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Man jailed after cannabis and cash seized : "A man has been jailed after cannabis and cash were seized from a car in ... PC Hussain was able to get into the car and as a result seized cannabis and cash ... "

Cannabis Use Precedes The Onset Of Psychotic Symptoms In Young People : "Professor Wayne Hall from the University of Queensland and Professor Louisa Degenhardt from the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, question the UK's decision to retain criminal penalties for cannabis use, despite evidence that removing such penalties has ...

Dictator's son in hot water over £235m yacht : "Oil-rich Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita income higher than the UK and yet more than three-quarters of its people live below the poverty line. President Obiang, who is reportedly grooming his son to succeed him, took power in one of West ...

BBC News Save the Children attacks child poverty figure : "About 1.6m children in the UK are living in severe poverty , charity Save the Children says, a figure it calls a "national scandal".

UK to continue India aid level despite protests : "The review document says that Britain will also stop giving aid to a number of countries as part of a major shake-up of UK development work that will see efforts refocused towards the poorest parts of the world. (MORE) PTI PS.

Talented musical family raise funds for Save The Children : "Tickets are available on the evening at the door or by contacting the charity's fundraising officer, Angella Rawsthorne, on 01244 409100 or by email at angella.rawsthorne@savethefamily. uk .com. The concert will cost £6 and tickets include refreshments.

A scheme to discount the energy bills of some of the UK's poorest households will leave children and cancer sufferers "out in the cold", campaigners have warned. The Government's Warm Home Discount programme will make it mandatory for energy companies ... From: http://ping.fm/l67NF

Isa Adamu And Two Others In Court Over Narcotic Drugs : "The prosecution's case was that on February 21, this year, Adamu attempted to export 32 parcels of cannabis among 16 boxes of yam and plantain to the UK . Following routine check by security personnel on the boxes, the drugs were found among the ...

The real cost of 'global warming' – Telegraph Blogs : "There are 5.5m UK households today living in “fuel poverty ” – and thanks to carbon emissions targets and renewables commitments, the average household will have to pay £300 extra every year to 2020. Which of course, Orlowski goes on, ...

£10k worth of drugs seized : "Police searched a house at Halls Mill Green in Laurencetown late on Friday morning as part of a joint operation with the UK Border Agency against the importation of illegal drugs. Suspected ketamine, cocaine and cannabis were seized and a man in his ...

by Carys Hepworth, South Wales Echo Last week the Echo revealed how children in South Wales are among the most likely in the UK to live in severe poverty. In a series of special articles this week, reporter CARYS HEPWORTH speaks to families on the ... From: http://ping.fm/hUXSI

After 13 years in which the Labour government tripled the aid budget, reversing the cuts of the previous Tory government, and led the world in giving greater priority to tackling global poverty, that decision to freeze aid risks undermining the UK's ... From: http://ping.fm/8wOpj

Brands' stance on Fairtrade products helps sales past £1bn : "She said: "They'll be cheering to know that UK shoppers and businesses still care. "The challenges of global poverty and inequality are more serious than ever, especially for the farmers who grow the coffee, tea, bananas, rice or cotton on which we ...

Starbucks named most unethical cafe in UK : "“Our best buy is AMT Coffee, the first UK coffee shop to go 100% Fairtrade with its coffee and offer 100% organic milk. Ethical consumers will of course want to support coffee producers with Fairtrade, but they might spare a thought for the poverty ...

Baby boomers are Britain's secret millionaires : " Richard Murphy, the anti- poverty tax campaigner, has suggested allowing the tax break to be maintained, but directing the savings into home-grown investment projects that would upgrade Britain's infrastructure. This, he argues, would provide the ... The Guardian "

Two worlds apart within one planet : "The couple and their two children are based in Lamberth, United Kingdom ( UK ). In short they have a comfortable home filled with all necessary modern household items including four cars for use. They always have a nutritious breakfast, lunch and supper. ...

Third World Immigration Has Boosted Child Poverty in Britain, New ... : "Third World immigration has not bought economic benefit but has instead dramatically boosted child poverty in Britain, an analysis of a new report by ...

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The real cost of 'global warming' : " There are 5.5m UK households today living in “fuel poverty ” – and thanks to carbon emissions targets and renewables commitments, the average household will have to pay £300 extra every year to 2020. Which of course, Orlowski goes on, is why eco-nut ... Telegraph.co.uk (blog) "

Woman charged in connection with €300k cannabis haul : "Deborah Stevenson (aged 45), a UK national, with an address in Witbank, in South Africa, is accused of unlawful possession of cannabis , and possessing the drugs with intent to supply, at a guest-house, on Dublin's North Circular Road, on Saturday last. ...

“About 18 per cent of UK emissions are down to its commercial buildings. There's a huge opportunity here as 80 per cent of the UK's offices are more than 10 years old. People are desperate to find a solution to revive this obsolescent building stock. ... From: http://ping.fm/8xfuw

Talented musical family raise funds for Save The Children : " ... to aid their resettlement back into the community. Tickets are available on the evening at the door or by contacting the charity's fundraising officer, Angella Rawsthorne, on 01244 409100 or by email at angella.rawsthorne@savethefamily. uk .com.