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Green in visa scam crackdown pledge
Immigration Minister Damian Green has pledged to crack down on bogus colleges being used as visa factories as the number of students coming to the UK leapt by one-third last year to more than 300,000. Related Stories Hurricane Higgins struggled with fame: Dean Man jailed for killing soldier Murder probe as flats deaths linked Man jailed for breaking baby's arm Victim's sister 'sorry' over Moat
Biofuels on the Lesson Plan for Some Students
Students across the country recently had a chance to have a blast with biofuels. The 4-H National Youth Science Day taught kids some of the basics of the green fuels. This story from KSFX-TV in Springfield, Missouri says a University of Missouri chemistry lab played host to one such group of students looking to the future of renewable energy: With a little sugar, water, yeast, and a balloon, kids watched how yeast breaks down sugars. The resulting reaction release is a biofuel, a m