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Be your own boss, says minister
Government minister Esther McVey has said that university is not the only option, highlighting opportunities for young people to set up their own businesses.
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‘It is deeply worrying that a fear of Islamophobia has actually led to the very discrimination against Muslims that those in positions of responsibility at the Council should be seeking to prevent" BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson.
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"There is a significant risk that over a million fuel poor households will continue to live in hard to heat homes by 2025" Jenny Saunders, Chief Executive of fuel poverty charity NEA.
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NASUWT: Dear Prime Minister - open letter to the Prime Minister on trade union ballot announcement
NASUWT General Secretary Chris Keates writes an open letter to the Prime Minister on trade union ballot announcement.
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Infographic: My body, myself
Altered body image, intimacy and sex after breast cancer.
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Infographic: HS2, more than a railway
An infographic depicting the economic benefits, both direct and indirect, of the proposed north-south rail link.
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JUAC: Dear David Laws - open letter to David Laws MP on asbestos concerns
Dear Mr David Laws. We are writing to you to raise a number of urgent concerns that surround the recent investigation into the asbestos contamination of Cwmcarn High School. On the 17th of April Caerphilly Council took the decision to spend £1million on the removal of asbestos materials and contamination from Cwmcarn High School to make it safe for reoccupation. The school was closed in October 2012 following a report that identified... Read more.
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New dawn delivers fresh challenges for NHS
Having been a cauldron of controversy regarding care levels, rumoured budget cuts and waiting periods over the past few years, the NHS has hit the headlines again recently with its landmark reforms coming into effect. But what challenges do these pose for our health service - and what effect will they have on patients?
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Travel insurance helps over 4,300 people every week who need medical treatment abroad, yet many holidaymakers still risk travelling without it
New data from the ABI shows that in 2013 over 4,300 holiday makers every week depend on the safety net travel insurance provides in paying for emergency medical treatment.
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International collaboration to help develop diverse skilled leaders in aviation
A Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Royal Aeronautical Society and the International Aviation Women Association will help retain and up-skill talent within the aviation industry.
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Cross-party report represents ‘yet another blow’ to controversial welfare reforms, says charity
The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling on the Government to take action to improve fit-for-work tests, as a new Work and Pensions Committee report published today says the system must be completely redesigned.
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Peter Clarke's report on the ‘Trojan Horse’ investigation - ‘an inconvenient truth for the coalition government’
“The report of Peter Clarke concludes that he found no evidence of terrorism, radicalisation or violent extremism in Birmingham schools".
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BHA responds to publication of Government report into Birmingham schools
Today has seen the publication of Peter Clarke’s report for the Department for Education (DfE) into the Birmingham schools at the centre of the so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ plot.
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