Police are appealing for information to help find a 62 year old man who is missing from Bow. Mr John Ian Hobson was last seen leaving his home in Bow
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The squeezed middle hit yet again: Benefit system shake-up will hammer those on £25,000 a year
Squeezed middle-income earners are to be hit yet again by the Coalition’s radical reforms of the benefit system, a high-powered analysis found yesterday. The shake-up meant to draw hundreds of thousands of the workless into jobs will penalise middle-income families ...
Read More »Christmas Day volunteering at The Whitechapel Mission
Winter is a difficult time for the homeless. It is a time of loneliness and cold, and the celebration of religious festivals offers a timely and appropriate reminder of those who may have fallen on hard times. Months ago I ...
Read More »Heat rises and so do fuel bills
More winter blues on the way as power firms implement their 10% price hikes. Average bills for a couple will go up this winter by around £115 to £1,265 a year. Bills for larger households will increase from an average ...
Read More »Happy New Year – 2012
One more year 2011 has passed and hopefully it was a very pleasant year for you. So what has the New Year got in store for you? Do you have some big plans for 2012 to make it the best ...
Read More »Children and swine flu warning
Study finds 70 children died from H1N1 in England – ethnic minorities and those with serious medical conditions worst hit. 27th October 2010 – A study of child swine flu deaths co-written by Professor Sir Liam Donaldson, the former chief ...
Read More »ARM signs Microsoft software deal
Computing giant Microsoft has revealed a new version of its flagship Windows software that will run on microchips designed by British company ARM. The link-up means ARM’s chip designs will feature in a new range of Windows-based products, including tablets ...
Read More »Malaysia to deport 3.5 lakh Bangladeshis
Malaysia will be sending back around 350,000 Bangladeshi expatriates, who had either migrated through illegal process or have overstayed their visas, expatriates’ welfare minister have said. Khandker Mosharraf Hossain was speaking at a meeting with Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) ...
Read More »RECORD COLD WEATHER IN DECEMBER 2010
The UK Met Office has revealed that December 2010 has become the coldest December across the UK.
Read More »MORE HUNG PARLIAMENTS IN FUTURE
Long-term changes in voting patterns across the UK have significantly increased the likelihood of more hung parliaments.
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