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UK group tasks Nigerian government on infrastructure By Our Reporter 1 hour ago The United Kingdom All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to execute its planned infrastructure for the development of the country and poverty reduction, the News Agency of ...

Making progress on Alzheimer's : "Research carried out at Washington University, St Louis, USA, found that people with the earliest signs of this disease are more likely to have a fall. The study looked at a group of older people with healthy cognitive (thinking) ability, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

This phone-hacking inquiry must not lose sight of its goal : " Hopefully, given the levels of scum-duggery, nastiness, arrogance, and criminality being so high .. any attempts by some biddable penpusher to muddy the direction the British Public actually want out of all this, will be stymied. ... The Guardian "

James Murdoch claim referred to police Crime UK The Independent : "A claim that James Murdoch gave misleading evidence to a Commons committee is to be referred to Scotland Yard, a Labour MP said today. United Kingdom | Ireland

London's mayor urged to tackle flooding : " The report warned that London's streets could flood in minutes if it gets rainfall similar to the level that caused flooding elsewhere in the UK in 2007. The report said that it is just chance that London has so far escaped rainfall severe enough to ... BBC News "

UK liaising with US on Kashmir centres in London:Scotland Yard : ""After we received a communication from the US Department of Justice, we are liaising with the US authorities (on Kashmir centres in London )," A spokesman of the Scotland Yard told PTI today. He said no formal investigation has been launched against ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Asset Fineline kicks off Ocean Estate refurb with Sheerframe windows : " Asset Fineline is one of the UK's leading social housing fenestration contractors with a particularly strong track record working with main contractors like Wates Living Space throughout the London boroughs. The company fabricates and installs ... 24dash (press release) "

MP refers Murdoch to Met over email : ""Far from reporting the crime to the police or putting the matter right within his own company, what Myler's statement shows - if it is true - (is) that James Murdoch knowingly bought the silence of Taylor, thereby covering up a crime . "In the UK ... United Kingdom | Ireland

How Liverpool's Frontline church 'struggles' with homosexuality : "If you're a Pentecostal or charismatic Christian in Merseyside, you'll know that Frontline church, in the Wavertree area of Liverpool , is pretty much the hip place to be. But a thought-provoking Guardian video report by John Harris last month reveals ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Deadly heat wave spreads in US : "In the town of Hutchinson in Kansas three elderly people were found dead in separate homes. In Minnesota - a northern state known for its frigid winters - farm livestock have been dying from heat stress at a rate not seen in three decades, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Guardian Films on poverty in the north of England : "This could include working with the homeless ; refugees and asylum seekers; people with profound and multiple learning difficulties or physical disabilities; elderly care or youth work; debt relief and employment support. Do you know somebody that feels ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Troops to get priority on the home front in Tory borough Currently, councils have to give preference to groups including the homeless , people in overcrowded accommodation and those with medical needs. In Tory-run Wandsworth, services personnel will be given extra help to find and purchase homes under the ...

Nottingham city centre charity collectors limited : " ... charities fundraising in this way. Mick Aldridge, the CEO of the PFRA, said: "Nottingham's got the balance right and the template of the Nottingham agreement is respected and it's taken as a beacon for this sort of arrangement throughout the UK ." BBC News "

Soup kitchens charity spices up team : " The UK arm of Israeli soup kitchens charity Hazon Yeshaya has appointed Spencer Gelding and Yael Simon as co-directors to professionalise its operations. The new team was introduced to supporters at a garden party hosted by Joy and Malcolm Lyons. ... Jewish Chronicle "

Fire at Rutherglen's O'Leary's Bar 'suspicious' : "Emergency services were called to the blaze at O'Leary's Bar in Glasgow Road, Rutherglen, at about 0210 BST. No-one was inside at the time, but the building was well alight by the time fire crews tackled the blaze. Strathclyde Police said an ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Pelican Bay inmates said to end hunger strike : " ... Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation , said Thursday. "Our staff is now consulting with the prisoners in the other institutions who are still refusing to eat prison -issued food, and we are hoping they start eating again soon," she said. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Making the most of time : "He was able to get into the Volusia County Corrections Treatment and Diversion Program , basically drug rehab for inmates. He has been drug- and arrest-free ever since. Drugs are a big reason people get arrested and go to jail - drug charges are the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Bracknell campaign could spread worldwide : "Anti- poverty campaigner Hugh Gibbons has already signed up 2000 singers in the town and is now talking to groups in Australia who want to take part. Hugh composed his three-minute song Count On Us to mark the International Day for the Eradication of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

More face choice between heating and eating as Swalec owner announces huge .. “Wales already has the highest energy prices in the UK , as well as the highest proportion of older people living in poverty . I am concerned that further increases to energy bills, together with the reduction in the winter fuel allowance that was ...

Bracknell campaign could spread worldwide : "Anti- poverty campaigner Hugh Gibbons has already signed up 2000 singers in the town and is now talking to groups in Australia who want to take part. Hugh composed his three-minute song Count On Us to mark the International Day for the Eradication of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

People with learning difficulties 'have a lot to offer' at work, businesses told Professor Amanda Kirby, director of the Dyscovery Centre at the University of Wales , Newport, told Cardiff Breakfast Club that individuals with specific learning difficulties have the same range of intelligence as seen in the general population. ...

Police cuts will push up crime in Westcountry – watchdog "It will also mean that in 2015 we will have the lowest police officer to head of population ratio in England and Wales. It will change the way we police here, leading to an almost inevitable rise in crime as the population continues to increase and ...

Mystery of Llandaff pub's sudden closure : " Arfur Daley, who runs the Brew Wales blog, said the fortunes of many of Cardiff's pubs seemed to be on the rise, despite the economic downturn. However, he said some publicans were still struggling with rent hikes and high beer prices imposed on them ... WalesOnline "

Overcrowding up 43% in London's social housing sector : " Research by housing charity Shelter has revealed that 18% of all rented homes in London are overcrowded, with the figure rising to 43% for the social housing sector. The charity analysed figures from the English Housing Survey which also revealed that ... The Guardian "

Two new suspicious deaths at UK hospital : " Two elderly people have died at a hospital in northwest England where saline bags were contaminated with insulin. Police said the patients, both in their eighties, died over the past week at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport, near Manchester. ... euronews "

Expanded housing scheme is to go ahead after appeal : "Mr Stephens said: "Despite the acute need for affordable homes Cornwall Council and its predecessor, North Cornwall District Council, refused open-market housing development to Padstow for more than ten years, which when public funding is restricted is ... United Kingdom | Ireland

How to get ahead in housing : "The interest in developing apprenticeships across the social housing sector has been driven by the government's announcement in May of an additional £180m for apprenticeship training to pay for an extra 50000 apprenticeships over the next four years. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Back to back to the future : " Boris Johnson announced last week that the total public money invested in the capital's social and affordable housing over the next four years will be £1.7 billion, and he is expecting £2.5 billion to come from the private sector to beef up that sum. ... Evening Standard "

Tweeting to tackle nuisance behaviour : " Solihull Community Housing has found similar success by using Twitter to inform residents about its anti-social behaviour panel. But not every tenant has access to the web, and half of all UK social housing tenants have not used the internet. ... The Guardian "

Armed forces families to be given housing priority by Wandsworth Council : "Armed forces families in need of a roof over their heads are to be given greater priority when applying for social housing . The announcement - the latest development in Wandsworth Council's radical housing reform plan - has received widespread support ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Feds divorced from reality of crime in Canada: Liberal MP : "Bennett agreed that money would be better spent on policing, crime prevention and rehabilitation programs within prisons . "What we don't need is a one-sided approach that focuses exclusively on punishment, usually to the detriment of the communities ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Ex-Lehman Executive Jack Asks Court for Pretrial Diversion : "Accelerated pretrial rehabilitation is available to people charged with less-serious crimes that might result in prison time, according to the Connecticut Judicial Branch. Not eligible are those charged with more serious felonies, those with prior ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Hunger Strike Puts Focus On Calif. Prison Conditions : "Right now he's in California's Pelican Bay State Prison , near the Oregon border. Gallegos says he's been in solitary confinement for 20 years. "They are supposed to rehabilitate him; that's not rehabilitation , it's not, it's inhumane, it's cruel," ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK Police Asked to Investigate Phone 'Pinging' : " And there was further intrigue injected into the scandal after Britain's Cabinet Office released correspondence showing that a senior official believed he had had his phone broken into as recently as last year, when Coulson was already in government. ... ABC News "

A mockery of famine early warning systems : " The UK will continue to spend around £90m annually on HIV and Aids projects in Malawi, but none of this money will be managed by the government. All other major aid donors should adopt the same zero-tolerance attitude to official corruption, ... The Guardian "

Worries over treatment over Pendle Aids patients - MP speaks out : " However, many more could be unaware of their infection as the Health Protection Agency has estimated there are 81500 people were living with HIV in England , of whom 26% were unaware of their infection. The MP said: “June, 2011 marked 30 years since the ... Pendle Today "

Malawi protesters killed during anti-regime riots : " Malawi, which gained independence from Britain in 1964, is among the world's least developed nations and UNAIDS estimates there are 920000 people living with HIV / AIDS here. Madonna, who has adopted two children from the country and plans to build ... The Guardian "

Pelican Bay inmates halt hunger strike : " ... a hunger strike at Pelican Bay State Prison on July 1 to protest their treatment inside the facility and the Security Housing Unit have ended the effort, officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced today. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Brits Not Feeling Charitable As Finances Tighten : "Over half of Brits would not give more to charity if the Government cut income tax according to a new poll from the UK's leading fundraising shopping site easyfundraising.org. uk . With the cost of living increasing as a result of rising utility bills, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Figures reveal huge gulf between pass rates among Cardiff's GCSE students by Peter Law, South Wales Echo THE vast gulf in the GCSE results of Cardiff's high schools can be revealed today. New figures show almost all of 15-year-old pupils at the city's best-performing schools achieved five A*-G grades in last summer's exams, ...

Troop tactics used to help teachers cope with stress Former Royal Marine and post-traumatic stress expert, Andy Neal, has teamed up with Cardiff -based Portal Training to deliver the course, which aims to reduce sickness absence among teachers in Wales . Excessive workloads, planning and marking are just ...

85-year-old receives degree after 66 years : " CARDIFF , Wales , July 18 (UPI) -- An 85-year-old Welsh man received his diploma after a 66-year hiatus from college, officials say. Harold Jones formally received his Cardiff University diploma Monday after having missed his 1945 graduation due to World ... United Kingdom | Ireland