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U.K. Government Announces New Life Sciences Super Cluster
The British Government has announced plans for a new UK Life Sciences Super Cluster, supported by £1 million of Government investment. Bringing together industry, academia and the NHS, it will help deliver the next generation of medicines and technologies...
Jobs, Training Or Work Experience Guaranteed for Every Young Person in the U.K. Out of Work for Six Months
Every young person across the U.K. who is unemployed for six months will be guaranteed the offer of a job, training or work experience, supported by up to 470,000 opportunities over the next 15 months through the Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee. Latest...
Europe Seeks to Regulate Illegal Immigration And Integration Policies
At a press conference following the immigration section of the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs in Toledo, the Spanish Secretary of State Consuelo Rumí and Commission Vice-president Jacques Barrot reported that the EU leaders...
Tough New Powers Introduced to Tackle Alcohol Crime in Britain
A ban on irresponsible promotions including “all you can drink for £10” deals plus a compulsory requirement to check under 18s for ID are among the final conditions of a proposed mandatory code for alcohol retailers, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has...
European Union Promises More Than 420 Million Euros of Aid for Haiti
The European Union has promised more than 420 million euros in aid to Haiti, of which 229 million will consist of humanitarian aid and immediate restoration after the earthquake, and showed a “positive” attitude to the dispatch of Gendarmerie and...
Organization of American States’ Secretary General Calls for “a Single Effort of Coordination” in Haiti Aid
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, has said that the tragedy in Haiti following last week’s devastating earthquake has no comparison in the history of the continent, and asked the international...
Haiti Grants United States Temporary Control of Airport in Port-au-Prince
Haiti’s government has granted temporary control of its airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince to the United States to speed up relief efforts in the quake-hit country, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.
Free Mobile Calls for U.K. Benefit And Pension Claimants
Free phone calls for most people using their mobiles to claim benefits and pensions have been announced by the Department for Work and Pensions today. From next week, six of the biggest mobile phone network companies will no longer charge their customers...
