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Lady Gaga: Not using the gay community to sell records : " Lady Gaga started the latest UK leg of her Monster Ball Tour at the Nottingham Trent Arena. During the emotional show, Gaga broke down in tears during 'Brown Eyes' which she dedicated to her ill grandfather. (Ollie Millington / Getty Images ) Share ... msnbc.com "

Art critic Brian Sewell complains 'there's too many gays on television' : "by Jessica Geen for PinkNews.co. uk Art critic Brian Sewell has complained that there are too many gay characters in British soaps and accused the BBC of spreading “sexual propaganda” to children. Writing in today's Daily Mail, Sewell, who has said he ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Turkish gay Pride marchers demand more rights : "by Jessica Geen for PinkNews.co. uk Thousands of Turkish gay rights activist joined a Pride march in Istanbul yesterday to call for more rights. Carrying signs in Turkish and English, marchers proceeded down one of the city's busiest streets. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK media feels the heat after phone-hack scandal : "Goodman, who served a jail term in 2007 for hacking into the phones of royal aides, was re-arrested in London , Friday July 8, 2011, on suspicion of making illegal payoffs to police for information. London police confirmed that a 53-year-old man had ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK's Cameron calls for new press regulation system : " LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday called for a new system of press regulation in the wake of the closure of the News of the World newspaper. "I believe we need a new system entirely, it will be for the enquiry to ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Scientists drag light by slowing it to speed - University of ... : "Scientists at the University of Glasgow have, for the first time, been able to drag light by slowing it down to the speed of sound and sending it through a ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Bollocks to poverty - ActionAid UK's youth network :: ActionAid UK : "We're ActionAid's youth arm. We want you to ditch the guilt and say bollocks to poverty by doing something you love. United Kingdom | Ireland

Lothamers travel to England to plant gospel communities : "By Katie Scarvey When you think about Christian mission work, you probably envision it happening in third world countries — parts of the globe full of poverty and distress or places where Christianity doesn't have much of a foothold. But England ? ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Gay Activists Arrested Outside Russian Embassy in Paris as They Tried to ... : " 13:40 (UK) Update: Four have been released by the police. But, according to Mr. Tin, Mr. Alekseev is being held in detention. Mr. Alekseev asked the police in English for a lawyer and, Mr. Tin told UK Gay News, was insulted by the police officer who ... UK Gay News (press release) "

Fresno may rent beds in expanded Madera County jail : "The jail currently holds 419 beds. The expansion is coming right in time, as the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation recently said that the state will start reducing its prison populations by transferring thousands of low-level, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Why I'm marching at a pro-choice rally : " Most 'pro-life' people in this country are marginalised religious nut-cases/fusty conservative old people ; we have nothing to worry about. The Conservatives in this country learnt that they could not ever get the public on their side if they remained ... The Guardian (blog) "

Forgive us our trespasses or deliver us from evil? : " ... by 2025 in England alone, there will be a shortfall of 750000 homes), the caps imposed on housing benefit from October and Reuben Taylor's concerns that a change in the law will “criminalise the homeless in a middle of a housing crisis. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Challenge Events Fundraising Manager : "To maximise fundraising income and profile for the Charity from an annual programme of UK and Overseas challenge events. To ensure that fundraising initiatives are within budget and that recruitment, income and expenditure targets are met. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Buffett gives another $1.78bn to charity : "It raises an interesting question for UK plc: namely, when is philanthropy going to become as widespread on this side of the pond? As a study yesterday showed, donations to charity fell by £70m in the year 2009/10 as companies cut back on unnecessary ... United Kingdom | Ireland

'Fire bomb' attack on rabbit farm house : " “This obvious attack on a building where people were clearly sleeping takes things to a new level of criminality , which cannot be justified in any circumstances.” Police say that they have begun a thorough investigation and would encourage anyone who ... Gainsborough Standard "

Murdoch's UK crisis could bring big indirect costs : "But this looks unlikely given the regulator's criteria are designed to exclude certain categories of owner — for example political groups — and focus on existing breaches of UK broadcasting law rather than criminality per se. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Hunger Strike by Inmates Is Latest Challenge to California's Prison System : " About 1700 prisoners in all were continuing to refuse at least some state-issued meals on Thursday, down from a peak of 6600 last weekend, according to the State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . Although most prisoners have resumed eating, ... New York Times "

6600 California prisoners refused meals : "On Friday, 6500 inmates at 13 California prisons and one out-of-state contract prison refused to eat state-issued food, said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . The number peaked at 6600 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Drivers of Crime: Prisoner rehab boost aims to cut reoffending : " As part of the Drivers of Crime strategy, the Government is doubling the number of places within prison drug treatment units. In 2009/10 Corrections spent $137.5 million on rehabilitation and reintegration. This is 15 percent of its budget. ... Voxy "

Portman leads effort to reduce recidivism : "It also provides more of an incentive for inmates to participate in recidivism-reduction programs while behind bars, Portman said. Under Portman's bill, the Reentry Courts Program and the Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Program will be ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Oklahoma County program aids juvenile offenders with re-entry : "Rogers is a rehabilitation specialist with Youth and Family Services of Oklahoma County. He's helping juveniles, like Sam, who have been released from dentention centers, to start new lives. PHOTO BY DOUG HOKE, THE OKLAHOMAN Doug Hoke Jail helped me ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Peterborough prisoner rehabilitation scheme praised : " Mr Blunt praised the scheme in the foreword of The Prisons Handbook 2011, published on 4 June. In August 2010, HMP Peterborough secured £5m in social impact bonds to fund rehabilitation work with 3000 Peterborough Prison inmates. ... BBC News "