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Today's sports news: What you need to know

Latest – Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has said he is open to facing one-time rival Mike Tyson in a trilogy fight for charity on the condition that Tyson asks for the bout to be set up.

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Tyson, 53, fought two epic bouts with Holyfield, 57, during their professional careers, including their controversial 1997 encounter in which Tyson bit off a chunk of Holyfield’s ear.

‘Iron Mike’ had released several training videos in recent weeks fuelling speculation he could be returning to the ring, while Holyfield announced his return for a charity bout on Instagram earlier this month.

“If I ask him it’s almost like me being a bully saying I want to go against somebody I’ve beaten twice,” Holyfield told the BBC. “I don’t want pressure on me that ‘you just want to fight Mike because you know you can beat him’.

“If he hits me I’m going to hit back. I’m going to be 58, he’ll be 54, you talk about being in good health and doing things the proper way that respects it. I don’t have no problem with it.”

Tyson, the first heavyweight to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, retired after a loss to Kevin McBride in 2005, while Holyfield called time on his career nine years later.

If they do return, they will be following in the footsteps of Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao in coming out of retirement for an exhibition fight.

-Reuters

England womens football called off

England’s womens football competitions, stalled by the Covid-19 crisis, have been ended with immediate effect.

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The FA says the decision was taken to end the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship following “overwhelming feedback from the clubs” and to give them the chance to “prepare and focus on next season.”

Manchester City were leading the Super League by a point from Chelsea, who had a game in hand.

The FA said no decision had yet been made on how the league winner or relegation to the Women’s Championship would be decided, or how entries for the 2020-21 UEFA Women’s Champions League would be determined.

Aston Villa were six points clear at the top of the Women’s Championship.

Top-flight English football’s men’s teams were given permission to resume training in small groups last week.

-Reuters

Remembering Jesse Owens

It was 85 years ago today that American sprint legend Jesse Owens set four world records.

Described by Sports Illustrated as the “Greatest 45 minutes ever in sports” history, Owens set records in the 100 yard, 220 yard, 220 yard hurdles and long jump.

He achieved the feat running for Ohio State at a College meeting in Michigan.

His tally was in fact six world records as he also achieved metric milestones in two of the races.

A year later Owens went on to win four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

-World Athletics

Baseball returning to Japan

Pro baseball is set to return in Japan with the Nippon Professional Baseball league to begin its 2020 season on June 19, as the government lifts restrictions aimed at stopping the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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Games will initially be played without spectators, NPB Commissioner Atsushi Saito announced, without saying when fans may be able to return.

The NPB season was supposed to start on March 20 but has been delayed because of the coronavirus.

New cases in Japan have decreased significantly recently and a state of emergency imposed in April to help stop the virus is gradually being lifted and professional sport is being allowed to resume.

Two Japanese teams held intra-squad practice games in empty ballparks yesterday as they gear up for a return to action.

Several of Japan’s top football clubs, including Andres Iniesta’s Vissel Kobe, also began training on Monday.

-Reuters

Indian hockey legend dies

India’s three-times Olympic hockey gold medallist Balbir Singh has died at the age of 95 after a prolonged pulmonary illness.

Singh helped India win its first Olympic gold as an independent country at the 1948 London Games when they beat Britain 4-0 in the final. India then went on to defend the title at the next two Games in Helsinki and Melbourne.

Singh scored five goals in India’s 6-1 victory over the Netherlands in the 1952 final — a record that still stands. He also captained the country at the 1956 Games when they scored 38 goals in five matches and conceded none.

Following his retirement, Singh coached the Indian team which won the World Cup in 1975.

-Reuters

Reds okay with departing team-mates

Queensland Reds players harbour no ill will towards Wallabies lock Izack Rodda and two other team mates for rebelling against pay-cuts, the Super Rugby team’s captain Liam Wright said.

Rodda, flyhalf Isaac Lucas and lock Harry Hockings were released from their contracts last week after refusing to take pay-cuts signed off by the players union and governing body amid a financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus shutdown.

The three have been criticised heavily by former players and pundits for their stance, which has effectively ended their career in Australian rugby for the foreseeable future.

Wright, however, said the trio’s departure could bring the rest of the Reds playing group closer.

“It’ll definitely be a positive for us,” Wright said.

“We’ve lost some good mates but they’ll still be our mates and they’ve made their decision. This group can only get stronger through it.

“It just makes sure that everyone who wants to be here is really willing to put in.”

Rodda missed out of the Reds captaincy to South Africa-born flanker Wright and there were reports of friction between the lock and the team’s hard-nosed coach Brad Thorn.

The three players, who are all managed by the same agent, are expected to look overseas for playing opportunities.

-Reuters

Kvitova happy to be back

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is happy to finally play tennis again for fans around the world – even if they can only watch on television.

Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova. Photo: Photosport/Icon Sportswire

The world number 12 will headline an all-Czech tournament in Prague starting today without spectators, handshakes or the usual towel service.

The return to action is one of the first after pro tennis tours were suspended in early March as countries went into lockdown to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.

Some exhibition events without fans have been held in countries like Germany and the United States while more are planned elsewhere in the coming weeks.

Kvitova last played at the Qatar Open in February where she lost in the final to Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka. She said finding rhythm and playing without support would be the hardest part returning.

“That it will be without people is something I still can’t imagine at all,” she told a news conference on Monday.

“We will play some nice tennis… I think we are mainly here to bring tennis back not only to the Czech Republic, but to the world, too.”

The tournament, with eight players in both the men’s and women’s draw, will resemble regular tennis as much as possible.

-Reuters

Ban on cricket spit only temporary

A recommendation banning the use of saliva to shine a cricket ball when the sport resumes after the novel coronavirus shutdown is only a temporary measure, Anil Kumble, the chairman of the International Cricket Council’s Cricket Committee, said.

Cricketers have used the age-old method of shining one side of the ball with a combination of saliva and sweat to help bowlers generate more movement in the air as it travels towards the batsman.

However, as part of efforts aimed at minimizing the risk of spreading the virus, the governing body’s cricket committee has recommended the ban on using spit.

“We have been very critical and we have been very focused on eliminating any external substances coming into the game,” former India leg-spinner Kumble said on Star Sports’ Cricket Connected.

“This is only an interim measure and as long as we have hopefully control over COVID in a few months or a year’s time then I think things will go back to as normal as it can be.”

Australia quick Pat Cummins has said cricket’s lawmakers should approve the use of an artificial substance to shine the ball if the ban on saliva was enacted, while compatriot Josh Hazlewood has said it would difficult to police such a ban.

-Reuters

New Zealand to host tennis tournament

The prize-money is paltry, the field lacks star power and the tournament director is busy hammering out the draw while locked down in quarantine.

But New Zealand will be proud to revive elite tennis next week when it stages the “Premier League” in Auckland, marking the southern hemisphere’s first pro competition since the Covid-19 pandemic brought global sport to a halt.

The men’s team-based tournament will run for three weeks from June 3, giving tennis-starved fans something to watch in the absence of the pinnacle ATP and WTA tours, which have been suspended since early March.

It will also have the sporting spotlight exclusively in New Zealand for its opening 10 days, having left professional rugby’s June 13 restart in the dust.

All 112 matches will be staged without the general public in the terraces but the games will be broadcast live on Sky Sport’s Youtube channel, Sky Sport Next.

“Yeah, it’s a big thing,” Tennis New Zealand’s commercial manager Gareth Archer told Reuters.

“As soon as rugby starts there’s probably no more talk about (anything else) in New Zealand so to get a week or two on them is a good thing.”

-Reuters

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paulosridesthewave-blog · 7 years ago

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Update Second Keytruda Treatment - Monday 18 December

I travelled to Palmerston North today for my second treatment at the Crest Private Oncology Clinic. The oncologist Richard Isaac is very encouraging and positive but realistic at the same time as he is only aware of one clinical trial in the states with the drug for my cancer. So now there is a little study going on here in NZ too.

I’m aware of all the prayers and positive thoughts going in on my behalf. This does mean a lot to me. My neighbour Dr Singh who runs a pain clinic in Wanganui says that the most important thing I can do is surround myself with postive people and keep positive myself. Not always easy when you aren’t feeling 100% but something that resonates with me and I’m working hard at. Along with balancing rest and exercise and eating well.

I’ve been very fortunate having medical teams in Wanganui Wellington and Auckland providing the best care they can.

Looking forward to Christmas Day with family here in Wanganui. Always happy to hear what’s happening in your lives too and hope things are going well for you all.

Your friend Paul

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singhtravelnz · 5 months ago

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biofunmy · 5 years ago

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Death toll from New Zealand volcanic eruption rises to 21

Another person who was hospitalized with critical injuries from an eruption last month of a New Zealand volcano has died, bringing the death toll to 21

NICK PERRY Associated Press

January 29, 2020, 9:46 AM

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Another person who suffered critical injuries from an eruption of a New Zealand volcano last month has died, bringing the death toll to 21, police said Wednesday.

Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims said the person died Tuesday night at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital. Police have not yet identified the victim. Tims said they would do so after the person’s wider family has been informed.

There were 47 people visiting the tourist destination of White Island when the volcano erupted Dec. 9, killing 13 people initially and leaving more than two dozen others hospitalized with severe burns.

Eight more people have died in hospitals in New Zealand and Australia in the weeks since the eruption.

Experts say super-heated water that burst from beneath the crater’s surface caused the burns, which in some cases covered large portions of the victims’ bodies or damaged their lungs.

Many of those killed and injured were Australian tourists who had been traveling aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Ovation of the Seas.

One of the people who died in the weeks after the eruption was 42-year-old Atlanta area woman Mayuari Singh, whose husband was also hospitalized with injuries.

American honeymooners Lauren Urey, 32, and Matthew Urey, 36, from Richmond, Virginia, were also hospitalized with injuries.

Their families said last month the couple had been progressing as well as could be hoped for given the extent of their injuries. Two weeks ago, the organizer of a crowd fundraising effort for the Ureys said the couple hoped to return home soon.

New Zealand authorities are investigating the circumstances around the disaster. Many have questioned why tourists were allowed on the island after its alert level was raised by authorities three weeks before the eruption.

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steenpaal · 6 years ago

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Alexander Burnes - Wikipedia

Sir Alexander Burnes in the Costume of Bokharra

Captain Sir Alexander Burnes KT FRS (16 May 1805 – 2 November 1841) was a British explorer and diplomat associated with The Great Game. He was nicknamed Bokhara Burnes for his role in establishing contact with and exploring Bukhara, which made his name.[1] His memoir, Travels into Bokhara, was a bestseller when it was first published in 1835.[2]

Early life

Burnes was born in Montrose, Scotland, to the son of the local provost,[1] who was first cousin to the poet Robert Burns.[3] At the age of sixteen, Alexander joined the army of the East India Company and while serving in India, he learned Urdu and Persian, and obtained an appointment as interpreter at Surat in 1822. Transferred to Kutch in 1826 as assistant to the political agent, he took an interest in the history and geography of north-western India and the adjacent countries, which had not yet been thoroughly explored by the British, then he went to Afghanistan.

Exploration

Afghanistan, one of the most remote and impoverished kingdoms in the world, found itself sandwiched between the rival British and Russian empires. British control in India made the Russians suspect an intention to move northwards through Afghanistan; conversely, the British feared that India was sought by Russia. Sensing the two empires would collide in Afghanistan, the British Government needed intelligence and dispatched Burnes to get it. In 1831, travelling in disguise, Burnes surveyed the route through Kabul to Bukhara and produced the first detailed accounts of Afghan politics.

His proposal in 1829 to undertake a journey of exploration through the valley of the Indus River was approved and in 1831 his and Henry Pottinger's surveys of the Indus river would prepare the way for a future assault on the Sind to clear a path towards Central Asia.[4] In the same year he arrived in Lahore with a present of horses from King William IV to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The British claimed that the horses would not survive the overland journey, so they were allowed to transport the horses up the Indus and used the opportunity to secretly survey the river. In the following years, in company with Mohan Lal, his travels continued through Afghanistan across the Hindu Kush to Bukhara (in what is modern Uzbekistan) and Persia.

The narrative[5] which he published on his visit to England in 1834 added immensely to contemporary knowledge of these countries, and was one of the most popular books of the time.[6] It was republished in 2012. The first edition earned the author £800, and his services were recognised not only by the Royal Geographical Society of London, but also by that of Paris. He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society the same year.[7] London's prestigious Athenaeum Club admitted him without ballot. Soon after his return to India in 1835 he was appointed to the court of Sindh to secure a treaty for the navigation of the Indus and in 1836 he undertook a political mission to Dost Mohammed Khan at Kabul.

First Afghan War

He advised Lord Auckland to support Dost Mohammed on the throne of Kabul, but the viceroy preferred to follow the opinion of Sir William Hay Macnaghten and reinstated Shah Shuja, thus leading to the disasters of the First Afghan War. On the restoration of Shah Shuja in 1839, Burnes became regular political agent at Kabul.[8] He was knighted by Queen Victoria on 6 August 1838, while serving in the 21st India Native Infantry on a mission in Afghanistan,[9] and remained there until his assassination in 1841, during an insurrection in which his younger brother, Charles, was also killed. The calmness with which he continued at his post despite the threat to his life, and the ferocity with which he fought after the death of his political assistant Major William Broadfoot (killing six assailants in the process),[10] won him a heroic reputation.

It came to light in 1860 that some of Burnes' dispatches from Kabul in 1839 had been altered to convey opinions that had not been his, but Lord Palmerston refused after so long to grant the inquiry demanded in the House of Commons. An account of his later labours was published in 1842 under the title of Travels into Bokhara, being an Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia.

Because of Sir Alexander's supposed "womanizing" and the growing discontent of the people of Afghanistan against British occupation, a mob gathered and killed both Sir Alexander and his brother.[11]

He is commemorated in the name of the rufous-vented grass babbler Laticilla burnesii.

Publications

Biography

Craig Murray, Sikunder Burnes: Master of the Great Game. Edinburgh: Birlinn Ltd., 2016.

Historical fiction featuring Burnes

^ a b David (2007), p. 15

^ Hirst, Christopher. "Travels into Bokhara, by Alexander Burnes". The Independent. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

^ Burnes (1851), p. 21, n. 2

^ Empire and Information: Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India: 1780–1870 By Christopher Alan Bayly. Cambridge University Press, 1996. p138

^ Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; also, Narrative of a voyage on the Indus, from the sea to Lahore, with presents from the king of Great Britain; performed under the orders of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 1832, and 1833. (London: John Murray). 1834. Vol.1 and Vol.2 and Vol.3

^ "Travels into Bokhara". Eland Books. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 December 2010.

^ David (2007), p. 33

^ London Gazette (19643): 6. 8 August 1838.

^ David (2007), p. 47

^ Alexander Burnes – hacked to death in Afghanistan [1]

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Burnes, Sir Alexander". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

David, Saul (2007) [2006]. Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-100555-3.

Hopkirk, Peter (1992). The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia. Kodansha International. ISBN 1-56836-022-3.

Burnes, James (1851). Notes on his name and family. Edinburgh: privately printed.

Kaye, Sir John William, Lives of Indian Officers. Volume 2. 1889.

Omrani, Bijan, "Will we make it to Jalalabad?". Biographical article on Burnes.

Lunt, James, Bokhara Burnes. Faber 1969

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vatslyaedu-blog · 7 years ago

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Why are so many Indian students coming to New Zealand?

The international student market is huge money-maker for our economy. It’s already New Zealand’s fifth largest export category worth close to $3 billion and it's only getting more lucrative. Last year, the money from tuition fees alone topped $1 billion for the first time.

While most of the international students in New Zealand have traditionally been from China, over the last few years, Indian students have rapidly grown in number. There are now more Indian students in the non-university tertiary sector than any other group.

There were more than 29,000 Indian students enrolled to study here in 2015; that’s a 150 percent increase since 2010.

More students mean more money pumped into our economy andTertiary Education Minister, Steven Joyce, says benefits of international education extend well beyond their economic contribution.“Young New Zealanders live and learn alongside people from other countries, increasing their understanding of other cultures and boosting our links with the world. These links are vital for us to prosper in an increasingly Asia-Pacific world,” he says.

The bad news is, it’s not exactly going to plan. Over the last few years, more and more accounts of cheating, immigration fraud, shoddy agents, exploitation of workers and low-quality education providers have emerged. However, much of it happens behind the scenes or even before the students land on New Zealand soil.

Earlier this year, The Wireless travelled to India to find out what’s behind the rapid growth. Here’s what we know:

#1: A very bad decision

The reality is, New Zealand isn’t a first choice study destination for most Indian Students. Countries like the US, UK, Canada and Australia are usually on the top of their wish list. But when the New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) decided to change the rules, the country experienced an unprecedented surge in Indian students wanting to study here - what started as a wave quickly became a tsunami.

It began in 2013 when NZQA, with the approval of Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce, drastically altered the English language requirements for Indian students.In a nutshell, some Private Training Establishments (PTEs) could enrol students into their programmes without having to prove they could speak English through the standard channels - they could use their own tests and criteria instead.

PTEs are privately owned tertiary education providers. They are registered by NZQA and must be signatories of a special code to enrol international students.

While in India, The Wireless spoke to Navneet Singh, co-founder of GoGlobal education consultancy, in the North of the country.

Photo: Julian Vares/The Wireless

Navneet sends hundreds of students to New Zealand every year and says while the intent of the policy change wasn’t bad, the results had hugely negative impacts for New Zealand.

“Before anybody could understand what happened, it went haywire.

“The primary responsibility [for English testing] was given to the PTEs…and who made the biggest money? The PTEs.”

The rule change led to a sharp increase in fraudulent activity, both by those in India and PTEs in New Zealand looking to make cash off easy-to-exploit entry requirements.

The number of international students from India surged from about 12,000 to more than 20,000 between 2013 and 2014.

Then the surge became a flood. At the end of October last year, Immigration NZ already received 11 percent more student visa applications than in the whole of 2014, most of which were being declined.

In a high priority report to the Steven Joyce released to under the Official Information Act, NZQA stated that some education agents in India were actively promoting New Zealand as a destination for its ease of entry. It also noted that, in some cases, these agents in India where given the authority to enrol students on the PTEs behalf.

“These [education] providers appear to have no visibility or control over how many offers of place are issues, or to whom. Some of this “outsourcing” is of poor quality.”

Licensed Immigration Adviser Munish Sekhri says he saw, first-hand, what was going on.

“I personally was approached by many PTEs who said ‘hey look, we’ll give you the login details for our English testing portal so you or your staff can sit [the test] on behalf of the students and we’ll offer an admission letter instantly.”

Indian students also suffered. Many with low language skills become susceptible to exploitation in the New Zealand workforce, with some only managing to get jobs paying as little as $4 an hour.

Noticing the damage, NZQA tried to back-track.

They re-introduced rules in late 2015 which meant education providers couldn't use their own English assessments for students coming from India but many say the damage was already done.

#2: Rogue Agents

The majority of students coming from India are from the North – a region most Kiwis will recognise through their taste buds with dishes like tandoori chicken, korma and naan.

Walking along the streets of Chandigarh in North India, the number of signs and banners advertising education abroad is staggering. They line the shop fronts with promises of “easy visas”, “instant approval”, and “residency”, vying for the attention of potential students.

Photo: Julian Vares/The Wireless

Most young Indians organise their trips through education agents. These agents give advice on where to study, help organise visa applications, and facilitate English testing. However, there are few rules and regulations that govern who can be an agent, what they can say, or how much they can get paid.

Late last year, a Facebook group was set up to support students in New Zealand – Agents Trapped International Students – which has 330 members. One member wrote: “I was told that business program has lot of demand and great jobs are available in Auckland. I have done graduation in business hence I thought it will be great decision to go ahead. But when I landed here I saw every third person doing this degree.”

Agents giving misinformation to potential students, as well charging high fees and falsifying documents is a growing problem.

LISTEN: Insight looks into the growing issue of dodgy visa applications from India.

Immigration lawyer Alistair McClymont says agents also tell students it’s easy to get jobs in New Zealand – a big draw card for those wanting to get residency after their study.

“If you look at any of the marketing that the agents do in India, it's not about the quality of the qualification; it's about the benefits that a student will get if they complete a New Zealand qualification. And that's not in terms of the skills they get...it's about what Immigration NZ will offer them after they graduate.”

Agents are paid commission to send students to particular education providers. Universities give a flat rate of about 10 percent commission, while Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics give up to 30. Reports out of India suggest agents are offered up to 50 percent commission to send students to PTEs, making them more appealing to send students to, even if the quality of education is low.

Out of the 29,235 Indian students in New Zealand last year, more than 21,000 of them attended PTEs. Navneet from GoGlobal in India says shoddy agents can say anything to attract students.

“There are ads in newspapers which say ‘go through us, we’ll give you free air ticket, we’ll give you a laptop.’ When such lucrative ads are there, you can understand what is happening.”

Photo: Julian Vares/The Wireless

Recently the NZ Herald reported that out of the 10,863 declined applications Immigration received from Indian in ten months, 85 percent had been lodged by unlicensed education advisers, student agents and lawyers who are exempt from licensing.

Regulating agents in India is no simple task. While there are about 33 licensed immigration advisors in India, according to Munish Shekhri, there are thousands of others working with students and getting commission from New Zealand companies. But he says the blame can’t solely to put on the agents or even the places offering them commission - the students need to take responsibility, too.

“The big onus is on the student...they have to understand they cannot come to New Zealand and corrupt the country.”

#3: Cheap as chips

Te Puke – a quiet town outside of Tauranga with a population of about 8,000 - is best known for its kiwifruit. It backpackers and camping grounds are full of seasonal workers from the Pacific Islands, plus the odd travellers hoping to make some cash picking in the orchards.

Te Puke is also the home of Royal Business College, self-described as one of the “largest and most respected colleges in New Zealand”.

With four campuses across New Zealand, its Te Puke campus was the most intriguing. The Wireless headed there last month and found there wasn’t much to see.

The Royal Business College campus is located in an industrial block, with a train track a couple hundred metres from its front door. The outside is unassuming with a couple broken chairs and narrow door.

Photo: Mava Enoka

At lunch time, a stream of young Indian boys came out of the building. Surprisingly, there are no other ethnicities and very few women. Some get into their cars and drive to the local McDonalds while others hang around the parking lot. One student says he was paying $12,000 for a business course in Wellington but moved to Te Puke when he was offered his second year for just $7,000. He said it was a cheaper place to live and easier to find a job.

All the students we spoke to worked on Kiwifruit orchards.

While the website says the campus “provides the ideal learning environment for our Diploma courses in Horticulture,” staff at Royal Business College say they are currently only offering business courses in Te Puke. They wouldn’t let us inside but encouraged us to call the owner, Jimmy Royal. He did not return our requests to talk.

Photo: Mava Moayyed

The attraction of PTEs is clear: At universities, international students can expect to pay about three times more than domestic students. In India Renjith Narayan, 21, forked out $72,000 for an 18 month masters course at the University of Auckland. It’s no surprise, then, that many hunt for cheaper alternatives.

In New Zealand, PTEs offer courses in almost everything. A course can cost a smidgen of the price of a university degree. There are over 500 PTEs in New Zealand but only about 250 of them are licensed to enrol international students and most of them in central Auckland.

At lunch time, Queen Street starts to resemble the malls in India. Hundreds of young Indians, mostly boys, gather in groups outside their PTEs dressed in distinctly western fashion. Many order fast food and drag on cigarettes. According to information released under the Official Information Act, about 50 education providers have a visa decline rate over 30 percent. This includes popular PTEs like National Technology Institute, Royal Business, and Newton College of Business & Technology.

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graciedroweuk · 7 years ago

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Laureus World Sports Awards Declares for Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year

It forced the match to be postponed and also several of the travelling lovers, after the Borussia Dortmund team bus had been struck by an explosion before the Champions League quarter-final with Monaco on 11 April. That is when the German club supporters did something unheard of: they chose to social media to provide their homes to their “rivals”.

Just as heartwarming is the narrative of Bill Conner — that cycled over 2,000 kilometers to honour his deceased daughter Abbey and her organ donation — and Billy ‘The Whizz’ Monger — a 18-year-old Formula 4 motorist, who suffered life-changing injury but didn’t allow it to hold him back.

September’s six contenders for Laureus’ Greatest Sporting Moment, which include India’s Man Kaur (fourth from right), who is a 101-year-old athlete who also won gold at the World Masters Games.

There’s also the inspiring story of a athlete Man Kaur, who sprinted to gold .

From hard age the six contenders to the Laureus Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year of this month are not just inspiring, but heartwarming and emotional to say the very least.

From August to December, the public can pick their favorite from a shortlist of six videos, selected by the sporting legends of the Laureus World Sports Academy every month. The five monthly winners will then proceed head-to-head for a general vote, with the winner being announced at the 2018 Laureus Awards Ceremony.

Laureus Greatest Sporting Moments demonstrate qualities like sportsmanship, drama, fair play, and devotion, and look beyond the scoreboard or podium. They symbolise the actual values of sport and contribute to life the message that sport has the capacity.

Since Laureus World Sports Awards’ India spouses, Firstpost brings one of the September nominees for its 2018 edition:

For Person Kaur, from Chandigarh in India, age is just a number. The Masters athlete picked up the gold medal of her career on 24 April at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, finishing the dash in 1 minute and 14 seconds. “I liked it, and I’m very, very happy,” Kaur said after the race. Kaur started participating at age 93 eight decades ago, in sports events Gurdev Singh, 78, who also competed in the Masters Games.

“If my mum wins, she moves back to India, and she is excited to inform others, ‘I’ve won so many medals for this nation’ Winning makes her happy,” Singh said. When training at home at Chandigarh, quite a few short distances runs each day — and she considers other women needs to follow in her footsteps. “She motivates them to operate, not consume incorrect foods, and they ought to encourage their kids also to get involved in the Games,” said her son.

After an explosion happened beside the Borussia Dortmund team bus before the Champions League quarter-final with Monaco on 11 April footballing rivals showed solidarity. The incident left Monaco fans and forced the game to be postponed until the evening. Social media came to the rescue as #BedsForAwayFans and the were used by Dortmund fans, offering a place to stranded Monaco fans. The hashtags trended globally and generated over 16 million impressions in just 12 hours. Police confirmed there were three explosions near the bus, breaking some of the windows of their vehicle.

Shards of glass injured defender Marc Bartra and also was taken to the hospital quickly. He underwent surgery on his wounded arm to repair a fracture and then remove shrapnel. The Spain defender occurred to Instagram to explain his emotions: “The pain, the fear and the doubt of not understanding what was going on, or how much time it would last … were the greatest and toughest 15 minutes of my life.”

The Lucas family have supported the University of North Carolina for so long as they can remember, also about 8 January, Carolina had been enjoying with NC State. “That game had actually been postponed due to snow and the cold weather,” said Adam Lucas, dad of Asher. So 11-year-old Asher and his buddy Grant, determined that they’d amuse the crowd by trying a shots because there was no established half-time show on this day.

Asher hit on the first shot…

“After the initial one, they are like, ‘Hey, you’ve made a half-court shot. Good job,'” Asher said.

“I’m like, that is nuts, there’s no way I can produce three,” Asher recalled. “But let us try it as the crowd’s excited. You do not want to just stop there.”

“The crowd went nuts when I produced three,” Asher said. “It felt amazing because I do not really know anybody that created three half-court shots earlier, and it is really hard to perform.”

Abbey Conner died tragically while on holiday in Mexico. Her dad Bill chose to get something to honour her life. On 22 a cyclist, Conner, jumped on his bike and began riding across the nation. He made a decision to journey 2,600 kilometers — from his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida — to stop by Broward Health Medical Centre, the hospital that recovered Abbey’s organs for donation back in January. 1,400 miles into his journey, he fulfilled 21-year-old Loumonth Jack Jr, that only survived because Abbey had donated her organs, and her heart had been donated to save his life.

He felt like he knew him after Conner fulfilled Jack. “Knowing he is alive due to Abbey, Abbey is living inside of him — it is her heart with him stand up straight,” Conner said. “I was happy for him and his family, and at precisely the same time, I must reunite with my daughter.” So Conner would hear his daughter’s heartbeat for the first time as she died in January after having a hug, Jack pulled out a stethoscope. Both men began to split. The family made a listing of Jack’s heart as he rides , so it could be listened to by Conner. Conner continued on his journey to spread awareness revealing his daughter’s narrative along the way after spending a little bit more time with Jack.

Josh Landmann was left paralysed from just below his chest after plunging and then hitting his head at the bottom, suffering spinal injuries. Despite his own injuries, the 22-year-old didn’t let his freak accident stop him committing a gruelling obstacle course, Mudder, a go on 13 May in order to raise money. When Landmann tried to crawl up the hard ‘Everest’ barrier on the program, he obtained support from Neil, his father, and participants that outstretched their hands and hauled him to the top of the barrier. “I got to the edge thinking I’d have the ability to crawl up it very easily and reach the rope, although it wasn’t quite as easy as that. It was quite slippery. And then dad’s trying to push me and he is slipping,” Josh stated.

Neil added: “He is so determined to succeed and attain things that it was just ordinary. We have grown up with his progression and positivity. He is amazing in that respect” On the support he has received since the difficult Mudder challenge, Josh said: “I’ve received numerous messages out of mums and out of kids who say they wish to do it when they are older. I’ve had messages from those that are at the hospital at the minute who say they are very low and also ask ‘How can you do it?’ It’s very surreal.” Today Landmann wants to get involved in the Winter Paralympics at 2022: “I’ve been operating with the British para-snowsports group and done several races, it’s opened so many doors for me. But I’ve got a couple more challenges ahead also.”

Billy ‘The Whizz’ Monger was conversing with Formula 1 celebrity Lewis Hamilton, at the World Championship Practice Day at Silverstone just months after a dreadful accident, where the teenaged motorsport driver lost both his legs. Even the 18-year-old suffered life-changing accidents after he crashed into a stationary car’s rear, at a Formula 4 race at Donnington Park April. Billy was stuck in his own vehicle for 90 minutes before he is airlifted to a hospital in Nottingham, but his legs could not be saved by medics. Mercedes motorist Hamilton tweeted roughly Monger. Hamilton published: “I’ve only just found the news of the tragic incident. Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, @BillyMonger.”

The incident contributed to a fundraising effort for the rehabilitation and recovery that increased over # 800,000 — Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton of Billy and shook the community, Jenson Button and Felipe Massa are among the supporters. Regardless of the accident, Billy has not let losing both arms scupper his motorsport ambitions. Eleven weeks after his injury, the Formula 4 motorist was back from the wheel with assistance from Team BRIT, which assists drivers and army to take part in motorsport. Monger drove a automobile mounted hand controllers to clutch, brakes and the throttle. Talking at the moment, Billy said: “It just shows you when a tragic event like this occurs how folks pull together. I’ve still got a few years in my own for sure so I want to prove how much you’re able to do even with something like this.”

To view these emotional and participating clips and VOTE for your favorite, visit myLaureus.com.

Sports fans can also send videos they’ve seen and appreciated to myLaureus.com and they’ll be considered for the recap in future months.

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Laureus World Sports Awards Declares for Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year

September’s six contenders for Laureus’ Greatest Sporting Moment, which include India’s Man Kaur (fourth from right), who is a 101-year-old athlete who also won gold at the World Masters Games.

There’s also the inspiring story of a athlete Man Kaur, who sprinted to gold .

From hard age the six contenders to the Laureus Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year of this month are not just inspiring, but heartwarming and emotional to say the very least.

Since Laureus World Sports Awards’ India spouses, Firstpost brings one of the September nominees for its 2018 edition:

Asher hit on the first shot…

“After the initial one, they are like, ‘Hey, you’ve made a half-court shot. Good job,'” Asher said.

“I’m like, that is nuts, there’s no way I can produce three,” Asher recalled. “But let us try it as the crowd’s excited. You do not want to just stop there.”

“The crowd went nuts when I produced three,” Asher said. “It felt amazing because I do not really know anybody that created three half-court shots earlier, and it is really hard to perform.”

To view these emotional and participating clips and VOTE for your favorite, visit myLaureus.com.

Sports fans can also send videos they’ve seen and appreciated to myLaureus.com and they’ll be considered for the recap in future months.

Released Date: Sep 01, 2017 06:17 pm | Upgraded Date: Sep 01, 2017 06:17 pm

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IT Help Desk Administrator

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IT Help Desk Administrator

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Framework is a well established organisation that delivers community based mental health and intellectual disability services in the Auckland region.

We are looking for a Part-Time to Full-Time IT Help Desk Administrator to be the first point of contact and to provide first level IT support to Framework employees.

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Chapter Twenty

Return Home

Patrick placed the CT 9225 door to door with the Auckland. Jen and Bashir were still hugging Allie when Mike arrived. They were talking about the brand on her face. While they were sorry it had happened to Allie, Jen and Bashir had seen it before. They had both known other slaves who had run away and been branded. “I’m sure the doctors at the UNH Medical Center can fix that,” Jen said. Allie rubbed her brand thoughtfully.

“Let’s all get into the CT 9225,” Patrick suggested. “One at a time, you guys can go into the Auckland and change into your uniforms.”

“It feels good to have this back on,” Bashir said as he showed off his red Researcher uniform.

“I feel human for the first time in years,” Allie said.

“We worked long and hard to earn these uniforms,” Jen added. Her eyes were still red from crying.

“Jen, do you think you can still pilot the Auckland after all this time?” Patrick asked. “We should get back.”

“Yes,” Jen answered. “I still know how.”

“Wait,” Mike said firmly. “Patrick, this is a research mission. They haven’t finished their job.”

“Are you kidding?” Patrick asked in disbelief. “After all they’ve been through, you expect them to go into Carthage and listen to some music?”

“No, I don’t expect them to go,” Mike replied. “I know a lot about music and I’m a trained S/O. I’ll go. You and Nick will take me.”

“Mike,” Patrick argued. “That’s real good of you to volunteer, but I don’t think getting a recording is that important right now. Someone else can do it later.”

“It’s important to Dr. Singh,” Mike argued. “She requested this research for a study she’s doing. Without it, her work is wasted. Do you remember what Rabbi Cohen told me at Atlantic Academy when I wanted to go find Allie, rather than play the second half of our concert? He said our responsibilities to others always come before our personal desires.

“At the Time Institute, we are considerate of others and what they need. That’s what makes us different from the people we saw in Paris and in the Empire. I don’t want to be like those people. They disgust me and I have to be different from them. For my own sake I have to show I am different. I have to finish the job, not just for Dr. Singh. I also have to do it for Mike Castleton. I have to prove I am made of different stuff.”

Patrick looked around at Nick and the Auckland crew, asking silently for their opinions. Nick nodded his head toward Mike to show he agreed with the S/O. “Mike is right,” Jen said. “We can wait. This mission was our job and we need to see it through to the end.”

Mike returned with the recording. It was the middle of the night and the taverns had just closed. “I think I got it,” he said, handing Allie’s recorder to her.

“See you back at the Institute,” Patrick said to Jen as he prepared to close the CT 9225’s door.

“Wait,” Mike said emphatically. “We have another problem.”

“You and your problems!” Patrick exclaimed in exasperation. “I get so tired of S/Os. What is it now?”

“You probably want to hear this one out,” Mike persisted. “Jen cannot return the Auckland to its frame of origination. When she and her crew failed to return from their mission, time continued to pass. Dr. Newcomb, Rabbi Cohen, and others went on living their sequences. They waited several days before coming to Double A for us. If these three arrive home before those events they alter lots of sequences and set off Chaos.”

Patrick pondered. “I hate it when you’re right,” he said. “But you are. Ideas?”

Mike’s face revealed he was working out the problem. “I got it,” he said at last. “Jen takes the Auckland to its frame of origination, and you and Nick follow in the CT 9225. Leave the Auckland on the roof of the MacDonald Center. No one will know it’s there. After all, Mr. Smith has kept his craft on Double A’s roof for years without anyone discovering it. Return here with Jen. Then, one at a time, you and Nick return the Auckland’s crew to our frame of origination. The Auckland will still be on the roof and someone can take it to the hanger. Problem solved. No Chaos.”

Patrick looked at the others. They all nodded their agreement with Mike’s plan.

“I’ll take the Auckland to the roof, but as soon as we come back, take Allie,” Jen insisted. “She’s in the worst shape and needs medical attention.”

Patrick, Nick, and Jen returned. Then, the Fixer pilot and engineer took Allie home. Next trip, they took Bashir, then Jen, and finally Mike. With his crew reunited, Patrick explained what had happened at the Time Institute. “Each time we returned a crew member, the Time Institute requested we stay several days while they debriefed us. It didn’t matter to you how long we were gone because we would pick you up at this frame. When we take you back to our frame of origination, it will be a week after we left for Carthage. It will feel a bit strange to you to lose that week, but you know what they say. Time travel messes with your mind.”

The CT 9225 returned to the arrival/departure pad and its new frame of origination to find Dr. Newcomb, Rabbi Cohen, and Lenore there to greet them. “Mike is missing the past week and has to adjust,” Patrick said to Dr. Newcomb. “Please fill him in on what has happened to the Auckland’s crew.”

“Mr. Khalid is working in the Time Institute lab,” the Ethics teacher told the young S/O. “That’s the job he had before he joined the Auckland’s crew. He says he has had enough of time travel. He asked for his old job back, and we gave it to him. Mr. Khalid is perfecting Mr. Pope’s ideas for a translating helmet and a Time Craft Finder. We plan on making them standard equipment on all our craft.

“Miss Canfield has returned to New Zealand to be with her family,” Dr. Newcomb continued. “Her heart has been broken and only time will heal it. When she feels better, she will decide if she wants to continue to time travel. If she chooses not to, we understand.

“Miss Tymoshenko is in the UNH Medical Center. She suffered terribly and is being treated for her wounds.”

“Demetrius really beat her up,” said Mike grimly. “Did you see her legs and her back?”

“The doctors were able to fix her scars, Mr. Castleton,” Dr. Newcomb said. “That was the easy part. Most of her wounds are to the mind. She has post-traumatic stress syndrome. She is still full of hate for her owner. She has nightmares. Even when she’s awake, she’s always afraid. We don’t know how her treatment will work out. It is possible she will never time travel again. Only time will tell.”

“Can I visit her?” Mike asked.

“Certainly,” Dr. Newcomb answered. “We have already debriefed your pilot and engineer. Would you consent to stay here a couple of days longer so we can debrief you, Mr. Castleton? We want to know all that happened and what lessons you learned. Can you be at Room 307 at the MacDonald Center the day after tomorrow?” Mike nodded in agreement. “Good. How about 9:00?” The adults left.

“Lenore and I are going to spend the afternoon in Durham,” Nick said to his crewmates. “See you back at our quarters tonight?”

“I’m going to the hospital to see Allie,” Mike added. “Do you guys want to have supper together?”

“I’m going to spend the rest of the day by the pool,” Patrick added. “I’ll have a meal ready when you two get back.”

Mike found Allie at the UNH Medical Center. It was a warm, sunny afternoon and she was outside on a deck, sitting in a wicker rocker. She rocked slowly, staring at the trees, watching them sway gently in the breeze. Mike paused a moment to observe her. She looked healthy again, and rested. The same thought went through his mind as when he first met her. She is so pretty.

“Allie,” he said. Allie turned her head and to Mike’s surprise, he could see the brand still on her right cheek. “Dr. Newcomb said the doctors had been able to heal all your scars,” he said.

“They did,” Allie replied. “My back and legs are perfect. They look just like they did when I was a cadet. I wouldn’t let them fix my cheek. I need that brand right now. I don’t know if I will ever have it fixed. It reminds me of what happened to me and what I saw happen to other people. I need to remember that evil man. I can’t forget him. If I forget, it means he got away with what he did.”

“Demetrius has been dead for more than 2,000 years,” Mike said softly.

“Yes, but he got away with it,” Allie responded in anger. “He was never punished.”

“He died a miserable death,” Mike added gently, not wanting to offend Allie.

“So did lots of very kind and good people,” Allie replied. “If the plague was a punishment for Demetrius, it was a punishment for them. But they were good, and he was evil. I need for him to get something else, something more. There needs to be some special punishment, just for him.”

“You want justice,” Mike said.

Allie paused and pondered. “Yes,” she said more peacefully. “You found the exact word, Mike. I want justice. I want him punished. I want him to pay for what he did. But he didn’t pay. He just died like everyone else.”

“I can’t help you there, Allie,” Mike said taking her hand. “All I know is what that priest told us.”

“I’ve been trying,” Allie answered. “I haven’t managed yet, but I’m trying. Mike, do you think I’m a bad person because I can’t forgive Demetrius?” she asked in a worried tone.

“No, Allie,” Mike replied, shaking his head. “You’re the best person I know. It’s the feelings you have about Demetrius that are making you sick. That’s why you’re having nightmares and are afraid during the day. You’re not a bad person because you’re having these feelings. Some awful things happened to you, and you can’t just sweep them away. You have to work them out, and I’ll help you any way I can. I’ll always be your closest friend.”

“I think I’ll go back and spend some time with my family in Ukraine, the way Jen did,” Allie said. “I know you have to return to your time and your sequence. Mike, think of me when you can.”

“I think about you every day, Allie,” Mike said. “You’re not part of my sequence, but you’re an important part of my life.” He pulled out the locket she had given him after graduation from the cadet program. “I never take this off.”

“Thank you, Mike,” Allie said, squeezing his hand. “Thank you for saving me. I always hoped the Institute would send you. I knew you would find me if anyone could. You’re my hero.”

Mike leaned over and kissed Allie. “That’s until I see you again. I will come back. I promise. Get well, Allie. You’re a good S/O, and you were meant to time travel. Maybe someday we can do it together.”

Patrick and Nick accompanied Mike to his debriefing. They arrived in Room 307 at 9:00 sharp. “We spend so much time here they ought to name this room after us,” Mike joked.

“Gentlemen,” Rabbi Cohen began. “Thank you for coming. I asked Prof. Giuliani to join us, in case you had any questions about the Roman Empire. Mr. Castleton, we debriefed your companions, as well as the the Auckland’s crew. We know what happened from their point of view. However, we’re sure you have some details to add. Please tell us the story.”

Mike told the adults how he and his friends had captured the bandit Marcus and how he had made him talk. He told them how he had fooled Decius into thinking he was the god Mercury. He told how they had made Dorymenes talk by telling him they were junior Praetorian Guards.

“Very clever,” Dr. Newcomb said. “I think with Decius and Dorymenes you followed Time Institute ethics. You only scared them. Hanging a bandit out a time craft door is more of a problem. Still, it seems you didn’t change his sequence. We don’t know what happened to him. Either he went back to being a bandit, or he changed his ways and led an honest life. Whatever he did, it seems he followed his sequence. So, no harm was done.”

“Prof. Giuliani,” Mike asked. “It will help me and Allie to know whether or not the priest and the people in his church died for any purpose. Did they waste their lives?”

“Yes and no,” Prof. Giuliani answered. “There’s no historical record of those Christians who died at Nicopolis. They don’t seem to have changed anything by themselves. However, they didn’t act alone. For 300 years Christians all over the Roman Empire performed acts of compassion like those at Nicopolis. As a result, they slowly changed the Romans. At first, the Romans thought the Christians were fools. Later, they began to respect Christians. Finally, they began to feel the Christians were right. In time, the Roman Empire became Christian. Through their kindness, the Christians conquered the greatest empire of all times. It is the most important peaceful conquest in history. Later, when Rome fell to the barbarians, only the Christian church remained to keep civilization alive. So, in that way, we should all thank those people at Nicopolis.”

“There are a couple of other things you should know,” Rabbi Cohen added. “The Time Institute has added some new policies. From now on, crews will be briefed by historians before they leave on missions. This way, they’ll better understand what they are witnessing when they make observations. In an emergency, they will know better what to do.

“Crews will be debriefed by the same historians when they return, just as you have been. Much of human history has been very cruel. This will help our crews maintain their mental health. Time travel messes with the mind. However, we can try to ease the effects.

“Finally, Dr. Singh asked us to give you this message. Allie’s research showed that her theory about the music called Jazz was wrong. Dr. Singh is now working on a new theory. That’s how it goes. Sometimes our scholars are right; sometimes they’re wrong. That’s why we send research crews back in time, to find out. Allie’s work was not wasted. She increased our knowledge.”

“She paid a terrible price,” Mike said.

“People often pay a terrible price for knowledge, Mr. Castleton,” Dr. Newcomb added. “If in your time travels you ever run into a man named Galileo, ask him his opinion.”

Patrick set the CT 9225 down on Atlantic Academy’s roof only seconds after they left. The boys returned to the Rockathon where they spent the rest of the afternoon rocking in their chairs along with their class. At night, the Sirens played their second concert for the junior high school.

The Rockathon ended at 9:00 and the boys walked out to the parking lot where their parents waited for them. “Have a good weekend,” Patrick called to Mike and Nick. “See you Monday morning. It’s gonna seem a little boring being back in the seventh grade.”

Mike climbed into his family van and gave his mother a kiss on the cheek. “What are we doing this weekend?” he asked.

“What do you want to do?” his mother responded.

“I could use some quiet time at home with you and Dad,” Mike answered.

“Good,” his mother told him. “Your father has a surprise. He rented a classic movie for us to watch tomorrow night. It stars Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. They were really big stars when your grandparents were young.”

“Cool,” Mike said. “I like classic movies. I know who Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck were. What’s the movie?”

“Roman Holiday,” Mrs. Castleton answered.

The Lost Crew, the second book in The Castleton Series continues next Saturday. This book and the other seven in the series are available at: castletonseries.com

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Press release: Record number of employers named and shamed for underpaying more than 15,500 workers

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy today named 360 businesses who underpaid 15,520 workers a total of £995,233, with employers in the hairdressing, hospitality and retail sectors the most prolific offenders.

As well as recovering arrears for some of the UK’s lowest paid workers, HMRC issued penalties worth around £800,000.

For the first time, the naming list includes employers who failed to pay eligible workers at least the new National Living Wage rate, which is currently £7.20 for workers aged 25 and over.

Business Minister Margot James said:

Every worker in the UK is entitled to at least the national minimum or living wage and this government will ensure they get it.

That is why we have named and shamed more than 350 employers who failed to pay the legal minimum, sending the clear message to employers that minimum wage abuses will not go unpunished.

Excuses for underpaying workers included using tips to top up pay, docking workers’ wages to pay for their Christmas party and making staff pay for their own uniforms out of their salary.

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP said:

The National Living and Minimum Wage, which every worker is entitled to, is an essential part of building the higher wage, lower welfare, lower tax society that the UK needs.

Thanks to government investigations more than 15 and a half thousand of the UK’s lowest paid workers are to be back paid as we continue to build a Northern Ireland, and wider United Kingdom, that works for everyone.

The 360 employers named today are:

Debenhams Retail plc, London NW1, failed to pay £134,894.83 to 11,858 workers.

Pembrokeshire Care Limited, Haverfordwest SA61, failed to pay £55,056.75 to 154 workers.

Mr Lorenzo Berni trading as Osteria San Lorenzo, London SW3, failed to pay £53,496.57 to 29 workers.

Tag Hotel Limited trading as Aviator Hotel, Farnborough GU14, failed to pay £32,094.17 to 37 workers.

WH Recruitment Ltd, Portadown BT62, failed to pay £26,418.67 to 143 workers.

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Dr Lakbir Singh and Mr Devinder Singh trading as Nutwood Cottage Day Nursery, Lincoln LN6, failed to pay £22,082.16 to 11 workers.

Mrs Helen Dey, Mrs Karen Clark, Mr Harry Clark, Miss Jessica Clark & Miss Jennifer Dey trading as Tiny Turners Nurseries, Stockton-on-Tees TS18, failed to pay £20,740.90 to 54 workers.

Community Integrated Care, Widnes WA8, failed to pay £19,774.78 to 69 workers.

Mr Anthony Y Lloyd & Mrs Peta S Lloyd trading as Fallowfield Country House Hotel, Abingdon OX13, failed to pay £19,436.88 to 6 workers.

Feversham Arms Limited trading as Feversham Arms Hotel, York YO62, failed to pay £19,407.32 to 31 workers.

Gary Hedley, Mr Arthur Murray & Mrs Shirley Murray trading as Gary Hedley Hairdressing, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1, failed to pay £18,539.40 to 27 workers.

Crossroads Caring Scotland - Clackmannan, Alloa FK10, failed to pay £17,685.38 to 40 workers.

Industria Personnel Services Ltd, Leicester LE1, failed to pay £14,377.34 to 1,837 workers.

Tasman Limited, London W1N, failed to pay £11,799.57 to 1 worker.

Glover’s Bakery Limited, Preston PR5, failed to pay £11,320.33 to 2 workers.

Mrs Elizabeth Purkis trading as The Buttonhole, Chorley PR7, failed to pay £9,946.28 to 1 worker.

Delicatezza Limited trading as Peri Peri Original, Middlesbrough TS1, failed to pay £9,687.66 to 7 workers.

Mr James Wilson trading as R J Cleaning, Lincoln LN6, failed to pay £8,739.38 to 16 workers.

Moncur Reece Ltd, Middlesbrough TS4, failed to pay £8,092.26 to 1 worker.

Mrs Eileen Beresford trading as E M Beresford Livery, Sandbach CW11, failed to pay £7,978.99 to 1 worker.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Kirklees HD3, failed to pay £7,500.95 to 1 worker.

The Kangaroo Club Limited, Ilkley LS29, failed to pay £7,396.45 to 2 workers.

Mr Sean Bennett trading as Bennetts Seafood Bar & Grill, Warrenpoint BT34, failed to pay £7,300.15 to 25 workers.

Boran-Mopack Limited, Strabane BT82, failed to pay £6,779.05 to 1 worker.

Northcote Hotel Limited, Blackburn BB6, failed to pay £6,621.82 to 22 workers.

Wollaton Village Day Nurseries Limited, Nottingham NG8, failed to pay £6,609.91 to 1 worker.

Places for Children Limited trading as The Meadows Nursery Schools, Eastbourne BN22, failed to pay £6,339.65 to 4 workers.

Lotus Care Home Limited, Stanmore HA7, failed to pay £6,167.37 to 1 worker.

Peak Active Sport Limited, Glossop SK13, failed to pay £6,064.18 to 5 workers.

Willow Park Childrens Nurseries Limited trading as Willow Park Montessori Nursery, London SE9, failed to pay £6,027.40 to 1 worker.

Thermal Heating Maintenance Limited, Bolton BL6, failed to pay £5,963.85 to 2 workers.

Heron Foods Limited, North Ferriby HU14, failed to pay £5,899.50 to 15 workers.

WiCastr Limited, London EC1R, failed to pay £5,877.23 to 1 worker.

ABC Children’s Day Nursery Limited, Huddersfield HD4, failed to pay £5,834.08 to 5 workers.

Mrs Margaret Danks trading as Shine Hair Company, Belfast BT8, failed to pay £5,811.95 to 1 worker.

Tailored Care Limited, Telford TF7, failed to pay £5,788.72 to 95 workers.

The Swan Hotel (Newby Bridge) Limited, Ulverston LA12, failed to pay £5,674.29 to 14 workers.

Mr Peter Kilmartin trading as PK Motor Services, Aylesbury HP21, failed to pay £5,476.33 to 1 worker.

Mr Kevin Falconer & Mrs Victoria Falconer trading as CD Scooters, Brighton BN2, failed to pay £5,434.70 to 1 worker.

Mr Arthur Race & Mr Chris Race trading as Race Joinery, Auckland Park DL14, failed to pay £5,303.36 to 1 worker.

Euro Catering Parts Ltd, Oldham OL8, failed to pay £5,005.63 to 1 worker.

Q Hotels Services Limited, Leeds LS27, failed to pay £4,579.76 to 1 worker.

Mr Mark Buckler trading as MB Auto Electrics, Southport PR8, failed to pay £4,549.07 to 1 worker.

Rail Vision (Europe) Ltd, Castle Donington DE74, failed to pay £4,470.69 to 2 workers.

Mr Lawrence Peter Meer trading as Central Auto Repair Services, Worthing BN14, failed to pay £4,449.11 to 1 worker.

Mark Scott Salons Limited, Derby DE1, failed to pay £4,387.16 to 2 workers.

Fusion Heating Limited, Belfast BT23, failed to pay £4,353.69 to 2 workers.

Mr Michael Whitbread trading as Divers Down, Torquay TQ1, failed to pay £4,287.67 to 1 worker.

Mr Graham Steel trading as Snack Attack, Clacton-on-Sea CO15, failed to pay £4,221.78 to 1 worker.

Sara Motors Limited, Brierley Hill DY5, failed to pay £4,221.00 to 1 worker.

E Hanna Limited trading as Brandywell Day Nursery, Crowborough TN6, failed to pay £4,002.50 to 1 worker.

Mr Russell Evans & Mrs Lynne Evans trading as Glanmor’s Bakery, Caerphilly CF83, failed to pay £3,959.70 to 1 worker.

Paradise School Trust trading as Paradise Primary School, Dewsbury WF12, failed to pay £3,856.18 to 4 workers.

Mrs Leanne Thomas-Pughsley trading as UC Better Window Cleaning, Kidwelly SA17, failed to pay £3,750.60 to 1 worker.

Eggco Ltd, West Bromwich B70, failed to pay £3,749.26 to 2 workers.

West Street Enterprises Ltd trading as Subway, Sheffield S1 4EU, failed to pay £3,728.55 to 18 workers.

Whittaker Golf Club, Littleborough OL15, failed to pay £3,676.01 to 2 workers.

Mrs Melanie Ferri trading as Rapport Hair & Beauty, Middlesbrough TS3, failed to pay £3,642.18 to 1 worker.

Stephen’s Family Butchers Ltd, St Ives PE27, failed to pay £3,542.90 to 3 workers.

Little Legs Limited, Brentwood CM13, failed to pay £3,432.95 to 1 worker.

Solo Hair Team Otley Ltd, Otley LS21, failed to pay £3,358.16 to 1 worker.

London Letting & Management Ltd trading as Marlin Apartments, London SE1, failed to pay £3,352.60 to 1 worker.

Don’t Panic (Ldn) Limited, London E1, failed to pay £3,310.61 to 1 worker.

Poole Plumbing Ltd, Poole BH16, failed to pay £3,276.00 to 1 worker.

Adamsons Law Limited, Bolton BL1, failed to pay £3,161.67 to 1 worker.

Istanbul Kebab House Limited, Leicester LE3, failed to pay £2,841.66 to 2 workers.

Health & Fitness Travel Ltd, London SW18, failed to pay £2,732.09 to 1 worker.

Beaumont Healthcare Limited, St Neots PE19, failed to pay £2,640.06 to 2 workers.

Fleet Dynamic Consultancy Limited, St Helens WA9, failed to pay £2,574.49 to 1 worker.

Laura Anderson Limited trading as Virgo Home Improvements, Bradford BD4, failed to pay £2,558.25 to 3 workers.

Daniel Jordan London Limited, Sevenoaks TN13, failed to pay £2,471.58 to 1 worker.

Lakenheath Fab Limited, Lakenheath IP22, failed to pay £2,297.71 to 1 worker.

Nexen Lift Trucks Limited, Lowestoft NR33, failed to pay £2,261.84 to 2 workers.

Peacock Stores Limited, Langholm DG13, failed to pay £2,256.58 to 42 workers.

Simpson Hilder Associates Limited, Lyndhurst SO43, failed to pay £2,208.50 to 1 worker.

Screensaver (UK) Limited, Gainsborough DN21, failed to pay £2,200.80 to 1 worker.

Mrs Aneta Elizbieta Luzarova trading as Majka Polish Shop, Llanybydder SA40, failed to pay £2,193.10 to 1 worker.

Winford Manor Hotel Limited, Bristol BS40, failed to pay £2,182.90 to 3 workers.

Aquaa Partners Limited, London W1J, failed to pay £2,142.38 to 2 workers.

Static Solutions Limited, Barnsley S72, failed to pay £2,136.94 to 4 workers.

Mrs Ravinder Rai trading as Langley Park Village Store, Durham DH7, failed to pay £2,123.13 to 1 worker.

Wilkes Cleaning Services Limited, Wakefield WF5, failed to pay £2,118.73 to 17 workers.

Barlborough Parish Council Management Committee, Chesterfield S43, failed to pay £2,038.36 to 1 worker.

T. Long & Co. Limited trading as White Hall Farm, Wymondham NR18, failed to pay £2,016.70 to 1 worker.

Pure Enfield Limited, Enfield EN4, failed to pay £1,909.20 to 1 worker.

Sunbeams Limited trading as Sunbeams Day Nursery, Leeds LS15, failed to pay £1,891.19 to 3 workers.

Fresh Salon Crewe Ltd, Crewe CW2, failed to pay £1,890.32 to 1 worker.

Jonathan Richard Edward Briscoe trading as Brampton Hall Farm, Norwich NR10, failed to pay £1,790.98 to 1 worker.

The Stanneylands Hotel (Previous Owners), Wilmslow SK9, failed to pay £1,790.61 to 2 workers.

Rumour Expresso Bar Ltd, Armagh BT61, failed to pay £1,779.85 to 5 workers.

Ballarino Limited trading as Salvo & Alex, Reading RG1, failed to pay £1,761.70 to 2 workers.

Age Concern Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1, failed to pay £1,737.32 to 1 worker.

Mr Miles Tarpey, Mr David Slade and Mr Jason Hallowes trading as Slades Estate Agents, Christchurch BH23, failed to pay £1,717.59 to 1 worker.

K.L. Engine Centre Limited, Kings Lynn PE30, failed to pay £1,715.20 to 1 worker.

Rowan Care Services Limited trading as Prestige Nursing Wakefield, WF1, failed to pay £1,701.15 to 14 workers.

Three Oceans Fish Company Limited, Hull HU3, failed to pay £1,678.09 to 1 worker.

Greencore Grocery Limited, Hull HU7, failed to pay £1,675.50 to 22 workers.

Harvey & Bacon Limited, Ashford TN24, failed to pay £1,622.14 to 2 workers.

Q’s Entertainment Ltd, Redhill RH1, failed to pay £1,581.22 to 1 worker.

Great Sutton Garage Northwest Limited, Ellesmere Port CH66, failed to pay £1,579.73 to 1 worker.

Ms Lauren Elwis trading as Hair Flair, Sheffield S6, failed to pay £1,574.65 to 1 worker.

Westminster Homecare Limited, London NW9, failed to pay £1,547.81 to 47 workers.

JD3D Limited, Bristol BS1, failed to pay £1,547.70 to 1 worker.

Mr John Preston trading as Sculptur, Glasgow G12, failed to pay £1,537.70 to 1 worker.

T Gillibrand (Blackburn) Limited, BB1, failed to pay £1,536.18 to 1 worker.

Mattocks Water Services Ltd, Hebden Bridge HX7, failed to pay £1,521.41 to 1 worker.

Good Condition Limited, Lincoln LN3, failed to pay £1,517.25 to 1 worker.

Penkz Limited, Harrow HA2, failed to pay £1,495.57 to 1 worker.

Muldoon Transport Systems Limited, Dungannon BT71, failed to pay £1,468.25 to 7 workers.

Perco Task 1 Ltd trading as Subway, Durham DH1 5EJ, failed to pay £1,468.03 to 1 worker.

Mrs Edwina Atkinson trading as Edwina’s Cakes, Richmond DL10, failed to pay £1,460.17 to 1 worker.

Bourne Valley Nursery School Limited, Salisbury SP4, failed to pay £1,439.09 to 1 worker.

Mr Sujith Ratnasingam trading as Wok Express, High Wycombe HP13, failed to pay £1,413.83 to 1 worker.

First Stop Restaurants Limited trading as Bel’s Diner, Orpington BR6, failed to pay £1,410.32 to 1 worker.

The Castle Hotel (Taunton) Limited, Taunton TA1, failed to pay £1,404.77 to 4 workers.

Trimline Systems (Yorkshire) Ltd, Hull HU9, failed to pay £1,398.59 to 2 workers.

Craze Lifestyle Ltd trading as Trend Two, Leeds LS9, failed to pay £1,377.56 to 3 workers.

Platinum Health & Fitness (UK) Limited, Newhaven BN9, failed to pay £1,372.28 to 1 worker.

Saint Flooring Limited, Winsford CW7, failed to pay £1,359.98 to 1 worker.

Loungers Limited, Bristol BS1, failed to pay £1,327.24 to 4 workers.

Longreef Ltd trading as mC’m Hairdressing, Edinburgh EH1, failed to pay £1,311.91 to 1 worker.

Mrs Charmaine V Doherty trading as Causeway Coach Hire, Ballymoney BT53, failed to pay £1,307.50 to 10 workers.

Mr Anthony Tompkins trading as Artisan Haircutters (Watford), Watford WD17, failed to pay £1,294.48 to 1 worker.

Collective Minds (London) Limited, Leicester LE8, failed to pay £1,286.79 to 1 worker.

Dalkeith Retail Centre Limited, Dalkeith EH22, failed to pay £1,286.03 to 1 worker.

The St Mirren Football Club, Paisley PA3, failed to pay £1,277.10 to 1 worker.

C S Drinks Ltd, Grange-Over-Sands LA11, failed to pay £1,270.49 to 1 worker.

Beadles Joinery Limited, Chatham ME5, failed to pay £1,248.34 to 1 worker.

Luca Monte Limited trading as Zia Nina, Bridgend CF31, failed to pay £1,238.53 to 1 worker.

Sammy Mellon and Sons Limited, Bangor BT20, failed to pay £1,236.00 to 1 worker.

Advisalink Ltd, Southampton SO14, failed to pay £1,230.12 to 1 worker.

Shannons Bakers Limited, Barking IG11, failed to pay £1,227.17 to 2 workers.

Ms Anna Corrigan, Taunton TA1, failed to pay £1,196.43 to 1 worker.

Belleveue Mortlakes Limited, Enfield EN2, failed to pay £1,193.47 to 1 worker.

Mrs Zoe Hopewell trading as The Cutting Room, Birmingham B36, failed to pay £1,189.98 to 1 worker.

Jigsaws Childcare Ltd, Tadcaster LS24, failed to pay £1,181.44 to 6 workers.

B.C. Plant Limited, Hillsborough BT26, failed to pay £1,180.63 to 5 workers.

Tily Carpentry and Property Maintenance, Bristol BS37, failed to pay £1,177.84 to 3 workers.

Subwey (sic) Southampton Ltd trading as Subway, Southampton SO14 3HE, failed to pay £1,174.86 to 79 workers.

Right Lettings Company Limited, Rushden NN10, failed to pay £1,167.07 to 1 worker.

Macleodbradley Limited, Manchester M20, failed to pay £1,166.46 to 1 worker.

Lanhydrock Golf Club Limited trading as Lanhydrock Hotel & Golf Club, Bodmin PL30, failed to pay £1,130.65 to 1 worker.

Ralph Spence trading as Ralphs Hairdressing, West Malling ME19, failed to pay £1,124.18 to 1 worker.

Hogarths Hotel Limited trading as Hogarths Hotels, Solihull B93, failed to pay £1,104.94 to 1 worker.

Apex Prime Care Ltd, Romsey S051, failed to pay £1,087.48 to 1 worker.

Herbel (Northern) Limited trading as KFC, Aberdeen AB10 1QT, failed to pay £1,068.13 to 23 workers.

Mane Hairdressing (Pontefract) Ltd trading as Mane Hairdressing, Pontefract WF8, failed to pay £1,063.88 to 2 workers.

Mr Andrew Smith trading as AS Golf, Nuneaton CV10, failed to pay £1,060.32 to 1 worker.

Tower Boots London Ltd, London N22, failed to pay £1,027.00 to 1 worker.

Woolacombe Bay Holiday Village Limited trading as Woolacombe Bay Holiday Park, Woolacombe EX34, failed to pay £1,024.82 to 7 workers.

Sevacare (UK) Limited, Wolverhampton WV9, failed to pay £1,006.24 to 1 worker.

Ministry of Waxing Limited trading as Ministry of Waxing, London WC2H, failed to pay £988.00 to 1 worker.

Simply Together Limited, Chesham HP5, failed to pay £986.80 to 2 workers.

Chic Dry Cleaners Ltd trading as Chic, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1, failed to pay £974.50 to 1 worker.

Kumla Limited trading as Subway, Northampton NN1 2EA, failed to pay £971.31 to 46 workers.

Headroom Hairdressing Limited, Grantham NG31, failed to pay £963.49 to 2 workers.

Mr Stephen Wortley & Mrs Siobhan Wortley trading as Wisteria House Residential Home, Yeovil BA22, failed to pay £962.59 to 1 worker.

Mrs Anu Thapa trading as Anu Beauty, Northampton NN5, failed to pay £954.54 to 1 worker.

Bedfordshire Educational Academy Limited, Luton LU1, failed to pay £937.29 to 2 workers.

Villa Scalini Ltd trading as Villa Italia, Belfast BT7, failed to pay £928.41 to 1 worker.

Highbullen Hotel Limited trading as Highbullen Hotel Golf & Country Club, Umberleigh EX37, failed to pay £907.23 to 8 workers.

Mrs Gaynor Griffin trading as The Cuddly Cod, Manchester M7, failed to pay £897.97 to 1 worker.

F & K Care Limited trading as First Nursery, Leeds LS7, failed to pay £888.34 to 4 workers.

S&J Bastian trading as Marwell Hotel, Winchester SO21, failed to pay £883.27 to 1 worker.

Hatzfeld Care Limited, Newark NG24, failed to pay £877.09 to 4 workers.

Mrs Paula Leverton trading as Fourwinds Equestrian Centre, Spalding PE11, failed to pay £876.42 to 1 worker.

Mr Denzil Evans trading as Litter Master, Cheltenham GL53, failed to pay £875.93 to 1 worker.

M & M (MCR) Ltd, Manchester M17, failed to pay £871.00 to 1 worker.

Tivnor Limited trading as Café Naaz, Wath-upon-Dearne S63, failed to pay £859.26 to 4 workers.

Engineering Recruitment Services Ltd trading, Middlesbrough TS3, failed to pay £857.64 to 1 worker.

H.K.S Retail Limited, Leicester LE1, failed to pay £842.42 to 10 workers.

Eventmore Limited, Bury BL9, failed to pay £834.16 to 1 worker.

Uno Cars Ltd trading as Uno Cars, London E14, failed to pay £830.69 to 1 worker.

Mrs Heather Dakin trading as Chantelle, Bridport DT6, failed to pay £828.69 to 1 worker.

Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited trading as Wilfreda Beehive, Doncaster DN6, failed to pay £827.32 to 3 workers.

Mr Mohammed Choudhury trading as Good Response, Milton Keynes MK2, failed to pay £825.04 to 1 worker.

Aspire Agency LLP trading as Aspire Estate Agents, Rayleigh SS6, failed to pay £824.03 to 1 worker.

Eat Fresh Merry Hill Limited trading as Subway, Dudley DY5 1QX, failed to pay £814.27 to 12 workers.

Blackwater Bars Limited trading as Idols, Swansea SA1, failed to pay £795.04 to 20 workers.

SM Hair Salons Limited trading as Sally Montague Hair Group, Derby DE1, failed to pay £782.07 to 2 workers.

Hadengrange Limited trading as Winkworth, Forest Row RH18, failed to pay £780.36 to 2 workers.

Brian O’Loughlin Ltd trading as Thomas’s Bakery, Dalton-in-Furness LA15, failed to pay £779.75 to 9 workers.

Mr Timothy P Maskrey trading as Peak Fruits, Hope Valley S32, failed to pay £776.35 to 1 worker.

The ECO Roof and Wall Company Limited, Nottingham NG8, failed to pay £770.50 to 1 worker.

Miss Zoe Bass trading as Absolutely Fabulous, Leeds LS25, failed to pay £767.34 to 2 workers.

Canefield Ltd trading as McDonald’s, Birmingham B44 0AA, failed to pay £759.98 to 46 workers.

Dean Fielding Builders Limited, Alkborough DN15, failed to pay £738.53 to 1 worker.

Mr John & Mrs Yvonne Elliott trading as John Elliott and Sons, Beith KA15, failed to pay £736.31 to 1 worker.

Apollo Care (Wirral) Ltd, Birkenhead CH41, failed to pay £733.81 to 1 worker.

Loljack Ltd trading as Cash Converters, Sheffield S6, failed to pay £682.56 to 4 workers.

Wastesavers Limited trading as Wastesavers, Newport NP19, failed to pay £682.51 to 1 worker.

IPS Umbrella Limited trading as Income Plus Group, Doncaster DN6, failed to pay £676.80 to 1 worker.

Mrs Christine Pinion trading as Molly Mumbles, Holmes Chapel CW4, failed to pay £674.55 to 3 workers.

Crouch Street Hair & Beauty Salon Ltd trading as Faces Hair & Beauty, Colchester CO3, failed to pay £668.91 to 1 worker.

Gobstoppers Trading Limited trading as Gobstoppers, Radlett WD7, failed to pay £665.09 to 1 worker.

Mrs Trudy McHugh trading as The Salon at the Barbers, Eastleigh SO50, failed to pay £662.47 to 2 workers.

Wykeham Staff Services Limited, Spalding PE12, failed to pay £660.76 to 16 workers.

Lambourne Golf Club (Previous Owner), Slough SL1, failed to pay £660.59 to 1 worker.

Bula Restaurants Limited trading as The Ditton, Surbiton KT6, failed to pay £653.24 to 9 workers.

Xingui Limited trading as Jasmine House, Chichester PO19, failed to pay £649.38 to 1 worker.

Padiwacks.co.uk Ltd trading as Padiwacks, Burnley BB12, failed to pay £642.78 to 1 worker.

Aber House Ltd trading as Sam’s Grill House, Caerphilly CF83, failed to pay £636.30 to 1 worker.

Elfordleigh Limited trading as Elfordleigh Hotel:Golf:Leisure, Plymouth PL7, failed to pay £630.23 to 4 workers.

M.D.T. Electrical Limited, Cardiff CF11, failed to pay £627.28 to 1 worker.

YUM! Restaurants International Limited trading as KFC, Surbiton KT6 5LR, failed to pay £623.10 to 1 worker.

Pauline Daniels trading as AAI Care, Portland DT5, failed to pay £622.37 to 1 worker.

Mrs Mary Macphail trading as Hair Progress, Nottingham NG6, failed to pay £619.94 to 1 worker.

A Class Care Limited, Cambridge CB25, failed to pay £618.30 to 1 worker.

Mr Acerjit Singh trading as Acetech, Luton LU1, failed to pay £598.00 to 1 worker.

Mrs Helen Boi trading as Colori, York YO24, failed to pay £592.74 to 1 worker.

Adam Askey Ltd trading as Adam Askey, Solihull B37, failed to pay £575.07 to 1 worker.

Wales Interactive Limited, Pencoed CF35, failed to pay £571.77 to 1 worker.

The Winking Prawn Group Limited trading as The Winking Prawn, Salcombe TQ8, failed to pay £561.48 to 1 worker.

Time Recruitment Solutions Limited, Manchester M4, failed to pay £547.88 to 7 workers.

ABC Cars (WFLD) Ltd trading as ABC Cars, Wakefield WF1, failed to pay £539.87 to 1 worker.

CCR&L Inns Ltd trading as The Millstone Inn, Stamford PE9, failed to pay £531.88 to 1 worker.

Bay Care Domiciliary Care Ltd, Paignton TQ3, failed to pay £529.62 to 1 worker.

Lincoln College Corporate Support Solutions Limited, Lincoln LN2, failed to pay £526.51 to 1 worker.

Mr Mohan Sahota trading as Toni’s Fish Bar, Peterborough PE2, failed to pay £522.86 to 1 worker.

Ms Joleyn Kelly trading as Joleyn’s Hair Studio, Warrington WA1, failed to pay £517.89 to 1 worker.

Beauty Temple (Nottingham) Limited, Nottingham NG1, failed to pay £508.60 to 13 workers.

Abarna Beauty Care Ltd, Wembley HA0, failed to pay £501.21 to 1 worker.

Intermusica Artists Management Limited, London N1, failed to pay £499.11 to 1 worker.

Mend Your Motor Limited, Stafford ST17, failed to pay £498.96 to 1 worker.

Mrs Jacqueline Williams and Mr Roco Paul Williams trading as JR’s, Bradford BD5, failed to pay £496.90 to 1 worker.

Mr Marcus Hobbs trading as Pride in Care, Rhosymere LL14, failed to pay £493.77 to 1 worker.

Penhellis Community Care Limited, Helston TR13, failed to pay £479.53 to 3 workers.

Perth Honda Limited, Perth PH1, failed to pay £474.10 to 1 worker.

H.R.H Nurseries Ltd, Girton CB3, failed to pay £472.10 to 1 worker.

Cornfields Day Nursery Limited, Huddersfield HD7, failed to pay £462.78 to 5 workers.

Sirox Limited trading as Shakeaway, Trowbridge BA14, failed to pay £460.97 to 1 worker.

Salcombe Harbour Hotel Ltd, Salcombe TQ8, failed to pay £455.69 to 2 workers.

Mr Bijumon K Varghese trading as The Curry Leaf, Exeter EX4, failed to pay £446.22 to 1 worker.

Little Care Bearz Nursery Limited, Birmingham B12, failed to pay £446.10 to 1 worker.

Chennai Chutney Limited, Harrow HA2, failed to pay £445.43 to 1 worker.

Marches Home Care Services Ltd, Leominster HR6, failed to pay £445.40 to 1 worker.

Café Destino Limited, Hook RG29, failed to pay £444.78 to 3 workers.

My Peace Mills Limited trading as Peace Mills Care Home, Nottingham NG5, failed to pay £443.78 to 19 workers.

Berties (Romsey) Ltd, Romsey SO51, failed to pay £436.01 to 1 worker.

Usfor Design & Print Limited, Newquay TR8, failed to pay £434.06 to 1 worker.

Outlook Windows Limited, Hemel Hempstead HP3, failed to pay £426.52 to 1 worker.

Euro Garages Limited, Blackburn BB1, failed to pay £424.00 to 1 worker.

118 Limited, Cardiff CF10, failed to pay £422.21 to 1 worker.

Arthur Anthony Kitchens Ltd, Chelmsford CM2, failed to pay £419.52 to 1 worker.

Kippax Welfare Sports & Social Club, Leeds LS25, failed to pay £414.41 to 9 workers.

Contact Centre 33 Ltd, Sheffield S3, failed to pay £404.32 to 2 workers.

Mr Andrew David James & Mrs Rachel Elizabeth James trading as Andrew James Eventing, Biggleswade SG18, failed to pay £404.24 to 1 worker.

Eva (Scotland) Ltd trading as Valentini’s Fast Food Pizzeria, Glasgow G77, failed to pay £403.78 to 7 workers.

United Protection (UK) Security Limited, Stoke-on-Trent ST1, failed to pay £402.04 to 1 worker.

Mr Vahap Firat trading as Café Cockburn, Edinburgh EH1, failed to pay £398.70 to 1 worker.

The-Salon.Net Limited, Rowley Regis B65, failed to pay £396.77 to 1 worker.

Corporate Food Company Limited, Pentre CH5, failed to pay £394.25 to 1 worker.

Casa Care Limited trading as Carewatch South Warwickshire, Leamington Spa CV32, failed to pay £382.77 to 4 workers.

Caledonia Enterprise Limited trading as The Tartan Lodge, Glasgow G31, failed to pay £380.00 to 1 worker.

Majestic Aluminium Finishing Limited, Walsall WS2, failed to pay £372.10 to 2 workers.

Sriven Services Ltd trading as Subway, Bradford BD10 9AP, failed to pay £370.67 to 18 workers.

Mrs Amanda Hume trading as House of Usher, Morpeth NE65, failed to pay £369.17 to 1 worker.

D & R Services (NW) Limited, Wallasey CH44, failed to pay £367.59 to 2 workers.

Sohan S Kular Ltd trading as Custom House Restaurant, Londonderry BT48, failed to pay £365.16 to 9 workers.

Mr Mark & Mrs Lynne McDowell trading as McDowell’s Butchers, Carrickfergus BT38, failed to pay £359.49 to 3 workers.

Rylease Limited, Croydon CR0, failed to pay £357.21 to 1 worker.

C Morris, H S Morris, B J Iddon, K J Locke & H S Murray trading as Morris’s of Coppull, Chorley PR7, failed to pay £357.09 to 2 workers.

Orange Indigo Limited trading as FS Furniture, Stoke-on-Trent ST13, failed to pay £353.55 to 1 worker.

Full House Restaurants Ltd trading as Domino’s Pizza, Woking GU21, failed to pay £342.30 to 1 worker.

A3D2 Ltd trading as Bar Soho, London W1D, failed to pay £341.26 to 1 worker.

Footprints Learning for Life Ltd, Hartlepool TS24, failed to pay £339.85 to 4 workers.

Mr Vagelis & Mrs Anne Dimopoulos trading as The Snack Shack, Huddersfield HD1, failed to pay £338.58 to 1 worker.

Coles HD Beauty Limited, Plymouth PL6, failed to pay £336.66 to 2 workers.

McHenry’s Central Bar Ltd, Ballycastle BT54, failed to pay £330.24 to 1 worker.

Dixxi Express Ltd, Batley WF17, failed to pay £329.49 to 1 worker.

Mitchells & Butlers Retail (No 2) Limited trading as Harvester The Lowry, Birmingham B31, failed to pay £329.10 to 2 workers.

Mrs Kadambari Suri trading as Worlington Hall Country Hotel, Bury St Edmunds IP28, failed to pay £323.07 to 1 worker.

The Coffee Shop (Blyth) Limited trading as Chapel Bakery, Wallsend NE28, failed to pay £313.81 to 1 worker.

Miss Leanne Ryan trading as Burrows Lane Farm Equestrian Centre, Prescot L34, failed to pay £313.47 to 1 worker.

La Bella OT Limited, Thornton Heath CR7, failed to pay £310.55 to 1 worker.

Fone Customize Ltd, Ringwood BH24, failed to pay £307.75 to 2 workers.

The Moore Hall Playschool Ltd, Andover SP10, failed to pay £300.73 to 1 worker.

D & D Childcare Services Limited trading as Angels Nursery, Leeds LS7, failed to pay £298.78 to 1 worker.

Thamesline Couriers Limited, Slough SL1, failed to pay £297.91 to 4 workers.

New Cleaners Limited, Loughborough LE11, failed to pay £287.00 to 1 worker.

Hair Avantgarde Limited, Walsall WS6, failed to pay £285.99 to 1 worker.

Curran Court Hotel Limited (Previous Owners), Larne BT40, failed to pay £282.88 to 3 workers.

Creative Entertainment Ltd trading as CeX, London E17, failed to pay £282.25 to 1 worker.

Dark Sky Park Ltd trading as House o’ Hill Hotel, Newton Stewart DG8 6RN, failed to pay £279.63 to 1 worker.

Miss Ashton Pragnell trading as Retro Hair and Beauty, Portchester PO16, failed to pay £279.15 to 1 worker.

GHSL Ltd trading as Braeside Services, Glasgow G61, failed to pay £271.20 to 2 workers.

Creativ3 Merchandise Ltd, Carrickfergus BT38, failed to pay £268.18 to 1 worker.

T & T Hand Car Wash Limited, Harlow CM20, failed to pay £264.19 to 3 workers.

The Network (Field Marketing & Promotions) Company Limited, Hounslow TW6, failed to pay £253.01 to 1 worker.

Sensee Ltd, London W4, failed to pay £252.00 to 1 worker.

Starcare Limited, Chester CH3, failed to pay £251.36 to 1 worker.

Digi-Cat Media Ltd, Ashford TN23, failed to pay £249.99 to 1 worker.

Miss Sherry Higgins trading as Cleanability, Croydon CR5, failed to pay £248.54 to 1 worker.

Amanda Cunliffe Solicitors Limited, Macclesfield SK11, failed to pay £248.39 to 5 workers.

BS Care Limited, Havant PO9, failed to pay £242.22 to 2 workers.

Riverside Group (London) Limited, London SE16, failed to pay £234.00 to 1 worker.

Mr Alan & Mrs Sue Dawe trading as Heirs & Graces Day Nursery, St Helens WA10, failed to pay £232.52 to 1 worker.

Mr Mazen Elthaar trading as Georgio’s, Grimsby DN41, failed to pay £231.92 to 1 worker.

Femiyabs Limited trading as Broodspring, Doncaster DN7, failed to pay £230.23 to 1 worker.

Norton Café Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees TS20, failed to pay £228.63 to 2 workers.

Dhadkan Bollywood Club Ltd, Leicester LE4, failed to pay £225.58 to 4 workers.

Rebecca Rolfe trading as Cut to the Chase Hair Design, Norwich NR6, failed to pay £221.88 to 1 worker.

Central Compensation Office Limited, Bury BL9, failed to pay £220.73 to 1 worker.

Harmony Care and Support Limited, Nottingham NG10, failed to pay £214.33 to 1 worker.

All About The Water Limited trading as Swanage Wimpy, Swanage BH19, failed to pay £211.51 to 2 workers.

London Agege Bread Bakers Limited, London SE7, failed to pay £210.00 to 1 worker.

Flunch London Ltd trading as Café Deco, London SW7, failed to pay £204.35 to 1 worker.

Z.E.X. (Yorkshire) Ltd trading as CeX, Wakefield WF1, failed to pay £202.60 to 3 workers.

Mr Darren Childs, Monmouth NP25, failed to pay £192.50 to 1 worker.

Jaguna Ltd trading as The Swan Hotel, Bradford on Avon BA15, failed to pay £188.59 to 2 workers.

Chipatiso Associated LLP, London E12, failed to pay £185.38 to 1 worker.

JFMerchants Ltd trading as Bin Ella Wine and Champagne Bar, Faversham ME13, failed to pay £184.25 to 1 worker.

Robert Hughes trading as Autostop Tyres & Exhaust Centre, Porth CF39, failed to pay £182.00 to 1 worker.

Stuart Holmes Limited trading as Stuart Holmes Salon, Cheltenham GL50, failed to pay £180.75 to 1 worker.

The Human Support Group Limited trading as Homecare Support, Manchester M20, failed to pay £177.35 to 1 worker.

Highfield House Care Home Limited, Durham DH6, failed to pay £176.40 to 9 workers.

Unit Medic-Aids Ltd, Halesowen B63, failed to pay £176.24 to 1 worker.

Community Sport Ltd trading as Elletson Publishing, Poulton-le-Fylde FY6, failed to pay £175.42 to 2 workers.

Mr Mohammed Asghar trading as Owler Lane Convenience Store, Chadderton OL9, failed to pay £174.20 to 1 worker.

Urban 1/4 Ltd, Sheffield S3, failed to pay £173.18 to 1 worker.

Individualised Care Ltd, London N22, failed to pay £172.80 to 1 worker.

Mr Chris Race trading as Race Joinery, Auckland Park DL14, failed to pay £171.88 to 1 worker.

Stephen Vaughan trading as Harborough Autos, Market Harborough LE16, failed to pay £169.21 to 1 worker.

Mr Thirunavukkarasu Kulandaisamy trading as Esses Mini Market, Derby DE22, failed to pay £164.82 to 2 workers.

Comfort Call Limited trading as Birbeck House, Nottingham NG8, failed to pay £164.46 to 2 workers.

ADR Care Homes Limited, St Neots PE19, failed to pay £164.24 to 1 worker.

Selected Food & Wine Limited, London SW17, failed to pay £164.15 to 1 worker.

Dawsons (Wales) Ltd, Gwynedd LL49, failed to pay £162.86 to 2 workers.

Tulip Care Ltd trading as Woolston Mead House, Liverpool L22, failed to pay £162.50 to 1 worker.

St Albans Pre-School, Sutton SM1, failed to pay £159.28 to 1 worker.

UP Fitness Limited trading as, London W1K, failed to pay £157.46 to 1 worker.

Humberside Independent Care Association Limited trading as Hica at Home, Hull HU2, failed to pay £152.17 to 1 worker.

Fitness Kitchen Swindon Ltd, Swindon SN1, failed to pay £149.61 to 1 worker.

Security Resource Solutions Ltd, Northampton NN3, failed to pay £149.50 to 1 worker.

The Midcounties Co-operative Limited, Warwick CV34, failed to pay £143.62 to 1 worker.

Connollys General Builders Limited, Liverpool L4, failed to pay £142.71 to 1 worker.

ASG Subway Limited trading as Subway, Sheffield S10 2HP, failed to pay £141.95 to 10 workers.

YESSS Home Improvements Ltd, Glasgow G52, failed to pay £140.70 to 1 worker.

Mr Robin Revill trading as The Crusty Loaf, Coleford GL16, failed to pay £138.62 to 8 workers.

Mr Tanvir Mohudin Sheikh trading as Millhouses Post Office, Sheffield S7, failed to pay £137.97 to 2 workers.

Daisy Chain Childcare Limited, Leeds LS26, failed to pay £137.00 to 2 workers.

Ms Lorraine Pearson trading as Keyworth Tavern, Nottingham NG12, failed to pay £133.65 to 1 worker.

Brandussocial Limited, London W1H, failed to pay £132.11 to 1 worker.

Reading Island Bar Limited, Reading RG4, failed to pay £130.00 to 1 worker.

Mr Kenneth Karl Belcher trading as MBFI Plumbing Services, Didcot OX11, failed to pay £130.00 to 1 worker.

PMC Repair Specialists Limited, Bognor Regis PO22, failed to pay £128.96 to 1 worker.

Mr Rui Carrola & Mrs Paula Carrola trading as Ristorante Carola, London SE3, failed to pay £123.69 to 1 worker.

Slough Southern Fried Chicken Limited trading as Southern Fried Chicken & Pizza, Slough SL1, failed to pay £121.34 to 2 workers.

Chiefs Chicken Leeds Ltd, Leeds LS6, failed to pay £120.56 to 1 worker.

Bestrade Manchester Ltd, Manchester M8, failed to pay £118.64 to 1 worker.

Mayfair Residential Care Home Limited, Scarborough YO11, failed to pay £115.04 to 1 worker.

Leone Investments Ltd trading as Don Arancini, London E20, failed to pay £113.75 to 1 worker.

McGrady Limited, Downpatrick BT30, failed to pay £113.33 to 1 worker.

Lloyds Pharmacy Limited, Coventry CV2, failed to pay £110.67 to 1 worker.

Holistic Wellness Limited, Preston PR4, failed to pay £107.26 to 1 worker.

Calibre Recruitment Limited trading as Calibre International, London WC2H, failed to pay £104.40 to 1 worker.

Lotus Encounters Limited trading as Avant Garde, Glasgow G1, failed to pay £103.85 to 1 worker.

Mr Kazi Kalimur Rahaman trading as K Rahaman & Co, London NW4, failed to pay £103.67 to 1 worker.

Primadell Limited trading as Gran Caffe Londra, London SW1X, failed to pay £103.08 to 1 worker. The publication comes weeks after the Government launched a £1.7 million national minimum and living wage awareness-raising campaign, encouraging the UK’s lowest paid workers to check they are being paid the correct rates and to report their employer if they are not. Since the naming and shaming scheme was introduced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in October 2013, more than 1,000 employers have been named, with arrears totalling more than £4.5 million. More than £2 million in fines have been issued to national minimum and living wage offenders. There are currently more than 1,500 open cases which HMRC is investigating.

Notes to editors

Employers have a duty to be aware of and comply with the different legal national minimum and living wage rates. If workers are concerned that they are not being paid the correct rates or if employers need more information about the legal requirements then they can seek advice from Acas: www.acas.org.uk/nmw

Any complaints that are raised with Acas will be referred to HMRC who will investigate.

HMRC follows up on every complaint made to Acas.

More than 1,500 cases are currently being worked on by HMRC and eligible employers will be named and shamed after their cases have been closed.

Sectors which feature prominently in this naming and shaming round are:

hospitality: 84 employers, £240,516.64 arrears for 563 workers

retail: 51 employers, £220,103.78 arrears for 167 workers

hairdressing: 39 employers, £65,964.20 arrears for 85 workers

social care: 24 employers, £43,636.90 for 145 workers

The current minimum wage rates are:

National Living Wage (25 years and over) - £7.20 per hour

adult rate of National Minimum Wage (21 to 24-year-olds) - £6.95 per hour

18 to 20-year olds - £5.55 per hour

16 to 17-year-olds - £4.00 per hour

apprentice rate - £3.40 per hour

Rates are set to increase on 1 April to:

National Living Wage (25 years and over) - £7.50 per hour

adult rate of National Minimum Wage (21 to 24-year-olds) - £7.05 per hour

18 to 20-year-olds - £5.60 per hours

16 to 17-year-olds £4.05 per hour

apprentice rate £3.50 per hour

The Government is committed to ensuring all employers are compliant with minimum wage legislation and the effective enforcement of it:

over the next year the Government will spend a record £25.3 million on minimum wage enforcement

in January, the Government appointed Sir David Metcalf as the first ever Director of Labour Market Enforcement to oversee a crackdown on workplace exploitation

in November last year, labour market enforcement undertakings and orders came into force under the Immigration Act which can ultimately lead to criminal prosecutions and prison sentences of up to two years for employers who mistreat their workers, including national minimum wage violations

The revised BEIS scheme to name employers who break minimum wage law came into effect on 1 October 2013. The scheme is one of a range of tools at the Government’s disposal to tackle this issue. Employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage not only have to pay back arrears of wages to the worker at current minimum wage rates but also face financial penalties of up to 200% of arrears, capped at £20,000 per worker. In the most serious cases employers can be prosecuted.

From 1 October 2013, the Government revised the naming scheme to make it simpler to name and shame employers who break the law:

Under this scheme the Government will name all employers that have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU) unless employers meet one of the exceptional criteria or have arrears of £100 or less. All 360 cases named today (15 February) failed to pay the correct national minimum or living wage rates and owed arrears of at least £100.

Employers have 28 days to appeal to HMRC against the NoU (this notice sets out the owed wages to be paid by the employer together with the penalty for not complying with minimum wage law). If the employer does not appeal or unsuccessfully appeals against this NoU, BEIS will consider them for naming. The employer then has 14 days to make representations to BEIS outlining whether they meet any of the exceptional criteria:

Naming by BEIS carries a risk of personal harm to an individual or their family;

There are national security risks associated with naming in this instance;

Other factors which suggest that it would not be in the public interest to name the employer.

If BEIS does not receive any representations or the representations received are unsuccessful, the employer will be named via a BEIS press release under this scheme.

Further information about the revised BEIS NMW naming scheme.

#BEIS #Press release

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