about blue card Germany with the largest economy in Europe has the greatest shortage of IT staff. The German Information Technology Association estimates that twenty-five percent of IT vacancies remain unfilled. Germany and the UK together account for half of Europe's IT industry, and IT staff are among the largest beneficiaries of the 75,000 work permits (formerly called green cards) issued each year by each of these countries.
| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Strikes Ahead? BA Union Talks Break Down |
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Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA staff have collapsed, raising the possibility of crippling walkouts by thousands of employees.
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Defence Chief: 'Labour Cheap To Call Me Tory' |
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A former chief of the defence staff has described Labour attempts to cast him as a Conservative as "cheap".
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Fifth Labour MP Under Police Investigation |
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A fifth Labour MP faces a police investigation into his expenses, it is being claimed, as three of his colleagues prepare to appear in court charged with offences under the Theft Act.
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Becks Shows Colours On Old Trafford Return |
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David Beckham received a rapturous welcome on his long-awaited return to Old Trafford - and got an even bigger cheer when he left the pitch with a green and gold anti-Glazer scarf draped around his neck.
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| A Look At The National Newspapers |
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Thursday's papers focus on the investigation into MPs' expenses, and the party leaders' post-election plans.
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Kidnapped Boy's Father 'Returns To Britain' |
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The father of kidnapped British boy Sahil Saeed has returned to Britain from Pakistan, diplomatic sources have said.
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Carla Bruni: 'Sarkozy Would Never Cheat' |
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Carla Bruni has told Sky News that her husband, the French president Nicholas Sarkozy, would never cheat on her.
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Authorities 'Sorry' For Rapist Dad Failings |
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Police and local authorities have apologised to a family for failing to protect them from their father who repeatedly raped them, fathering nine children with his daughters.
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Redundancies And Wage Cuts At Portsmouth FC |
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The administrators of Portsmouth FC have made 85 staff redundant, while some of the club's star players have offered to take wage cuts.
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| 03/10/2010 08:27 PM |
| Overdose Kills Eighties Pin-up Corey Haim |
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Actor Corey Haim has died from an apparent overdose at the age of 38, according to US police.
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