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Analysis: Can social investment bonds help to tackle social problems? : "Social Finance, an organisation founded in 2007 to build a UK social investment market, came up with the concept in 2009 as a way of financing schemes that tackle social problems. It is based on a payment-by-results contract. Public bodies agree to pay ...

Can microinsurance protect the poor? : " Richard Leftley, the chief executive of UK -based MicroEnsure, one of the leading microinsurance companies, says that it has all but scraped the idea of trying to sell policies direct. He says turning up in towns and villages and asking poor families to ... The Guardian "

Police in Perth seize cannabis worth £250000 UK Wired News : "News, Scotland, Police in Perth seize cannabis worth £250000Police in Perth seize cannabis worth £250000. Police have seized cannabis with an estimated ...

Libya's oil wealth not trickling down : "During his reign, which began in 1951 with Libya's independence, the king maintained close ties with the UK and the US. While he was on the throne, Washington gave the Libyan economy a major boost by stationing its biggest overseas US air force ...

Deaths from liver disease, mostly caused by alcohol, have more than doubled in the UK in the past 20 years while those in Sweden, Norway, Australia and New Zealand – countries with similar cultures, genetic backgrounds and drinking styles – have ... From: http://ping.fm/pQ30i

Benefits need to be accessible : "More than 13 million people in the UK live in poverty , including more than three million children. Yet £16.8bn in benefits and millions more that are available in charitable grants go unclaimed every year. Many of the individuals we speak to and who ...

Like Cairo and Tunis, appalling mass poverty lies not far from the fabulous wealth of the few. Criticism is possible, but heavily circumscribed. Newspapers studiously avoid unflattering mentions of the king and his top generals. ... From: http://ping.fm/lawWw

More than 40 dead in weekend Mexico drug violence - Yahoo! News UK : "Mexico will get four new battalions in its expanding and bloody military clash with drug traffickers close to the US border, President Felipe Calderon said ...

The US Ambassador to London and the United Nations questioned the UK's cosy trade links with Tripoli yesterday. British weapons are believed to have been used to murder more than 300 Libyan pro-democracy demonstrators. Relatives of those killed during ... From: http://ping.fm/C9tBr

'Water poverty' to rise in the UK as scarcity pushes up bill ... : "The Middle East isn't the only place suffering water shortage. Four million British households already 'water poor' as climate change and increased demand lead to higher tariffs.

Appeal over UK criminals in Spain : "Tip-offs after past Operation Captura announcements have led to 38 out of 50 fugitives being returned to the UK to face trial or complete jail terms. Anthony Fraser, grandson of ex-London gangster "Mad" Frankie Fraser, is wanted over cannabis smuggling ...

PSNI find cannabis factory in Downpatrick - UK Wired News : "Police seize 850 cannabis plants from house in Bristol ... Susan Boyle scored the most successful album overseas by a UK artist for a second year running, ...

Gordon Brown: We risk wasting an entire generation : "As we learnt from last week's UK unemployment figures, developed countries are also being hit hard. The industrialised world had 12 per cent youth unemployment in 2007. Now it's 18 per cent. Almost half of all young people are out of work in Spain, ...

Pride and prejudice for gay men : " He was openly gay, but I hadn't even admitted it to myself let alone anyone else, so nothing happened until a few days before I was due to come back to the UK . He said he was sad I was going and declared his undying love for me. It was incredible. ... The Guardian "

UK trade minister urges Pakistan to tackle security, corruption : "“The political stability and law and order situation has a role to play in foreign investments and UK was keen to help Pakistan,” Lord Stephen Green said in the “Doing business in Pakistan” conference held on February 10 in London. ...

£10000 worth cannabis seized in raid - Local - Hartlepool Mail : "£10000 worth cannabis seized in raid. Sponsored by Lumley Castle On The Menu ... POLICE have seized £10000 worth of cannabis after a raid on an industrial ...

Two remanded after cannabis found in Isle of Man - Nottingham News : "Man charged after cannabis seized . A 34-year-old man has been charged with cultivation of cannabis , ... UK Uncut activists target Barclays bank in London ...

BBC News Police seize cannabis from Shrewsbury home : " Cannabis with an estimated street value of about £50000 is seized by police who ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbcco uk navigation ...

'Water poverty' to rise in the UK as scarcity pushes up bills : " An estimated four million households in the UK are already "water poor", according to the report, and the situation is likely to worsen, with bills predicted to rise by 5% a year for some customers. Water companies are moving away from flat-rate fees ... The Guardian "

British gun dealer investigated in US over AK-47 empire : " Amnesty wants the UK government to agree concrete rules that it will not authorise weapons shipments where there is a substantial risk they will fuel human rights violations, armed conflict, crime, terrorism, poverty or corruption. ... The Guardian "

It's time the world listened to new stories out of Africa : "Think of Africa and for too many people it conjures up images of hunger, poverty , disease and conflict. These are the four horsemen of the supposed African apocalypse. Journalists seeking stories look for death, decay and destruction while charities ...

Afghanistan is being stifled by military operations : " Similarly, the chief of the general staff, General David Richards, told Chatham House in 2009 that a key issue was the "grand strategic impact on the UK's authority and reputation in the world of the defeat of the British armed forces and its impact on ... The Guardian "

Two remanded after cannabis found in Isle of Man - UK Wired News : "News, England, Two remanded after cannabis found in Isle of ManTwo remanded after cannabis found in Isle of Man. Two men who were charged over a large ...

Helping the Homeless Should be CSR Focus, Says Prince Charles : "Mr Varley said that a decade later, homelessness trends were again giving cause for concern. Estimates of the UK's hidden homeless are as high as 400000 people. Mr Varley said that business need to 'step up in larger numbers' to help tackle the issue ...

Yemen, UK discuss trade cooperation : " ... any British initiatives to cooperate on improving the business atmosphere in the country, Sharaf said attracting more investments in Yemen is given priority as the government is exerting major efforts to reduce unemployment rates and poverty . ...

Voluntary sector funding announced to help tackle rough sleeping ... : "And to support the work of the voluntary sector in tackling rough sleeping, the Government has announced an £18.5m package of funding for the main national homelessness charities, and extra powers for the Mayor of London to run .... Following the consultation the new guidance for councils, Evaluating the extent of rough sleeping: A new approach was published in September 2010 and can be found at: www.communities.gov. uk /publications/housing/roughsleepingevaluate. ...

Gaddafi acts on increasing unrest : "The British Foreign Office is now advising UK citizens against all but essential travel to Benghazi, Ajdabiya, al-Bayda, al-Marj, Derna, Ajdabiya, Tobruk and areas bordering Sudan, Chad, Niger and Algeria. Are you in Libya? ...

A Better Idea From the U.K. : "So, one group might be hired to rehabilitate drug addicts ; another, to provide job training. The money to pay the nonprofits would come from bonds sold by the special-purpose organization to foundations and philanthropic investors, who would share in ...

The Shame Of Green Britain: Families Go Without Food To Pay Winter ... : "“We need to start thinking about alternative ways of tackling fuel poverty and helping people stay warm during the winter. It is unacceptable that the UK ...

Britain: Anti-cuts movement challenges gov't : " The group UK Uncut has been organising direct action against companies that dodge their tax bills. Activists have closed down branches of the phone company Vodafone, whose avoidance of billions of pounds in tax could have helped keep vital public ... Green Left Weekly "