaccinations in a move to mirror a similar successful scheme ...
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Illegally working Gravesend ice cream man faces deportation
By Alan Woods AN ICE cream man faces deportation after being detained by immigration officials in Gravesend. Following up intelligence, immigration enforcement officers visited Sam's ice cream van in Dashwood Road on Friday (MAY 17). They arrested a 25-year-old Indian man who had not left the UK when his visa expired and he was subsequently placed in immigration ...
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Britain losing interest in leading?
Britain was once the most powerful country in the world, it ran an empire that was the envy of every other colonial power, and gave the world a number of modern institutions that are still widely used today, most notable in the realm of political systems and democratic checks and balances. But Britain today is a shadow of what it once was, some might say it is just another country, nothing special.
Perhaps it’s a little harsh to say there’s nothing special about the UK. The United Kingdom remains an influential country in international politics, especially throughout the Commonwealth, and the capital city, London, is headquarters to some of the world’s biggest companies and home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. Read more
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