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School children brighten up recycling centre with ‘save the planet’ artworks

  Students have been getting creative to spruce up the walls at the Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre (RRC) with murals promoting environmentally-friendly activities. Cory Riverside Energy has been working in partnership with Tower Hamlets Council on a recycling project with students from George Green’s School, culminating in three murals promoting environmentally friendly activities. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower ...

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UK to publish no-deal plans as gloom surrounds Brexit talks

The British government says it still hopes to strike a Brexit deal with the European Union, despite mounting gloom on both sides of the Channel about the chances of success, reports AP. EU leaders have demanded more “realism” from Britain in response to a Brexit plan proposed by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The bloc says the proposals don’t fulfil ...

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Samsung predicts profit decline as chip market swoons

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday predicted its operating profit for the last quarter will fall by more than half from a year earlier amid sluggish global demand for computer chips. The South Korean technology giant estimated an operating profit of 7.7 trillion won ($6.4 billion) for the July-September quarter, which would be a 56.2% drop from the same period last year. ...

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Discovery of 20 new moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter

Cape Canaveral, OCT 8 : The solar system has a new winner in the moon department. Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82, scientists said Monday. That beats Jupiter and its 79 moons. “It was fun to find that Saturn is the true moon king,” said astronomer Scott Sheppard of the ...

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Financial Health Centre helps 2,000 residents in its first year

  One year birthday celebrations took place yesterday (Thurs 3 Oct) at the Tower Hamlets Homes operated, Financial Health Centre (FHC) in Stepney. The centre brings together a number of community organisations to assist residents with issues impacting on their financial wellbeing. There are over ten delivery partners, including the likes of Account3, Citizen Advice Bureau, Go-Train, LBTH and Limehouse ...

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Graduates on road to employment after Workpath training

Students from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) were put through their paces with a three day Workpath pilot programme starting on 30 September designed to prepare them for the world of work. The programme saw students brushing up on their interview techniques and discussing ways to approach job applications. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, said: “Tower Hamlets is home ...

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Families lose challenge over special-needs funding

Three families who challenged the government over its approach to special needs and disability (Send) funding have lost their case at the High Court. They said there was a crisis in funding that would “blight” children’s lives. Mr Justice Lewis dismissed their claim for a judicial review, ruling there had been no unlawful discrimination. The education department had not acted ...

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Revealed: the EU’s point-by-point rejection of Johnson’s Brexit plan

The European Union’s full devastating point-by-point rejection of Boris Johnson’s Brexit proposals for the Irish border has been revealed in documents obtained by the Guardian. Leaked documents lay bare the scale of the multiple faults highlighted to David Frost, the prime minister’s chief negotiator, during the recent talks. The disclosure follows the prime minister’s claim on Monday that he had ...

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Business economists foresee slowdown in US growth

Washington, Oct 7 : The nation’s business economists think President Donald Trump’s trade war with China will contribute to a sharp slowdown in economic growth this year and next, raising concerns about a possible recession starting late next year. The latest survey by a panel of 51 forecasters with the National Association for Business Economics shows they expect growth, as ...

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British PM Johnson warns EU he will not delay Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the European Union on Sunday he will not delay Brexit beyond October 31, underlining that his latest proposals are the last chance to reach a deal. Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron in a telephone call on Sunday that “the EU should not be lured into the mistaken belief that the UK will stay ...

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