If you have not made your travel plans yet, this info can really help you avoid trouble and seek out hidden gems.

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Ironically, it is the so-called "soft" services like youth clubs and initiatives that help keep young people out of trouble and which nationally the Education Select Committee says have been cut more than any other.

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Earlier this month, Belfast City Council agreed a rates freeze to help traders affected by the flags trouble but ruled out a reduction or payment holiday.

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The mayor had said his budget would help lift the capital out of economic trouble, as he sought to create 200, 000 jobs, build 55, 000 homes and oversee work on Crossrail, the Northern Line extension and more river crossings.

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If they get into trouble, there are plenty of people who will help them out.

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The first is that if you can issue more money as and when you want, which you can if you control your own currency, then if the banks of the financial system get into trouble then you can just print more money to help them out.

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They apparently also managed to get into trouble when it went out of Bluetooth range (we could introduce them to some guys who could help with that) just flitting around in an office, so it seems there's some refinement still to be done all round.

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