Fall in teacher vacancy rate 'disguises government complacency
The government was yesterday accused of complacency over ongoing teacher shortages, after publishing new figures which show that while the overall national vacancy rate h...
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Mmm. We seem to be zooming down to earth at a colossal rate of knots
London's chic Sanderson hotel is exactly the sort of place you'd expect to find Bryan Ferry, sometime frontman of Roxy Music, the most glamorous rock group ever. Ferry is...
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Board pay rises at three times rate of workers
Pay rises for directors have outstripped wage increases for their workers by 3:1 over the past seven years, according to a survey published today.
The widening gap betw...
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Second-rate players will both be stretcher cases
The ding-dong row being played out between ITV and the Football League, which is threatening to move from the back page to the front of the nation's newspapers, has provi...
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Cahoot cuts rate paid on its current account
Cahoot, the internet bank operated by Abbey National, this week cut the interest paid on its current accounts but still remains ahead of rivals.
Anyone with a balance o...
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Will you pay higher rate tax on your redundancy pay?
Q I am due to be made redundant shortly. Around April 7, I will receive a redundancy payment of ?77,000, less basic rate tax above ?30,000, and then receive a pension of ...
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England worse than China in prison population rate
England has proportionately more people in prison than China, Saudi Arabia or Turkey, according to world prison population statistics released by the Home Office yesterda...
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Private dentists charge up to six times NHS rate
The office of fair trading is expected to launch a formal inquiry this week into overcharging by private dentists who are cashing in on the lack of available treatment on...
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American consumer responds to rate cut medicine
Emergency rate cuts by the federal reserve following the September terrorist attacks are at last starting to boost the confidence of America's recession-hit consumers, ac...
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Heart surgery survival rate depends on hospital
Survival after heart surgery varies greatly depending on which hospital treats the patient, according to a report.
Walsgrave hospital in Coventry is named as having the...
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