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Justice system is now unaffordable to most

Bangla Mirror Desk: Civil justice is unaffordable for most people, more people are being forced to represent themselves, and judges – whose pensions have been cut – feel underappreciated, according to the lord chief justice. In his annual report to parliament, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd welcomed the government’s commitment to spending £780m on modernisation and new technology but delivered a ...

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New British Bangla channel launched

Bangla Mirror Desk: TV One will broadcast programmes both in Bengali and in English language to cater for the continuously evolving Bangladeshi community in the UK & Europe. The programmes will be a mixture of educational, entertainment, religious and specifically tailored children’s and adults interactive programmes. The channel is committed to provide access to the very best in infotainment content, ...

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Labour Budget Proposals: Protecting Key Services

Labour Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs and his Cabinet have put forward their proposals for the Council’s budget for the financial year 2016/17. Against a background of Government cuts to funding for local Councils, pressures on services from growing demand and a legacy of issues that had not been tackled by the previous administration the proposals form a coherent ...

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Sunamganj District Welfare Association organises its award giving ceremony

Sunamganj District Welfare Association recently organised its 2015 award giving to successful achievers of GCSE and A level in a colourful and vibrant mood.  30 successful students from different schools were given award by MP, Mayor, Councillors and community leaders.  The event took place in Royal Regency Banqueting Hall in Newham on 13th December. Thousands of expats from Sunamganj took ...

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Housing estate ‘turnaround’ pledged by David Cameron

Plans to demolish and rebuild some of England’s worst council estates are to be unveiled by the prime minister. David Cameron told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that demolishing the estates “where people can feel trapped in poverty” could result in “better houses and more houses” being built. The initiative will be headed by Lord Heseltine, who oversaw regeneration in ...

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Thousands of teachers preparing to strike over cuts to sixth form college funding

Thousands of teachers are preparing to go on strike and stage a protest in Whitehall in March over real-terms cuts to funding for sixth-form colleges. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has sent an indicative strike ballot to its 4,000 members at 93 sixth-form colleges in England and Wales which are estimated to have lost about £100m since 2010. Should ...

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Osborne warns of ‘dangerous cocktail’ of economic risks

The UK faces a “cocktail” of serious threats from a slowing global economy as 2016 begins, Chancellor George Osborne will warn. Mr Osborne will say this year is likely to be one of the toughest since the financial crisis. He told the BBC that far from “mission accomplished” on the economy, “2016 is the year of mission critical”. His message ...

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