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Another danger of climate change: giant flying boulders?

One of the mysterious boulders on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Scientists have long debated how it got there. Eleuthera, Bahamas:  Standing atop a 60-foot cliff overlooking the Atlantic, James Hansen – the retired NASA scientist sometimes dubbed the “father of global warming” – examines two small rocks through a magnifying glass. Towering above him is the source ...

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David Cameron: Commonwealth must fight corruption and extremism

Commonwealth countries must lead the fight against extremism, corruption and climate change, David Cameron has said. Speaking after he co-chaired a meeting of 10 leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta, the PM said agreements had been made to counter online extremist “propaganda”. Corruption was a “cancer at the heart of so many problems we face”, he ...

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Grant Shapps quits amid Tory bullying claims

Grant Shapps has quit as international development minister amid claims he failed to act on allegations of bullying, Downing Street has said. Claims have engulfed the Conservatives following the apparent suicide in September of a youth activist. Mr Shapps told the prime minister the “buck should stop with me” concerning issues while he was party co-chairman. Youth organiser Mark Clarke ...

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10th Annual BCA celebrates winners

The winners of the 10th annual BCA Awards were announced at a memorable ceremony at the Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster, London on November 22nd 2015. Hosted by TV presenter Tasmin Lucia-Khan and MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace. In addition to the 10 winners of the Chef of the Year and 10 winners of restaurant of the Year accolades, three prestigious BCA ...

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Air Express is now exclusive travel partner of British Curry Award

Bangla Mirror Desk :: Community and mainstream service provider British Bangldeshi organisation Air Express has been selected as the exclusive travel partner of Oscar renowned British Curry Award. This will not only be limited in papers, rather it will turn into real life work by working in partnership in different projects together.  Air Express will be providing services in Curry ...

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Tax credit cuts SCRAPED

Bangla Mirror Desk :: George Osborne has backed down on controversial tax credit cuts which were due to cost millions of working families thousands each year. The chancellor had promised to modify his plan to cut tax credits – cuts that would have cost 3m low-income families an average of £1,000 a year. He was facing growing pressure from Tory ...

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Tower Hamlets Mayor opposes government funding cuts

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, has written to the government setting out the impact that a withdrawal of welfare funding could have to families on low incomes. Evidence was given to the Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into local welfare safety nets, showing that households dependent on benefits were an average of £32 per week worse since welfare ...

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Train passengers stand up against racial abuse of Muslim woman

Bangla Mirror Desk :: A Muslim woman has thanked the public for standing up to a man who racially abused her and her sister on a packed Newcastle train. Ruhi Rahman, 23, said she was threatened when the abuser told other passengers she could bomb the train, as she sat with her sister. Other passengers on the on the Tyne ...

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Bangladesh Youth League celebrates 35th anniversary

 By Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Bangladesh Youth League (BYL) Luton celebrated its 35th Anniversary with a Gala Celebration Dinner on Wednesday 11th November at Venue Central, Bury Park, Luton. The celebration dinner was the culmination of Bangladesh Youth League’s celebrations which included the community Mela that attracted over 1,500 people at the end of August and the Heritage Exhibition in ...

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The community works for health

An innovative training project at Barts Health NHS Trust has this year helped nearly 700 people from across east London in their search for employment. On 12 November 2015, Barts Health staff and community partners gathered at an awards ceremony to thank everyone on this year’s Community Works for Health programme and celebrated how they are now putting their skills ...

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