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Scandal of the 'tomato slaves' harvesting crop exported to UK

Scandal of the 'tomato slaves' harvesting crop exported to UK Paid poverty wages and living in squalor, medical charities have described conditions as 'hell'. Andrew Wasley reports from Basilicata, southern Italy In the parched countryside outside the town of Venosa, in Basilicata, southern Italy, along a rough ...

Gove laments education's 'lost souls'

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Gove laments education's 'lost souls' : "These are young people who, whatever the material circumstances which surround them, grow up in the direst poverty - with a poverty of ambition, a poverty of discipline, a poverty of soul." Mr Gove said a "direct line to deprivation" existed from ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Charity calls for renewed commitment to HIV prevention

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Charity calls for renewed commitment to HIV prevention : Greater effort is needed to prevent the spread of HIV in the UK , a leading national charity has said. Figures show that around 7000 people are diagnosed with the infection each year in the UK , placing an increasing burden on NHS finances. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Finchley man swims to Ireland with celebs for charity

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Finchley man swims to Ireland with celebs for charity : By Natalie O'Neill » FORMER boy band star Ronan Keating took to the water with a Finchley swimmer to raise over £200000 for charity this week. Jonathan Openshaw tackled the 56 mile swim from Wales to Ireland in aid of Cancer Research UK . ... United Kingdom | Ireland

This is Gloucestershire | HIV and Aids battle 'woefully inadequate ...

This is Gloucestershire | HIV and Aids battle 'woefully inadequate ... This is Gloucestershire | HIV and Aids battle 'woefully inadequate' report claims.

Two Scots are in the running for MOBOs

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Two Scots are in the running for MOBOs : Two Scottish singers are among performers nominated for MOBO awards when the event returns to Glasgow in October. Former Glasgow University medical student Emeli Sande, who recently had a No. 2 hit with first solo single Heaven, is nominated for Best ... Glasgow Evening Times

Southern Housing shortlisted for awards

Southern Housing shortlisted for awards : ... has been shortlisted in two categories for the 2011 UK Housing Awards. ... to the internet we are helping to tackle social and financial exclusion . ...

Whitley Bay firm's custom mobility scooters

Whitley Bay firm's custom mobility scooters The quirky contraption, made to look like the famous motor, is one of several unusual scooters for the elderly on sale at a Tyneside dealers. A scooter that looks like a Harley Davidson mean machine is also on sale, and one resembling an articulated ...

NI man held over Ibiza drugs haul

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NI man held over Ibiza drugs haul : SOCA said enquiries were carried out on the basis of intelligence obtained by the Guardia Civil after other gangs involved in drug trafficking on the island were dismantled. It said the "majority of these gangs were British and took advantage of the ... BBC News

Southern Housing shortlisted for awards

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Southern Housing shortlisted for awards : Housing association Southern Housing Group, one of the largest provers of affordable homes in the south of England, has been shortlisted in two categories for the 2011 UK Housing Awards. The Group's Tackling Unauthorised Occupancy Strategy was one of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

'We were left isolated, vulnerable, and the building was left to burn'

'We were left isolated, vulnerable, and the building was left to burn' Stuart Radose, 36, is one of 26 people left homeless when the River Heights homes above the carpet store on Tottenham High Road went up in flames on Saturday, August 6. The Waitrose manager said: “There were no police and no fire brigade on the scene ...

New housing regulator seeking views

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New housing regulator seeking views : Scotland's new social housing regulator has launched a consultation on the future regulation of social housing in Scotland, reports GAIL MILNE. From next April the role of the Scottish Housing Regulator will be to safeguard and promote the interests of ... Fife Today

Inspirational golfer heading for UK

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Inspirational golfer heading for UK : Run by UK -registered charity Empowering Youth Foundation, The First Tee Manchester teaches valuable life skills to young people, often from disadvantaged backgrounds, through the medium of sport. The programmes focus on nine core values inherent to the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Stonewall to lobby for gay rights abroad

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Stonewall to lobby for gay rights abroad : by Jessica Geen for PinkNews.co. uk The charity says that until now, it has been barred from commenting on the situation for lesbian, gay and bisexual people around the world because this would breach its charitable objectives as an organisation focused ... PinkNews.co.uk

British Red Cross marks Day of Disappeared

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British Red Cross marks Day of Disappeared : People using the service in Hertfordshire come from countries including Afghanistan, Iran and Zimbabwe, and a large number of them are displaced children who have come to the UK alone. The charity is also working with a number of Bosnian families whose ... United Kingdom | Ireland

NHS 'should close hospitals to spend more on caring for older people'

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NHS 'should close hospitals to spend more on caring for older people' : Hospitals should be closed so the NHS in England can switch resources to the long-term care of the burgeoning numbers of older people in the community, the former chief executive of the health service Lord Crisp has said. He would not put a figure on ... The Guardian

Horizon expands into AIDS-related therapy area

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Horizon expands into AIDS-related therapy area : Cambridge based personalised medicines pioneer Horizon Discovery has bought new cell lines from the US that will provide insight into the suppression of HIV replication. The fast-growing UK company has secured a worldwide exclusive licence for new ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Kenya puts its faith in fish farming

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Kenya puts its faith in fish farming : About 70% of the population live on less than $1 day, partly because HIV and Aids hit so many families. Small-scale fish farming is seen by the Kenyan government as a way to boost economic prospects, not just in western Kenya, but throughout the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Attempts to prevent spread of HIV and AIDS "woefully inadequate" - report

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Attempts to prevent spread of HIV and AIDS "woefully inadequate" - report : The report 'No vaccine, no cure: HIV and AIDS in the United Kingdom' has been welcomed by the National Aids Trust which called it 'an important milestone' in the UK's response to HIV . Chief executive Deborah Jack said: “An increased emphasis on HIV ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK News: 750 to be forced out as MoD slashes jobs

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UK News: 750 to be forced out as MoD slashes jobs : The report says numbers accessing care have trebled since 2000 and HIV and Aids remains one of the most serious public health issues. A FOUR-year-old girl was found "home alone" after her mother reportedly went on a foreign holiday, it has emerged. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Gove speech on 'the underclass' in full

Gove speech on 'the underclass' in full : The Social Policy Review which the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister are leading ... disruption, truancy, exclusion and crime which we need to break. ...

State plans to announce prison sales this morning

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State plans to announce prison sales this morning : All five prisons won't necessarily be sold, said Carlo LoParo, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. He said the companies had two bidding options: to purchase and operate and manage the facilities or just to operate and ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Tatchell Bids To Have Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Human Rights on the ...

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Tatchell Bids To Have Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Human Rights on the ... : The call is being made by human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, who has written to the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague MP, requesting that he lobby the CHOGM host government, Australia, to put LGBT ... UK Gay News (press release)

Dental problems and alcoholism linked to mental ill-health

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Dental problems and alcoholism linked to mental ill-health : The Royal College of Psychiatrists (in the UK ) recently published a report ("No health without mental health ") highlighting the links between mental ill-health and a range of physical health and social problems. This is also the title of the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Row over coach cuts

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Row over coach cuts : “For many older and disabled people a free local bus service can be a lifeline, providing access to employment, healthcare and other essential services. “ Older people can access most of these services by local bus services, rather than needing a ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Grandmother to skydive for charity

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Grandmother to skydive for charity : Judie is a long-term supporter of Action for Children, and believes in the current climate the charity's work will become even more important. “Action for Children is a leading UK charity which works with local communities to support and help neglected ... Exmouth Journal

Time to give charity bag crime the boot

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Time to give charity bag crime the boot : Donated clothing is an important revenue-earner for charities, but criminals are now targeting charity collections. Photograph: Alamy UK charities are renowned for their innovation and, during recent years of economic instability where many fundraising ... The Guardian (blog)

Households 'duped' by charity bags - Daily Finance UK

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Households 'duped' by charity bags - Daily Finance UK : Millions of householders are being duped when making donations to door-to- door charity bag collectors, it has been claimed. Just around a third (30%) United Kingdom | Ireland

London 2012 Olympics: Games to be broadcast in 3D for up to 10 hours a day

London 2012 Olympics: Games to be broadcast in 3D for up to 10 hours a day The London 2012 Olympic Games will be broadcast in 3D for up to ten hours a day in a UK and worldwide broadcast first. By Jacquelin Magnay, Olympics Editor However the BBC will limit the total 3D hours to "an experimental level", which is yet to be ...

11yo boy faces UK court for looting

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11yo boy faces UK court for looting : An 11-year-old boy stole from a department store during London's riots just days after he had been sentenced for arson and criminal damage, a court has heard. The boy, the youngest prosecuted so far over the riots, admitted taking a bin less than a ... United Kingdom | Ireland

London rickshaw driver accused of raping lesbian - PinkNews.co.uk

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London rickshaw driver accused of raping lesbian - PinkNews.co.uk : A rickshaw driver in London has been accused of raping a lesbian doctor. Murat Durmus, 23, of Walthamstow, denies rape and claims they had consensual sex. United Kingdom | Ireland

New affordable housing development opened in Norwich

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New affordable housing development opened in Norwich : Caroline Pickering, former Broadland Housing chair, at the new £5.8 million affordable housing development, Caro Court, named after her, at St Benedicts. With her is Michael Newey, group chief executive. Picture: Denise Bradley A new £5.8m affordable ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Charity swim stars battle jellyfish

Charity swim stars battle jellyfish The charity relay for Cancer Research UK sees the famous names, led by boyband idol Ronan Keating, swim the 56 nautical miles (65 land miles) from Holyhead in Anglesey, North Wales, to Dublin. Keating, 34, was first off the slipway in his wet suit and ...

The Succeed Foundation

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The Succeed Foundation : The Succeed Foundation is a new UK charity focusing on eating disorders and body image issues. We are currently a small growing team based in Central London and are looking forward to the development and expansion of our work both in the UK and ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Heartless carer stole 85-year-old woman's £46000 life savings to set up UK's ...

Heartless carer stole 85-year-old woman's £46000 life savings to set up UK's ... Mrs Harding, who planned to leave her savings to her daughter and grandchildren, was bedridden, could not feed herself and suffered from mental health problems. She signed over control of her finances to the company in 2004 and they paid a £220 weekly ...

Housing crisis wrecks people's lives

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Housing crisis wrecks people's lives : Publicly, ministers deny that their policies will produce homelessness but leaked correspondence between ministers' aides has shown that they have been coolly discussing 80000 homeless as a result of this stage of the housing benefit cuts. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Is it fair that an 11-year-old can be punished by a court?

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Is it fair that an 11-year-old can be punished by a court? : Lots of kids and teenagers were involved in the riots that happened across England just a few weeks ago. But some people are saying the boy's too young to be sentenced by the courts. What do you think? Is it fair that an 11-year- old can be punished by ... CBBC Newsround

NHS should close hospitals and sack consultants, says former head

NHS should close hospitals and sack consultants, says former head But now the main problem facing the health service is the growth in long-term conditions such as diabetes and the increasing number of elderly people in England , who can be treated better and less expensively outside of hospitals and by staff other ...

BBA focuses on elderly customers

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BBA focuses on elderly customers : ... the development of secure strategies for elderly customers, boldly taking up the challenges that an ageing population presents to the UK's financial services industry. After a get together yesterday with the Greater London Forum for Older People , ... United Kingdom | Ireland

PENSION VALUES TO FALL BY 60%

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PENSION VALUES TO FALL BY 60% : At least nine in 10 people with a private pension opt for a fixed-rate income in retirement – which means around 15 million people are facing a savings crisis. Older people approaching retirement need to see their pension funds more than double over ... United Kingdom | Ireland