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Over 200 Theater And Performing Arts Apprenticeships Announced Across London And Essex
Over 200 theater and performing arts apprenticeships across London and Essex have been announced by Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw. The Government has announced the latest successful bids for funding to help young unemployed people into a career in the...
Ten-year Contract Placed with Rolls-Royce for Engines on the Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Jet Fighter
A ten-year £865M contract has been placed with Rolls-Royce for the engines on the Royal Air Force’s most advanced fighter jet, the Typhoon. The Typhoon engines – the EJ200 – will be maintained and supported under an arrangement that will...
Mayor of London Urges Speedy Inquiry Into ‘salami-slicing’ Tax Grab Plans
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has called on the U.K. Treasury Select Committee to urgently investigate the Government’s plans for a new tax on bankers’ bonuses before the general election, as well as its other proposed tax and regulatory changes. Whilst...
Skilled Migrants Seeking to Renew U.K. Visas Now Require a Compulsory ID Card
Skilled migrants seeking to renew their U.K. visas will now be required to apply for a compulsory ID card, Border and Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has announced, as the roll out of the scheme continues ahead of schedule. Since the scheme was introduced...
New Metropolitan Police Authority Cash Supremo Takes Up Post
Bob Atkins has taken up post as Treasurer of the Metropolitan Police Authority. He will play the lead role in managing an annual budget of over £3.5 billion and scrutinizing the Met’s use of resources. Bob is also an ordained priest in the Church of...
U.K. Personal Import Allowances Raised
The value of goods that travelers can personally bring into the UK from a non-EU country, or receive through the post without needing to pay customs duty, has increased. Travelers arriving in the UK by commercial sea or air transport from a non-EU country...
England’s November House Prices Up 0.9% Since October
The November data from Land Registry’s flagship House Price Index shows a positive monthly house price change of 0.9%, which is the sixth month in a row in which the movement has been above 0%. The annual house price change stands at -0.3%. This is...
Mayor Boris Johnson’s New Website Reveals Cost of Renting Homes Around London
People will for the first time be able to compare average rent levels for homes across the capital, using a new interactive website set up by London Mayor, Boris Johnson. The London Rents Map shows the average rents for private accommodation for each...
