Jobseekers and residents looking for a change of career turned out in their hundreds last week to meet employers and take the next step on the employment ladder. The 2019 Tower Hamlets Jobs Fair took place at Idea Store Whitechapel on Thursday, attracting more than 400 attendees. Organised by Tower Hamlets Council in partnership with Tower Hamlets Homes, the event ...
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Annual Residents’ Survey – Tackling our concerns together
New annual Tower Hamlets residents’ survey released Nearly eight out of ten Tower Hamlets residents (78 per cent) continue to agree that people from different backgrounds get on well together, are positive about most local services, and 69 per cent say that the council is doing a good job. These are some of the findings in the latest independent ...
Read More »Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander completes first de-orbiting manoeuvre
The Vikram lander of the Chandrayaan-2 mission has moved away from the main spacecraft, and closer to the moon, lowering itself into an orbit that was 104 km from the lunar surface at the nearest point and 128 km at the furthest. The lander had separated itself from the main spacecraft on Monday and had started moving independently, though in ...
Read More »‘Election in October’ if MPs block no deal Brexit
The UK government is expected to table a motion to hold a general election on 14 October if it is defeated by MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit on Tuesday. Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he did not want an election, but progress with the EU would be “impossible” if they won. Tory rebels are joining forces with Labour ...
Read More »Brexit: ‘Election in October’ if MPs block no deal
Boris Johnson has insisted he does not want a general election, as he urged MPs not to vote for “another pointless delay” to Brexit. But the BBC understands the PM would seek to call a vote, expected to be on 14 October, if MPs block no deal. Tory ex-ministers are joining forces with Labour to stop the UK leaving the ...
Read More »Parliament’s suspension before Brexit protested across UK
Photo: Anti Brexit protesters from ‘Stop the Coup’ movement demonstrate outside Downing Street in London, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. London, Sept 01 : Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s provocative decision to suspend the British Parliament for a time before the country’s deadline for leaving the European Union came under fire Saturday in London and other cities where protesters took to the ...
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