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Charities pioneer donating by text

Charities pioneer donating by text by Sion Barry, Western Mail TWO Welsh charities have become among the first in the UK to pioneer the use of a new text donation service that is set to transform the fundraising landscape. Valleys Kids and the Kidney Research Unit for Wales Foundation ...

Will the real Renewable Energy Foundation please stand up?

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Will the real Renewable Energy Foundation please stand up? : "This is a question being asked with increasing intensity within the UK's renewable energy sector. The REF styles itself on its website as "a registered charity promoting sustainable development for the benefit of the public by means of energy ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Christianity and homophobia in Britain today

Christianity and homophobia in Britain today : "Many people identify Christianity with homophobia, misogyny, social control and .... to change and how much we notice if we benefit form others' exclusion . ... "

Driver knew he'd hit pedestrian: police

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Driver knew he'd hit pedestrian: police : "The 76-year-old man was crossing Liverpool Road at Croydon when the car heading east struck him just before 6.20am today. Police said preliminary investigations suggest the man was hit by the front headlight area on the driver's side of the car, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Massive cannabis factory uncovered

Massive cannabis factory uncovered "We don't think they were dealing cannabis in Hull – we suspect they were selling it in the south of England. "This is the biggest find for some time in east Hull." Humberside Police uncovered the cannabis factory after acting on information received ...

Running up support for charity run

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Running up support for charity run : "The Race For Life series raises money to support work carried by Cancer Research UK and is staged in partnership with Tesco. TV presenter Gloria Hunniford, whose daughter, Caron Keating, died from breast cancer seven years ago, is patron of Race For ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Kids get on their bikes

Kids get on their bikes UK charity Sustrans says its 'I Bike' pilot project has helped shift regular cycling up from an average of 10.7 per cent to 19.3 per cent. Results have also shown a decrease in the number of children who reported they never cycled to school, ...

BBC Sport Cardiff City boss Dave Jones admits future in doubt

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BBC Sport Cardiff City boss Dave Jones admits future in doubt : " Cardiff boss Dave Jones admits he may not have a future at the club after Reading ended their Premier League promotion hopes. United Kingdom | Ireland

Man accused of killing wife in NZ admits to lying

Man accused of killing wife in NZ admits to lying The three-and-a-half month trial in the Glasgow High Court is coming to a close. The final days of the trial have played out like a theatrical television drama, with lawyers for both sides making impassioned pleas to the jury and slating the arguments ...

Drug Rehab Center Narconon Addiction Cruces ethnic mainland UK to ...

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Drug Rehab Center Narconon Addiction Cruces ethnic mainland UK to ... : "Archives about Drug Rehab Center Narconon Addiction Cruces ethnic mainland UK to address the crisis . Detailed info about Drug Rehab Center Narconon ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK Drug Rehab | Alcohol Withdrawl Symptoms Guide

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UK Drug Rehab | Alcohol Withdrawl Symptoms Guide : "Exactly what to Investigate for in a UK Drug Rehab and Substance Treatment Center ... of everyday life by falling into the pitfall of addiction Read More. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Commission 'must not lose focus on child poverty'

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Commission 'must not lose focus on child poverty' : "By Tony Grew - 17th May 2011 UNICEF UK has said a new commission set up by the government to examine social mobility and child poverty must not lose its focus on the poorest young people. DWP formally announced the formation of the commission today. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Cocaine in Europe: a battle against trafficking or consumption?

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Cocaine in Europe: a battle against trafficking or consumption? : "Tim Pfeiffer-Gerschel from the German Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (DBDD) believes, along with many other experts on the matter, that the money spent on drug-use prevention and addiction treatment is "insignificant" compared with the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Research confirms link between poverty and ethnicity in the UK ...

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Research confirms link between poverty and ethnicity in the UK ... : "A report released today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows there is a clear link between poverty and ethnicity in the UK The review Poverty and ... United Kingdom | Ireland

56 year old man resident in UK brought to Malta on drug charges

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56 year old man resident in UK brought to Malta on drug charges : "The man will shortly be charged in court over the find which occurred in September 2006 and through other efforts, the police also identified another man of local origin who is also resident in the UK and who is also involved in drug trafficking . ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Child poverty is creating a youth underclass, warns The Prince's Trust

Child poverty is creating a youth underclass, warns The Prince's Trust “The aspiration gap between the UK's richest and poorest young people is creating a youth underclass, who tragically feel they have no future. We simply cannot ignore this inequality.” The charity's research, carried out alongside the Royal Bank of ...

Panacea healthcare drug alcohol rehabilitation

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Panacea healthcare drug alcohol rehabilitation : " UK Rehabilitation Clinics ... Panacea provide drug and alcohol treatment ... Tubes Jaw Rehabilitation Program Kit Latest drug Alcohol Rehab auctions AIDS ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Trafficking centre searched and narcotics destroyed - British Army ...

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Trafficking centre searched and narcotics destroyed - British Army ... : "An Afghan and ISAF forces search of Gandom Riz-e Bazaar - a large narcotics and weapons trafficking centre near Kajaki in northern Helmand - has resulted in ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK court orders new trial over racist teen murder

UK court orders new trial over racist teen murder LONDON — A British court ordered two men Wednesday to face trial for the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago, reopening an unsolved case of racism that caused a national uproar. Lawrence, an 18-year-old student, was stabbed to death ...

U.K. April Unemployment Claims Rise Most Since January 2010

U.K. April Unemployment Claims Rise Most Since January 2010 Jobless benefit claims increased by 12400 from March to 1.47 million, the Office for National Statistics said today in London . The median forecast of 24 economists in a Bloomberg News Survey was for no change. Unemployment measured by International ...

New head of charities at Barclays Corporate

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New head of charities at Barclays Corporate : "Barclays Corporate has appointed its head of social housing, David McHattie, as the new head of charities , replacing Jon Mosscrop. Barclays Corporate has relationships with 70 per cent of the Charity 100 Index, the top 100 charities in the UK , ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Olympic flame will light up Glasgow

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Olympic flame will light up Glasgow : " The Olympic torch will visit Glasgow next year as it tours the UK ahead of the 2012 Games in London. Glasgow is among the first of 74 locations on the 2012 Olympic torch relay route revealed today. The iconic symbol is set to arrive in the city on ... Glasgow Evening Times "

Government plans to get prisoners into jobs

Government plans to get prisoners into jobs Under the reforms to the adult offender education system in England, there will be greater emphasis on the results that education and training in prison delivers. The way learning is delivered in prisons will also be overhauled to better reflect the ...

A third of children in Birmingham living in poverty

A third of children in Birmingham living in poverty A new, disturbing report from youth charity The Prince's Trust revealed that in Ladywood alone around 49 per cent of youngsters lived in poverty – one of the highest figures in the UK . It highlighted the growing gap between the city's richest and ...

Hundreds take to Cardiff's streets for midnight charity walk

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Hundreds take to Cardiff's streets for midnight charity walk : " Hundreds of women joined a midnight walk through Cardiff at the weekend to raise money for a local hospice. Over 400 ladies, aged from 16 to 70, did a lap of the Millennium Stadium before heading out on an eight-mile route to Cardiff Bay and back. ... WalesOnline "

UK : Middlesbrough cannabis farm 'gardener' jailed - UK420

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UK : Middlesbrough cannabis farm 'gardener' jailed - UK420 : "Hi by Gareth Lightfoot, Evening Gazette May 14 2011 A VIETNAMESE gardener of a Teesside cannabis farm, which could have put more than 16kg of the... United Kingdom | Ireland

Police in Chester County seek escapee | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-17

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Police in Chester County seek escapee | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-17 : "James Lee Abner, 25, was last seen at 6:40 pm running from the Gaudenzia Inc. drug rehabilitation facility in Westtown Township, police said. State prison officials said Abner had been granted prerelease and was nearing his minimum release date - Aug. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Derwent Raises $285 Million in First Convertible Bond Sale by a UK REIT

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Derwent Raises $285 Million in First Convertible Bond Sale by a UK REIT : "By Tom Bill and John Glover - Tue May 17 15:37:21 GMT 2011 Derwent London Plc (DLN) raised 175 million pounds ($285 million) in the first convertible bond sale by a UK real estate investment trust. The five-year bonds, which will pay a coupon of 2.75 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

prison rehabilitation « The Joe Lake Blog – joeylakey.com

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prison rehabilitation « The Joe Lake Blog – joeylakey.com : " ... to reduce deficits and in California prison rehabilitation programmes are ... In a state with twice as many inmates as the entire UK prison population ... United Kingdom | Ireland

U.K. Inflation Rises to 4.5%

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U.K. Inflation Rises to 4.5% : "By JASON DOUGLAS And ALEX BRITTAIN LONDON —The UK's annual rate of inflation rose further above the Bank of England's target in April, official statistics showed Tuesday, but comments from policy makers indicated that a swift rise in the central bank's ... United Kingdom | Ireland

BRAC Is The Largest Global Anti-Poverty Organization, And It's A Secret

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BRAC Is The Largest Global Anti-Poverty Organization, And It's A Secret : " BRAC USA and BRAC UK were launched in 2007 to raise public awareness about the BRAC approach to sustainable human development and mobilize resources to enable BRAC to rapidly scale up its programs. Awareness-building and fundraising have become ... Fast Company "

Genetic Discovery Could Benefit Farmers

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Genetic Discovery Could Benefit Farmers : " The discovery is a culmination of research by scientists at the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Britain's universities of Liverpool , Manchester and Edinburgh, and others. Scientists reached their breakthrough after ... AllAfrica.com "

Man extradited to Malta to face drug charges

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Man extradited to Malta to face drug charges : "A 56-year-old Maltese man resident in the UK has been extradited from London to face drug trafficking charges. The man was flown to Malta this afternoon under police escort. He is expected to be arraigned in connection with the discovery of 9600 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Prison rehab seen as key to turnaround

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Prison rehab seen as key to turnaround : " Prison rehabilitation stopped them seeing themselves as victims and made them realise they had instead created victims. " Prison is hard, it's not a holiday camp. I've lost count of the number of offenders who've said to me, `you won't believe this but ... The Southland Times "

Prison solves problem of illegal mobile phones

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Prison solves problem of illegal mobile phones : " Maintaining family contact is a proven factor in reducing the likelihood that prisoners will reoffend; consequently, introducing the phones led to an improvement in rehabilitation ." For now, state-run prisons have been reluctant to adopt the same ... The Guardian "