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Community Living Abroad: How UK Families Are Building New Lives in Portugal

If you spend time speaking to UK families who have moved abroad in recent years, Portugal comes up repeatedly. It is no longer seen only as a holiday destination or a retirement location. It has become a long-term lifestyle choice for working families, remote professionals, and early retirees looking for a different daily rhythm.

Across Lisbon, the Algarve, the Silver Coast and Madeira, new communities are forming that feel increasingly international while still connected to Portuguese culture. What stands out is not just climate or coastline, but how everyday life feels more...

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Leading Barristers' Set awarded 'Chambers of the Year'

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Wed, 10/31/2012 - 10:30am

St John’s Chambers based in Victoria Street, Bristol the largest Set in the South West with over 80 barristers including 7 silks has been named as ‘Chambers of the Year’ 2012 /13 by The Bristol Law Society for the third consecutive year.

St. John’s Chambers recognised by Chambers UK and Legal 500 as a leading Set with expertise in all their practice areas was announced as this year’s winner at the Bristol Law Society’s annual glittering awards dinner held at the Bristol Marriott City Centre Hotel.

The prestigious award sponsored by independent financial...

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London: Hundreds protest in solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikers

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Tue, 10/30/2012 - 4:24pm

(NewsPoint) –More than one hundred people disrupted roads in and around Westminster on Tuesday in solidarity with the 700 Kurdish prisoners on hunger strike in over 50 different prisons.

Among those on hunger strike are several leaders of the chief Kurdish party, the Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). They are accused of ties to the outlawed rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has for decades sought autonomy for the Kurds.

The detainees are surviving on salted or sweetened water and vitamins alone in a strike that has gained momentum since it began with...

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Bristol Chambers fundraise for medical charity

St John’s Chambers, based in Victoria Street, Bristol, and the largest Set in the South West with over 80 barristers, hosted a ball in aid of their ‘Charity of the Year’ Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

The evening raised funds of more than £6,000 for the independent charity, which promotes better patient safety and justice for people who have been affected by a medical accident. Earlier this year the chambers organised a golf day at The Bristol Golf Club sponsored by Withy King, which raised £4,000, bringing the total...

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NFU and government committed to TB eradication plan

The NFU has announced that it remains committed to supporting the government’s TB eradication programme for England, including a badger cull in those areas where TB is persistent and high, despite the outcome of yesterday’s backbench business debate.

147 MPs voted for a motion calling for culling to be abandoned in favour of vaccination with 28 voting against – but the majority of MPs who spoke in the debate were in favour of culling.

NFU Deputy President Meurig Raymond, who listened to the debate...

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Home Office bans marches in Walthamstow to stop EDL demo

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Fri, 10/26/2012 - 9:59am

The Home Office confirmed on Thursday that any marches in Walthamstow on Saturday had been banned, as they granted the request made by the Metropolitan Police to prevent a potentially troublesome demonstration by the English Defence League.

Policing Minister Damian Green said:

"Having carefully considered the legal tests and balanced rights to protest against the need to ensure local communities and property are protected, I have given my consent to a ban on all marches in Waltham Forest and three nearby boroughs for a 30-day period."

Despite the ban on a moving...

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Knitwear warehouse fire in Leicester

A 'huge' fire was reported in Leicester on Thursday, initial reports suggest that the blaze is on Birstall Street, and is affecting a knitwear factory or warehouse.

Locals have reportedly been advised to close windows as the fire service tackle the blaze. Six fire engines are at the scene.

It is currently thought that the fire started in a shisha cafe.

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Suffragettes reenact historic march at Parliament feminist lobby

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 9:31am

(NewsPoint) –A group of women dressed as suffragettes, including Emmeline Pankhurst's great-granddaughter, marched on Parliament on Wednesday as part of 'Femlobby'. More than one hundred years since the suffragettes marched on Parliament in the fight for women's votes, Kat Banyard, author and founder of UK Feminista, explained that: “Too often the issue of women's rights and sexism is left off the agenda and only by us all taking action will we make sure it's put back there and that we see the advances that we so desperately need...What we'll be doing on Wednesday is putting feminism...
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EDL police candidate to remain in election despite arrest

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Tue, 10/23/2012 - 3:44pm

Kevin Carroll, prolific English Defence League member, and leader Tommy Robinson's right-hand man, will still be allowed to stand in elections for the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) despite being arrested on Saturday.

A British Freedom Party statement on their website said: “In contradiction to earlier reports, we can confirm that Kevin was not among EDL supporters stopped by police on the M1, but was arrested later whilst driving to his home. The police have no evidence against Kevin Carroll because he has committed no crime; their action appears to be a clumsy...

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Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw questions BBC DG on Savile

Authored by Liz Vizard
Posted: Tue, 10/23/2012 - 3:33pm

Exeter's MP Ben Bradshaw today took part in the questioning of the new BBC Director General, George Entwistle, about the BBC's handling of the Savile revelations. Mr Bradshaw, a former BBC reporter, has recently joined the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of the House of Commons and today's session was very high profile.

Ben Bradshaw asked the DG whether in the light of the Panorama special shown last night he agreed that the decision to drop the 2011 Newsnight documentary about Savile's activities was 'a catastrophic mistake' and why it had taken him three weeks to...

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Westcountry MP raises awareness of flash flooding in Tavistock

Torridge and West Devon MP Geoffrey Cox visited Tavistock yesterday to help raise awareness of the dangers of flash flooding, part of the Environment Agency’s nationwide flood awareness and action campaign.

The Environment Agency has identified Tavistock and Horrabridge as being at risk of flash flooding from rivers and is keen to help these communities prepare for possible flooding. Flash floods can happen very quickly – much faster than other forms of flooding – and with massive force. Often there’s no time to issue flood warnings in advance

Geoffrey Cox...

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