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Heart Failure Linked To Decline In Mental Health And Loss Of Grey Matter

Heart Failure Linked To Decline In Mental Health And Loss Of Grey Matter : The results showed that people with heart failure had worse immediate and long-term memory than healthy people, and experienced changes in their brain lined to mentally demanding cognitive and emotional processing. Due to memory problems, ...

Economic Downturn Turning Country's Youth To Drink And Depression

Economic Downturn Turning Country's Youth To Drink And Depression : Dr Sarah Jarvis, one of the GP authors at Patient.co. uk , said: "The research presents a worrying picture of youth health . "This group are the least likely to visit their GP to discuss health concerns yet are being badly hit, mentally and physically, ...

Views on mental health survey

Views on mental health survey : ANYONE who has made use of mental health services provided in the county can give their views in a new survey. Lincolnshire's mental health services are carrying out a survey to find out what its service users think about the help and support they have ...

Homes scheme is a nationwide first

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Homes scheme is a nationwide first : The rent-to-buy scheme, the first of its kind in the UK , involves private company Quality Social Housing (QSH) buying new homes from housebuilder Bovis Homes and renting them to tenants at an affordable rate without any government subsidy. Batley News

Prison privatization bill hits a snag

Prison privatization bill hits a snag : Penny Reeder, a 12-year correctional officer at Florida State Prison , said public safety will be compromised if prisons are privatized. She said corporations put profit ahead of rehabilitation and other duties of the prisons .

Sponsor wanted for charity run

Sponsor wanted for charity run : More than £9000 was raised for the Saunderton-based Child Bereavement Charity at last year's run - which took place on Father's Day - and organisers hope the 2012 event will be bigger and better than the first. Marlow marathon runner Samantha Amend was ...

UK Men Admit London Stock Exchange Bomb Plot

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UK Men Admit London Stock Exchange Bomb Plot : Mohammed Chowdhury, 21 years old ; Shah Rahman, 28; Gurukanth Desai, 30; and Abdul Miah, 25, all admitted preparing for acts of terrorism by planning to plant an improvised explosive device in the toilets of the London Stock Exchange. Wall Street Journal

Big freeze keeps its grip on UK

Big freeze keeps its grip on UK A charity which cares for the elderly warned that winter brings risks for them. Michelle Mitchell, charity director general at Age UK , said: "It may have been relatively mild so far this year but the winter can be a dangerous time for older people .

Defra announces £800m funding plan for Canal and River Trust

Defra announces £800m funding plan for Canal and River Trust : By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 1 February 2012 British Waterways, previously a quango, will become the country's 13th largest charity when it becomes independent, which is expected to be in June this year. It will receive a core grant of £39m ...

Scotties swat Falcons

Scotties swat Falcons : By SCOTT WILSON Glasgow Daily Times TOMPKINSVILLE — During the last couple of weeks of every high school basketball season, the atmosphere around most programs gets a little serious. After all, every coach wants to go into the postseason on a high ...

Mwana is a new play from Glasgow-based Ankur Productions

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Mwana is a new play from Glasgow-based Ankur Productions : Despite this dietary preference Mwana comes to Glasgow to study and Tawona Sithole's play takes his return to Harare for his brother's wedding as the starting point to reveal a family's hidden secrets, and dissect the disappearance of the indigenous ... The List

MEPs condemn gay arrests in Northern Cyprus

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MEPs condemn gay arrests in Northern Cyprus : by Stephen Gray for PinkNews.co. uk A Conservative MEP has condemned arrests made in Northern Cyprus for “unnatural intercourse” after the self-declared state's leader told her he had drafted a repeal of the law. Marina Yannakoudakis, who represents ... PinkNews.co.uk

Manchester Metropolitan University students leads Team V

Manchester Metropolitan University students leads Team V : Their first campaign, a Food Poverty Project, brought in 806 cans of food for four charities including Altrincham-based Christians against Poverty . Campaign 2 begins with a diamond jubilee tea party, open to anyone over 50, on the anniversary of the ...

Closing speeches in trial of Craig Roy over Jack Frew murder

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Closing speeches in trial of Craig Roy over Jack Frew murder : In her closing speech at the High Court in Glasgow , prosecutor Jennifer Bain said Craig Roy had brutally murdered Jack because the schoolboy fancied him. The defence is due to make its closing remarks later. Mr Roy, 19, admits fatally stabbing ... BBC News

Housing crisis highlighted in South Lakeland

Housing crisis highlighted in South Lakeland : The figure was revealed by the National Housing Federation, which came to Kendal on Friday to launch Northern Rural Housing Week. It says high property prices, and a lack of affordable housing , threat- ens the future of communities and risks closing ...

Jersey's Housing Minister calls for complete review

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Jersey's Housing Minister calls for complete review : Jersey's Strategic Plan, which sets out the government's plans for the next three years, said long term under investment meant that 28% of States housing stock in Jersey was below UK decent homes standard and there was an annual funding shortfall of ... BBC News

Welfare reform bill - benefit cap Commons live debate

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Welfare reform bill - benefit cap Commons live debate : It intended to cut the housing benefit bill and free up scarce social housing for families currently in overcrowded or temporary accommodation. But the research warns that working age tenants who fall foul of the government's "bedroom standard" ... The Guardian (blog)

John Amaechi: London can see through 'undesirable gays' rhetoric

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John Amaechi: London can see through 'undesirable gays' rhetoric : by Stephen Gray for PinkNews.co. uk Openly gay basketball player turned psychologist John Amaechi has denounced the “casual clichés” employed by a Clapham residents' group who opposed plans for Pride House at this summer's Olympics. PinkNews.co.uk

Mental health problems cost the UK £67bn a year, says NPC report

Mental health problems cost the UK £67bn a year, says NPC report A failure to treat people with mental health problems and help them back into work costs society £67bn annually, says New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), who is calling on funders to help scale up mental health prevention charities which operate in the ...

London charity puts on 'extra shifts' to find rough sleepers

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London charity puts on 'extra shifts' to find rough sleepers : A homelessness charity in London is sending out extra shifts of staff and volunteers every night to help find people sleeping rough in the capital. Thames Reach - one of the UK's leading homelessness charities - says emergency accommodation is being ... 24dash (press release)

Sunderland bolster defence with Man City's Bridge and ex-Liverpool man Kyrgiakos

Sunderland bolster defence with Man City's Bridge and ex-Liverpool man Kyrgiakos The 32-year Greek defender, formerly of Liverpool and Rangers, gives Sunderland insurance in case of injuries to last remaining fit centre-halves, John O'Shea and Michael Turner. But in 31-year-old former England international Bridge, Sunderland have ...

Fewer return to prison within 2 years of release

Fewer return to prison within 2 years of release : SPS Rehabilitation and Reintegration Division director Terrence Goh said it is more important to take proactive steps to equip and help offenders break the cycle. The SPS is evolving its in-care efforts to better meet the rehabilitation needs of ...

£500m funding gap leaves elderly care in crisis

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£500m funding gap leaves elderly care in crisis : by Jason Beattie, Daily Mirror 30/01/2012 Elderly people could go without basic care because of a £500million funding crisis, a report warns today. The study - Care in Crisis by the charity Age UK - says the cash shortage will leave many older people ... Mirror.co.uk

We preview another quality lineup from the Glasgow Music and Film Festival

We preview another quality lineup from the Glasgow Music and Film Festival : For its 2012 retrospective, the Glasgow Film Festival toasts inimitable hot-stepper Gene Kelly by screening a selection of his most celebrated celluloid. But for those with music tastes beyond Gershwin and Bernstein, the festival's most intriguing ...

Big freeze continues as snow hits British coast

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Big freeze continues as snow hits British coast : A charity which cares for the elderly warned that winter brings risks for them. Michelle Mitchell, charity director general at Age UK , said: ''It may have been relatively mild so far this year but the winter can be a dangerous time for older people. Telegraph.co.uk

Father sets up travel charity after son's death

Father sets up travel charity after son's death : A charity has been set up to help people in their 20s launch careers in travel by the father of a Voyage Privé employee killed in a cycling accident last year. Keith Harding was inspired to create Go Make It ...

Gay marriage equality in Scotland 'by the end of 2013'

Gay marriage equality in Scotland 'by the end of 2013' “This is the last piece of devolved legislation in Scotland that needs to be changed to introduce full equality for LGBT people in the law,” declared Hopkins. This is in contrast to England and Wales, where the consultation process will only start in ...

Billions in tax revenues not just a pipe dream for drug-taxing governments

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Billions in tax revenues not just a pipe dream for drug-taxing governments : When celebrity billionaire Richard Branson called for the legalisation and taxation of cannabis all he got was a backlash from Britain's tabloid newspapers. Addressing a committee of UK MPs the founder of the Virgin business empire cited the 200 ... RT

Drugs - Legal and Illegal but All Rather Stimulating

Drugs - Legal and Illegal but All Rather Stimulating : Last week Sir Richard Branson and Alan McGee were amongst people who wrote pieces in favour of decriminalising illegal drugs . They both say they once used them but don't now. My position is different; I'm an addict . At least, I think I am, ...

Rail death teen was charity worker

Rail death teen was charity worker : Network Rail and British Transport Police are treating her death as non-suspicious and accidental. In a statement released by British Transport Police, Miss Littlewood's family said: "At the time of the accident Katie was on her way to a charity shop ...

Creative Thinking is Needed to Keep Mature Students Applying for University

Creative Thinking is Needed to Keep Mature Students Applying for University Figures released yesterday by UCAS show that the number of older people not applying, and thus excluding themselves, has increased because of the new funding arrangements. Whereas there has been a 4.1% drop in the number of 18-year-olds in England ...

Who's next in line for ritual humiliation?

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Who's next in line for ritual humiliation? : Before them, Anthony Blunt, the traitor who gave British secrets to the Soviets, was similarly disgraced. The criteria, therefore, for losing a knighthood have been exceptional: treason, criminality and brutal, despotic governance. Telegraph.co.uk

The benefits of a civilised society

The benefits of a civilised society : David Orr Chief executive, National Housing Federation Stephen Remington Chief executive, Action for Blind People Michelle Mitchell Charity director, Age UK Mark Atkinson Director of campaigns, policy and research, Ambitious about Autism John Bibby ...

Majority of skiers suffer sunburn

Majority of skiers suffer sunburn : The British Skin Foundation has reminded people going on skiing trips to apply sunscreen every couple of hours. Older people who go skiing should remember to apply sunscreen as their skin could be at risk from the sun. Research by the British Skin ...

Older people urged to claim 'what's theirs'

Older people urged to claim 'what's theirs' : Older people are being urged to claim 'what's theirs' as millions of pounds worth of benefits continue to go unclaimed. Citizens Advice is spearheading the campaign to unite people with money they can rightfully claim and use to boost their retirement ...

Protect yourself against the cold, health bosses urge

Protect yourself against the cold, health bosses urge : THE ELDERLY , young and those with chronic illnesses are being advised to protect themselves against the cold, following predictions of severe winter weather over the next few days. NHS Derbyshire County said the issue of a 'Level 3' cold weather alert ...

Awareness, Testing Needed to Curb Hep C Infections Among HIV-Positive Gay Men

Awareness, Testing Needed to Curb Hep C Infections Among HIV-Positive Gay Men : A new report by the National AIDS Trust (NAT), a leading HIV organization in the United Kingdom, concludes that much more needs to be done to address the burgeoning epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among gay men living with HIV .

Gang members urged to escape life of violence in new scheme

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Gang members urged to escape life of violence in new scheme : Enfield is the first council in England and Wales to turn to the innovative "call-in" process to deal with its gang problem. The scheme aims to give young known gang members a stark warning about street violence and criminality by making them listen to ... The Guardian

Cold weather kills dozens in eastern Europe

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Cold weather kills dozens in eastern Europe : Malgorzata Wozniak of Poland's interior ministry said elderly people and the homeless were among the dead, AP reports. Polish forecasters have warned that temperatures could fall further during the week, to below -20C during the day and -30C at night. BBC News

Gang members urged to escape life of violence in new scheme

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Gang members urged to escape life of violence in new scheme : Enfield is the first council in England and Wales to turn to the innovative "call-in" process to deal with its gang problem. The scheme aims to give young known gang members a stark warning about street violence and criminality by making them listen to ... The Guardian