Graduate unemployment higher than national rate
Almost three-quarters of last year's graduates have got jobs, but unemployment among this group is higher than the national rate, according to official figures.
The surv...
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I can see the injury rate to horses rising with inexperienced teams of handlers
The stalls handler
The immediate future looks bleak for the RaceTech team of stalls handlers following Arena Leisure's decision to introduce an in-house operation.
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Rethink on pub hours urged as death rate soars
The drinking habits of the British are taking an increasing toll on their lives, according to figures showing that alcohol-related deaths soared in the past five years by...
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Interest rate cut lifts housing market gloom
The worst may be over for the British housing market, according to the latest report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, although house sales are still dow...
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Falling birth rate threatens closure of primary schools
Schools are facing closure because of falling pupil numbers, driven by the shrinking birth rate among young British women.
The consequences of social change in the 'Bri...
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Mortality rate at record low
The death rate in England and Wales fell to a record low last year and the birth rate was the highest for 10 years, according to figures released yesterday by the Office ...
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Plaid pledges 50% top-rate tax
The Welsh nationalist Plaid Cymru today became the last of the major parties to launch its 2005 election manifesto, pledging a 50% tax on earnings over £50,000.
The...
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Alert over premium rate calls
The telecoms regulator responsible for premium rate phone lines is warning phone users to ignore messages over Easter promising those returning the call cash prizes or fr...
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Wild flowers vanishing at faster rate
Britain's common wild flowers are disappearing from the countryside at a faster rate than scientists previously believed, research reveals today.
The only national surv...
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Guns, drugs and a spiralling murder rate
It is almost two years since Steve Green's Nottinghamshire police force was officially branded the worst in Britain.
In May 2003 the Nottinghamshire force became the fi...
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