Yearly Archives: 2014
Jobless migrants fare worst in Sweden
Statistics released this week reveal that Sweden is the worst country in the EU when it comes to closing the long-term unemployment gap between...
Malala memoir launch scrapped amid security fears
Citing safety concerns, organisers have decided to cancel an event planned to launch the release of ‘I Am Malala’, the autobiography of Pakistani schoolgirl...
Drive to make UK world leader in electric cars
The Government will invest more than £9 million to boost the number of charging points for electric cars, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will...
PM Cameron confirmed big support for small businesses
Small firms will see the cost of doing business fall this year following measures brought in by the government to help them get on.
Speaking...
Child victims of slavery to be given personal support
Child slavery victims are to be given individual support through a new network of specialist independent advocates, Home Office Minister James Brokenshire announced.
The new...
From township to spaceship: South African wins trip to space
Mandla Maseko, dubbed the ‘afronaut’, is set to be the first black African to travel into space. The 25-year-old part-time DJ from the Mabopare...
You’re Not Hired!
The Department for Work and Pensions recently revealed that ethnic
minorities are twice as likely to be unemployed as their white counterparts, with 45 percent...
Adot’s Apprentice hits YouTube with a bang
A hilarious new BBC Apprentice spoof, Adot’s Apprentice, launched last week to over 18,000 YouTube views. The web series, written and directed by...
Zimbabwe – The battle for power ensues
The coming of the New Year was welcomed by stirrings of political factionalism within Zanu-PF, the ruling party in Zimbabwe. This time it was...
MoneyGram listed among UK’s Most Improved Brands for 2013
MoneyGram, a leading global money transfer and payment service company was ranked 2nd as UK’s most improved brand, outperformed its category rivals and other...