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RAF to probe reports of positive discrimination

Sky News reported that earlier this week the head of RAF recruitment resigned in protest to reaching the “impossible” diversity targets for the current year…reports Asian Lite News All reports of positive

August 21, 2022

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UK commits £36 mn to helping the world’s most vulnerable

£6 million for the Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund which will provide vital assistance to under-funded emergencies across Ethiopia, including drought and conflict-affected regions…reports Asian Lite News. People whose lives have been upended by

August 19, 2022

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India to overtake China in number of overseas students

Alex Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India, said that the number of visas issued to Indian students went up from 20,000 five years ago to one lakh last year, and is

August 19, 2022

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Sunak may head to US if he loses PM race

Research by YouGov found Truss is backed by 66 per cent of party members, who are deciding the successor to Boris Johnson…reports Asian Lite News Speculation is mounting about Rishi Sunak’s future

August 19, 2022

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Inflation fuels jump in govt debt costs

Earlier this week, the ONS revealed that RPI leapt to 12.3 per cent, while the broader Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation figure hit a new 40-year-high of 10.1 per cent…reports Asian Lite

August 19, 2022

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Officials warn of public health emergency

Taylors said these outbreaks of illness will strike “just as the NHS is likely to experience the most difficult winter on record”…reports Asian Lite News Senior officials in UK’s National Health Service

August 19, 2022

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Truss leads Sunak by 32 points

Boris Johnson resigned as leader of Britain’s Conservative party on 7 July, after dozens of ministers quit his scandal-hit government…reports Asian Lite News Liz Truss led Rishi Sunak by 32 points in

August 19, 2022

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Sewage discharge at over 40 beaches after rainstorms

There has been growing public outrage in recent years at the volume of raw or partially-treated sewage pumped into the UK’s rivers and coastal waters…reports Asian Lite News There are pollution warnings

August 19, 2022

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Inflation hits double digits for first time since 1982

Bread, milk and cheese, as well as ham, bacon, vegetables and confectionery, were some of the foodstuffs rising most in price…reports Asian Lite News Consumer price inflation in Britain jumped to 10.1%

August 18, 2022

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Britain sees biggest spike in foreign workers

“Migration – a key source of worker shortages through the pandemic – is showing some signs of bouncing back,” said James Smith, an economist at ING…reports Asian Lite News Britain recorded its

August 18, 2022

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