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Welfare cuts: government vows to go ahead with £12bn squeeze
22Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Welfare cuts: government vows to go ahead with £12bn squeeze

    The government is pushing ahead with plans to cut £12bn from the welfare budget despite growing political opposition and widespread anti-austerity protests. The plans are expected to include capping benefits at £23,000 a year for each family and making cuts to housing benefits and tax credits. The exact details will be revealed in next month's Budget. David Cameron has justified the cuts by warning that Britain must stop the "merry-go-round" of benefits dependency, says the Daily Telegraph. He is promising to transform Britain "from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society". Chancellor George Osborne and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith have also defended their plans, insisting that it will take ten ye...
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Stowaway Plunges To Death From BA Plane
19Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Stowaway Plunges To Death From BA Plane

    A stowaway has died after falling from a British Airways jet onto a shop in southwest London. He and another man are believed to have clung on to the passenger plane as it flew more than 8,000 miles from Johannesburg in South Africa to Heathrow. The second man, aged between 25 and 30, is in a serious condition in a west London hospital after miraculously surviving the ordeal. He was discovered alive by staff at Heathrow. The victim died as the Boeing 747 came into land over Richmond at around 9.30am on Thursday. He reportedly landed on the roof of NotOnTheHighStreet.com in Kew Road. A spokesman for the firm said: "Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and found the body of male on the roof of the premises. "The death is currently being treated as unexpla...
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Royals attend Waterloo service
18Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Royals attend Waterloo service

    The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive at a memorial service for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo at St Paul's Cathedral The Prince of Wales and the Prime Minister have arrived at a memorial service for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo - a victory which finally toppled French emperor Napoleon. Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry announced the arrival of Charles with the Duchess of Cornwall for the service at St Paul's Cathedral in London. British soldiers in full military regalia, some wearing plumes in their hats, stood to attention outside the cathedral next to old military guns as the guests went in. The Earl of Wessex, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Boris Johnson and descendants of those who fought in the bloody ba...
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Whirlwind Schedule For US First Lady In UK
17Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Whirlwind Schedule For US First Lady In UK

    Michelle Obama has met with David Cameron and his wife Samanatha at Downing Street as she continues her UK tour. The First Lady, accompanied by her daughters, Malia, 16, and 14-year-old Sasha and her mother, Marian Robinson, swept up to the door of Number 10 in a seven-vehicle convoy, and spent around 45 minutes inside. Michelle Obama visited David and Samantha Cameron in Number 10. During her busy schedule, Mrs Obama and her family also took tea with Prince Harry at Kensington Palace. Earlier, Mrs Obama received a rapturous welcome when she visited a ''Mulberry School for Girls'' in Tower Hamlets as part of her campaign to give girls in developing countries the opportunity to have an education. After being given a superstar greeting by students at the Mulberry School...
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10 embarrassing symptoms men shouldn’t ignore
17Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

10 embarrassing symptoms men shouldn’t ignore

    On average, men go to the doctor's half as often as women, according to NHS statistics. So, do they simply enjoy better health? Unlikely. Many men just can't bear the thought of talking about symptoms they find embarrassing, so prefer to bury their heads in the sand. Sound familiar? You could be putting your wellbeing - sometimes even your life - at risk. During Men's Health Week (15-21 June), it's time to stop being embarrassed and consult your GP about these 10 common symptoms...
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Traffic jam and shopping: Make the best out of Ramadan
17Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Traffic jam and shopping: Make the best out of Ramadan

Akanda Muhammad Jahid: Two major aspects of Ramadan are self control and charity. The Holy Qur'an says: "Turn to your Lord when you are free from your affairs." In Bangladesh, Ramadan also means an increased traffic on the roads. And with everyone rushing to finish shopping before Eid comes knocking at our doors, traffic jams waste away our entire day and all our plans. Here’s how The Daily Star Online thinks you can make the best out of the Ramadan traffic jam and shopping: MAP OUT YOUR ROUTES Select at least two alternative ways besides the straight route to your destination. You can get help by reviewing maps, both online and offline. For example, if you want to go to Dhanmondi from Karwan Bazar, you may take either Manik Mia Avenue or Panthapath. SWITCHING ROUTES Find out ways so ...
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From Sarah Kyolaba to Rachele Guidi Mussolini: What jobs can the families of deposed dictators do?
17Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

From Sarah Kyolaba to Rachele Guidi Mussolini: What jobs can the families of deposed dictators do?

    Regulars at Sarah Kyolaba's hair salon in Tottenham, north London, were saddened to hear of her death from cancer towards the end of last week. What most of them didn't know, however, was that before Kyolaba arrived in Britain in 1982, she had been married to Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator whose regime was responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, and who once famously warned: You cannot run faster than a bullet. But what of other family members of rich and powerful despots after opponents rise and empires crumble?
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PM Sheikh Hasina arrived in London
13Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

PM Sheikh Hasina arrived in London

    A hearty and warm reception was accorded to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she arrived at Heathrow International Airport in London yesterday afternoon on a 6-day visit to the UK. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minis-ter and her entourage landed at the HeathrowInternationalAirport at 3:47pm (local time), PM's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri said. At the airport, Sheikh Hasina was received by Md Abdul Hannan, Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK and other senior officials of High Commission. Leaders of Awami League and its associate bodies, UK units as well as huge number of expatriate Bangladeshis were also present at the airport to welcome Sheikh Hasina. The prime minister left Dhaka for London at 10am yesterday.
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Tower Hamlets new elected Mayor John Biggs
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Tower Hamlets new elected Mayor John Biggs

    Labour's John Biggs has become the directly elected mayor of the London borough of Tower Hamlets, in an election called after the previous mayor was removed from office. He lost last year to independent Lutfur Rahman, who was convicted of electoral fraud and told to stand down in April. Mr Rahman was banned from the new vote. Mr Biggs won 32,754 votes, including second preference votes, to beat independent Rabina Khan. He said the borough now needed to move forwards. Speaking after the overnight count at London's ExCel conference centre, the new mayor said: "What is important in Tower Hamlets is that we recognise the events of the past year or more have caused enormous tension and friction in our great borough and we need... to pull things back together again. The Labou...
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