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In personal life news I am happy to announce that as a fictional story writer I have been nominated for the 2017 Wicked Young Writer Awards, adding to my nomination from this year for the Scottish Student Journalism Awards (SSJA 2017)

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Perfect Boobs; Easy Job

Breast augmentation has long topped the polls of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures, however, in the past many women have been put off by the thought of unnatural looking results and obvious scars. Now women can look to have the dream bust, with none of the fear as London's best kept secret is unveiled. The invisible touch is a boob job that offers women more natural looking breast augmentation with tiny scars. The Invisible Boob job, the creation of The Plastic surgery group - Mr Dan March and Mr Mo Akhavani - uses a 'keller funnel' to allow the surgeons to place even the most sizable implant through a small hole the size of a two pound coin. Marsh explained: "The Keller Funnel allows you to do a breast augmentation through a tiny incision that's 3cm or less, which is hidden in the crease in the breast. Most incisions are 5-7cm, but with the Invisible boob job the scars really do fade away to almost nothing. It has revolutionized how we do brea...

UK Cities Hit With Talent Crunch

Jobs in sectors like science and healthcare could be sitting open on the jobs market for months and employers struggle for skilled applicants, according to new research by job search engine Adzuna. The study conducted in May this year analysed the proportion of advertised jobs lying unfilled after 90 days, to shine a light on the 'talent crunch' currently gripping some of the UK's sectors. Shockingly the figures revealed that over a fifth, 21% of Science and QA jobs currently on the market remain unfilled after being open to applicants for 90+ days. Closely behind healthcare and nursing positions are struggling to find skilled workers with 9.5% unable to fill the positions. Some cities are getting hit particularly hard. Employers in Cambridge and Brighton are struggling in particular, with 6.3% and 6.2% of jobs in these cities sitting unfilled respectively. However, Middlesbrough shows the highest rate of unfilled jobs, with 6.31% of positions left open after thre...

Increased Carer's Allowance To Be Delivered Next Summer.

The next milestone in building Scotland's new social security system will be the delivery of the first benefits and these will be the increased Carer's Allowance, the Best Start Grant and the Funeral Expense Assistance. The new benefits will be subject to the scrutiny and agreement of the Scottish Parliament. Social Security Secretary, Angela Constance, said; "The delivery of these first benefits is the next milestone in building Scotland's new social security system - the largest, most complex programme of change in the history of devolution. "The benefits we will deliver may be different in nature but there is one common thread which binds them - an investment in the people of Scotland. "Our approach will always treat people with fairness, dignity and respect, and there is no better way to show this than providing the support that they need and when they need it. These steps are key to helping us create a fairer country for all. "Our plan...

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