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Government announces £70 million fund to support communities with migration
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Communities Secretary, Hazel Blears, and Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, have announced details of a new multi million pound fund to support communities in managing local pressures from migration
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Organisations run by people with disabilities receive £1.1 million boost
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More than £1 million will help disabled groups run their own organisations and help people to live full and independent lives, Care Services Minister, Phil Hope has announced
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6,000 new Tasers for the Police
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Police forces are to receive over 6,000 new Tasers, Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has announced, following the first wave of Tasers from the £8 million new funding made available to support a national roll-out of Tasers to specially trained police response officers
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Harman announces £1.6 million for Rape Charities
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Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality,has announced £1.6 million for 'Rape Crisis Centres' and 'The Survivors Trust' sexual violence charities across England and Wales
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Tough new measures to protect the vulnerable as vetting scheme delivery announced |
Strong safeguards to protect children and vulnerable adults were set out in greater detail by the Government ahead of the launch of the vetting and barring scheme (VBS) lat more... |
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BAA ordered to sell three airports |
The Competition Commission (CC) has published the final decisions in BAA market inquiry and will require BAA to sell both Gatwick and Stansted as well as either Edinburgh o more... |
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Councils back local tourism during the downturn |
Holidaymakers looking to save money on their summer breaks should consider staying in Britain this year and provide a boost to home-grown businesses at the same time, accor more... |
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EU officials down on the farm |
EU agriculture officials are about to get a reality check. Starting next year, their on-the-job training will include a stint on a working farm. Regulators are sometimes se more... |
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Schools Minister welcomes narrowing gap at Key Stage 2 |
Schools Minister, Sarah McCarthy-Fry, has welcomed figures that showed that children on Free School Meals (FSM) have doubled the rate at which they are catching up with th more... |
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European Electricity Companies commit to achieving carbon-neutral power supply by 2050 |
Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, has welcomed the commitment of European Electricity Companies to achieve a carbon-neutral power supply by 2050. The commitment was p more... |
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