Week two and another woman bites the dust as 21-year old Kent restauranteur Maria O’Connor is kicked out of Lord Sugar’s latest boardroom line-up…
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Despite gains since Taliban, women face uphill battle in Afghanistan
Thursday, March 29th, 2012Forr Afghan women, the act of fleeing domestic abuse, forced prostitution or even being stabbed repeatedly with a screwdriver by an abusive husband, may land them in jail while their abusers walk free, a new report from Human Rights Watch reveals.
24-hour strike in pensions dispute
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012Thousands of teachers and lecturers will stage a 24-hour strike today in the continuing bitter dispute over the Government’s controversial public sector pension reforms.
E.ON launches Apprenticeship scheme
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012Energy giant E.ON has announced a £100,000 package to start the recruitment of 100 young jobseekers into energy-efficient apprenticeships.
Campaign launches to ban cosmetic surgery ads
Thursday, March 15th, 2012A campaign to ban advertising for cosmetic surgery launched today backed by research that suggests ads in leading women’s magazines “recklessly trivialise invasive surgery and prey on women’s body insecurities”.
Lord Sugar leaps to banks’ defence
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012The Apprentice star Lord Sugar has defended banks from criticism that they are not doing enough to support entrepreneurs.
£3.5m funds for “Green Deal” scheme
Friday, March 9th, 2012The Government yesterday announced £3.5 million in funding to train up hundreds of people to help get its flagship energy efficiency programme off the ground.
Suffragette’s University plea discovered
Thursday, March 8th, 2012A suffragette’s letter calling for women to be allowed to study medicine at university has been discovered by researchers.
