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Greece to Hire 4,000 Bangladeshis Yearly“Bangladeshi workers will be provided a 5-year temporary work permit,” Bangladesh’s expatriate ministry explained. “Under the agreement, seasonal workers will be hired in the agricultural sector.”
John Major launches scathing attack on Boris Johnson: 'The PM broke lockdown rules and it made the Government look shifty' Boris Johnson and Downing Street officials broke lockdown laws and misled the public with “brazen excuses” and “unbelievable” claims, the former prime minister Sir John Major has said this morning. In a scathing speech directly challenging the Prime Minister's approach to truth and the 'partygate' saga, Sir John said the Government had looked “distinctly shifty” in its approach. Sir John, a former Conservative Party leader, argued that the UK’s reputation overseas was being “shredded”, undermining its attempts to influence world affairs. Mr Johnson is in Brussels today. Sir John also indicated that Mr Johnson should resign if he deliberately misled Parliament over 'partygate', saying that convention “must always” be followed.
European Commission launches platform to promote production and use of algae in EuropeThe European Commission, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and a consortium of sustainability consultants and algae organisations are launching a European algae stakeholder platform, called EU4Algae. The aim of the platform is to accelerate the development of a European algae industry and promote algae for nutrition and other uses among consumers and businesses in the EU.
Transition to Barcoded StampsNon-barcoded stamps will be phased out but will remain usable until 31 January 2023. Customers are encouraged to use their non-barcoded stamps before this date. Alternatively, non-barcoded stamps can be exchanged for the new barcoded version through Royal Mail’s ‘Swap Out’ scheme. The ‘Swap Out’ scheme will open on 31 March 2022. Forms will be available via a variety of channels, including local Customer Service Points; the Royal Mail website and via our Customer Experience team. Customers will be able to use a Freepost address. Further details will be announced shortly.
Britain's most-nicked motors revealed: The 10 cars that were most commonly stolen in 2021 as vehicle thefts rise 3% - is yours on the list?
Peter Swailes Jr spared jail despite exploiting a vulnerable man who was locked up for 40 yearsA man who exploited a vulnerable victim found living in a squalid shed has walked free from court.
Cressida Dick to step down as Metropolitan Police chiefDame Cressida says mayor of London ‘has left me no choice but to step aside as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service’ Dame Cressida Dick has been forced out as the Metropolitan Police commissioner — just hours after she insisted she had “absolutely no intention” of leaving her post.Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, had recently put the commissioner “on notice” following the exposure of racist and sexist messages sent by officers.In a statement on Thursday, Dame Cressida said it was “clear that the mayor no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership to continue”.Making clear she was forced out of the role, she said: “He has left me no choice but to step aside as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.
Here’s how our personnel are divided up within the various departments of the Met: 33,128 Police officers 9,804 Police staff 1,179 Police community support officers 1,838 Special officers(as of 31 January 2021)
UK ‘edging closer to flawed democracy’, say experts as nation tumbles in global governance rankingsBritain is moving closer to “flawed democracy” status, according to an international index that champions freedom, civil liberties and good governance.The UK dropped two places in the global democracy rankings, with experts citing a series of scandals that have undermined trust in Boris Johnson’s government.The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) placed the nation in 18th place in its latest democracy rankings, behind Taiwan and Uruguay, and just ahead of Mauritius and Costa Rica.Britain was given an overall score of 8.10 out of 10, a decline from 8.54 the previous year. In a gloomy assessment, the EIU said the country was “edging closer to a flawed democracy classification”.The UK was downgraded following a volatile year that saw “controversies over party financing and a series of scandals that have undermined confidence in government”.
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