More than £6m will be spent on solar power projects at Hull Royal Infirmary to make significant energy savings and reduce its carbon emissions. Great British Energy is the Government’s newly created public-owned renewable energy investment company. It has announced its first project, to put rooftop solar panels on 200 …
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Open this photo in gallery: King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration, at Westminster Abbey, in London, on March 10.Aaron Chown/The Associated Press King Charles hailed the work of the Commonwealth in bringing countries together as he and Britain’s senior royals gathered at …
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Royal Bank of Canada RY-T has let go of some employees as the lender reorganizes its businesses and prepares to launch its new growth strategy after closing its $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Bank Canada last year. This week, the bank has shed employees in technology and operations, as well as …
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Mental health, affordable transport and crime are among the top concerns for Gateshead’s youth, a report has found. Following 20 focus groups delivered through eight volunteer and charity organisations with a total of 225 young people, the major issues facing Gateshead’s youth have been identified. According to a report from …
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Getting children ready and into school on time is often a struggle, particularly during the winter when mornings are chilly and dim. However, an assistant headteacher has now divulged her recipe for success. Holly Hill Church School in Rubery now offers breakfast to all its pupils, courtesy of the Tesco …
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Open this photo in gallery: Hockey team Royal Military College Paladins practice ahead of their game against rival team West Point Army on Jan. 30.Kaja Tirrul/The Globe and Mail A moment of silence was held on Saturday for the 67 victims of this week’s collision between a commercial passenger jet …
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Planners will decide this week whether to give permission for a new student accommodation block next to the River Avon near Temple Meads station, but the developers have revealed for the first time not just what their new 22-storey building will look like, but also the scale of the transformation …
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A decision is due this week on whether to greenlight a new student accommodation block next to the River Avon near Bristol’s Temple Meads station. However, developers have unveiled not only the design of their proposed 22-storey building but also the extent of the transformation planned for the entire area. …
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Former Stoke-on-Trent North MP Jonathan Gullis has still not found a permanent job – 177 days after losing his seat at the General Election. The former deputy Tory chairman has revealed he has even struggled to secure interviews since July 4. However, he has been earning money through freelance and …
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More than 2,000 primary school children are homeless in Kent this Christmas and will be hoping Santa will be able to find them in the “freezing cold bedsit or grotty B&B” they are temporarily housed in. Homeless charity Shelter is sounding the alarm after its research found the equivalent of …
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