Posts Tagged ‘young’

£82m loan scheme to target young

Monday, May 28th, 2012

An £82m loan scheme for young people wanting to create a business is being launched by PM David Cameron.

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Many Claim to Be Memorial Day Birthplace

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Memorial Day originated after the Civil War, an effort at reconciliation in the aftermath of a young nation’s most savage years. But where? That is a more complicated question.

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Cities draw young professionals

Friday, May 25th, 2012

The ten most popular areas for young Scottish professionals to buy property are all in major cities, according to the Bank of Scotland.

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Mom of 3 kids abandoned in shed found

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Three children — all apparently 3 years old or younger — were found in a shed among a group of homeless people. Police in Oregon now say they located the mother.

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6-year-old Lori Anne Madison, spelling bee qualifier, isn’t feeling any pressure

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Before she was 2, her mother recalls, Lori Anne Madison was reading her first book — Dr. Seuss’s “Hop on Pop.” At age 3, she competed in her first spelling bee. Now 6, Lori Anne is the youngest contestant on record to qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Her ticket to the competition that begins Tuesday was the word “vaquero,” meaning cowboy, which she spelled correctly to win the Prince William County bee. Read full article > >

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More young people without work

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Latest figures show an increase in the number of young people not in work, education or training.

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More young people without work

Older Faces on Screen Draw an Overlooked Crowd

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Studios are finding a business opportunity by looking beyond young movie audiences.

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Fatal crash friends took cocaine

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

A coroner warns of the dangers of drugs after hearing how two young friends killed in a car crash hours into the New Year had taken cocaine

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Zoo cheetah cubs born in race against the clock

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The veterinarian guessed that the young female cheetah on the operating table was still carrying cubs. She had delivered one earlier, and now, seven hours later, she was still so big. There had to be more. Read full article > >

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Young Scots ‘unsuitable’ for work

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

One of the country’s biggest companies, the car firm Arnold Clark, describes many young Scots as “unsuitable” for work.

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Young Scots ‘unsuitable’ for work

End ‘can read won’t read culture’

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

A top children’s author is calling for young children to be given automatic library membership to tackle the can read won’t read culture.

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End ‘can read won’t read culture’

Game 5: Thunder 106, Lakers 90: Thunder Race Past Lakers and Into Conference Finals

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

The end for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers came against an Oklahoma City team that was younger, deeper and ready for its own moment in the Western Conference spotlight.

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Game 5: Thunder 106, Lakers 90: Thunder Race Past Lakers and Into Conference Finals

Zinder Journal: Niger Children Miss School to Search for Water

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

In drought-racked Niger, the difficult search for water frequently falls to children as young as 10, and they often arrive late to school, or not at all.

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Zinder Journal: Niger Children Miss School to Search for Water

‘Debt deterring would-be doctors’

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns.

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‘Debt deterring would-be doctors’

VIDEO: Plaque to IRA bomb victims stolen

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Thieves have stolen a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys who were killed in an IRA bomb attack in Warrington, Cheshire.

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