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Halle will bring Glasgow to a halt : Glasgow city centre will come to a standstill again as the latest Hollywood superstar flies in. Drivers face more road closures as another blockbuster film comes to the city later this month. Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry will touch down in Glasgow ... Glasgow Evening Times

Man found dead after truck pulled from southern KY lake near Glasgow : AP GLASGOW , Ky. — A southern Kentucky man has been found dead inside his truck in a lake near Glasgow . Barren County Deputy Coroner Tim Gibson told The Glasgow Daily Times that officials found 64-year-old Millard Keith Poindexter of Glasgow in the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Under-18 sting operations hit 4 Glasgow off-licences : Four off-sales in Glasgow have been hit by booze bans after they were caught selling alcohol to kids. Suspensions of up to six weeks have been handed out and a ban on under 21s imposed on one store when it is allowed to re-open. ... Glasgow Evening Times

London Riots Lead UK to Consider Restricting Social Media : And a few weeks ago in London , British youths used their smart phones to outmaneuver the police as they rampaged, looted and destroyed property. Following several days of rioting, British Prime Minister David Cameron called for controls over social ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Bullingdon Club antics were nothing like the riots, says Cameron : According to Elliott's biography, Cameron was caught and punished when was a pupil at Eton for using cannabis . Cameron has never denied this, although he has not discussed it publicly either. Instead he has argued that he does not have to answer ... The Guardian

Post-housing bubble Britain still too pricey for first-time buyers : The then- British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher set the tone by calling for the creation of a "property owning democracy." Her Conservative government set policies in place to deregulate mortgage financing and allow social housing tenants to buy ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK Charges Two, Arrest Two More Linked With Anonymous : In a lengthy interview with Forbes in March, a supposed female identified as "Kayla" portrayed herself as a 16-year- old who did not live in the UK but in an English-speaking country. She was allegedly instrumental in the hacking attack in February ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Long-term illnesses timebomb for county : This growth in the number of older people will see an increase in cases of dementia, diabetes and other long-term health conditions – putting increasing pressure on the county's health services. Latest demographic predictions show that over the next 20 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Fun Open Weekend To Educate The Elderly And Less Able : Long Eaton based Noble Health Consultants launches a unique home interior experience to demonstrate one of the UK's largest ranges of mobility and disability aids and home adaptations. Already generating a great deal of interest, Noble has moved the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

It's consolidation, not sale, for Grafton prisons : The state plans to merge Grafton Correctional and the privately operated North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility and make North Coast a public prison , according to Carlo LoParo of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Local Charity to Benefit from Inaugural Rugby Fundraiser The charity provides a range of assistance, support and education services for young people aged two to 19, adults and families.

Carlaw wants vote on independence The West of Scotland MSP has opened his campaign to replace Annabel Goldie with an event in Glasgow , where he outlined his plans to take the party forward. Mr Carlaw said he wants an independence referendum before any further discussion on transferring ...

Hop growing in the Garden of England : “Blow me down, it was one of our East End hoppers, very elderly now. He'd recognised me 25 years on. The old-timers who worked here still come for the smell and to relive the experience. On a warm, balmy autumn evening you can smell hops drying from ... Telegraph.co.uk

Services, not industry, to drive UK rebalancing act LONDON : Britain is finding its way to a new and better-balanced version of its economy, but it will still be services that lead the way and not the revival of manufacturing promised by politicians. Three decades after fellow Conservative Margaret ...

Record high prison numbers fall : The prison population in England and Wales has fallen from a record high, Ministry of Justice figures show. There are now 86710 people locked up in jails, young offender institutions and immigration removal centres - down from 86821 on 26 August. ... BBC News

Fears for O'Callaghan safety ``Obviously, I'm disappointed that he can't continue his rehabilitation and no father would want to see their son go into prison , but I do make the point that he has committed a very serious offence. ``We've seen a lot of these offences committed in ...

Warning after woman's cows death : Marilyn Duffy, 61, died after she was injured walking her dog in a field off Pant Tawel Lane in Radyr, Cardiff . Former Farmers' Union of Wales vice president Brian Jones said dog owners should let go of their lead rather than shield their pets during a ... BBC News

HAILSHAM: Railcard subsidies for Hailsham's senior citizens : Councillor Nigel Coltman, chairman of the town council's finance and budget oversight committee said, “The council is proud to support senior citizens who face difficult times at the moment due to low interest rates on their savings by continuing to ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Somerset fights back as Lords attack attempts to prevent the spread of HIV and ... : Attempts to prevent the spread of HIV and Aids in the UK have been criticised as “woefully inadequate” in a new House of Lord's report. The House of Lords's report said the spread of the incurable virus is one of the most serious public health issues ... United Kingdom | Ireland

House of Lords: New Committee on HIV/AIDS in UK : A panel of House of Lords recommends a need to overhaul the plan and law promoting protection against sexually transmitted HIV / AIDS in UK . A document prepared by the panel reveals that there has been a 30% increase in the number of people using ... NewsPoint Africa

Stonewall to lobby for gay rights abroad - PinkNews.co.uk : Gay rights charity Stonewall has announced it will begin lobbying for gay equality abroad. 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 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Sleazy Riders: Crime fears as notorious biker gang The Outlaws set up their ... ... cases a very serious criminal activity, including drug trafficking ." He added: "They have an infrastructure already in the UK and I'd expect them to treat that as a natural opportunity." Wilson, of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, ...

David Cameron: Tony Blair was wrong about the riots : Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters David Cameron has dismissed Tony Blair's claim that it was wrong to portray the riots in England as evidence of a widespread "moral collapse" afflicting society. In an interview on the Today programme, ... The Guardian

NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE : Operates a range of services in rural and urban areas including A&E, medicine, maternity, children's services, child and adolescent mental health services, psychiatry of old age services, elective surgery including specialist orthopaedic and keyhole ... News & Star

Abortion harms to women's mental health - study : Family First NZ says a meta-analysis published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry has revealed that 81 percent of females who had an abortion were found to be at an increased risk for mental health problems, including depression, alcohol abuse ... United Kingdom | Ireland

New head appointed to oversee the federation of two city secondary schools by Gareth Evans, South Wales Echo CARDIFF council has appointed a new “super head” to oversee the federation of two city secondary schools. Geraint Rees is the man charged with bringing Michaelston Community College and Glyn Derw High School together. ...

Great debate on Britain's housing crisis : Social landlords, in turn, need to start concentrating only on helping the poorest households, not mid-high income earners. Currently the rules are so arbitrary that for some affordable housing schemes you can earn as much as £60000 and qualify for ... The Guardian

Anti-Israel protest disrupts UK concert series : AP LONDON -- The BBC says protesters have disrupted a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in one of Britain's most venerable concert series. Pro-Palestinian group The Palestine Solidarity Campaign had called for the BBC to cancel the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

NHS plans will mean putting wealthy first, says doctors' leader : "Trusts are being encouraged to concentrate on profitable areas of work rather than the most essential … like mental health , accident and emergency and care for the elderly. These are not profitable. But heart operations for wealthy Arabs will be. ... The Guardian

Why women will prove vital in the battle against poverty : She took up her post at Oxfam in 2001, becoming the first woman to run the organisation and one of only six women to run the UK's top 25 charities. So, why does she think there are still so few women at her level? "If there is not direct discrimination ... The Guardian

Home care provider awarded approval from national regulator : A new provider of high quality home care services to elderly people has recently received approval from the national regulator – the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”). Carefound, a locally owned and managed company is based on the edge of Harrogate, ... Harrogate News

Liverpool retains 'favourite city' ranking : Liverpool has been named fourth favourite UK city, ahead of Manchester in seventh and Chester in fifteenth, by readers of Condé Nast Traveller. London was top of the favourite city in the UK category at the Condé Nast Traveller 14th annual readers' ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Concern for middle classes as councils report 10% surge in homelessness The UK may have to contend with a surge in homelessness in the coming years, as a result of welfare cuts and the difficult financial climate. That is according to research from Crisis, seen by the Guardian newspaper, which indicates that some middle ...

Women who have abortions 'face double the risk of mental health ... : Research found that those who undergo abortion face nearly double the risk of mental health difficulties compared with others and that one in ten of all mental ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Radical action needed as thousands of children are stuck in 'educational ... The education secretary said that radical action was needed to halt the thousands of disaffected and uneducated who leave school each year drifting towards gangs and a life of criminality . In a speech at Durand Academy in south London he said that it ...

Cancer patient backs charity ride : Harrogate-based Yorkshire Cancer Research is the UK's largest regional medical research charity and funds around £7 million of cancer research each year. For more information on Yorkshire Cancer Research or to sign up for the Pedal for Pounds North ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Households 'duped' by charity bags - UK News - MSN News UK : Millions of householders are being duped when making donations to door-to- door charity bag collectors, it has been claimed. - MSN News - MSN UK . United Kingdom | Ireland

IKEA's $62m donation to famine victims should be celebrated : Inclusive business models that involve poor people as suppliers, distributors, customers or employees are now generally regarded in the development community as one of the most promising frontiers for engaging with business to address global poverty . ... The Guardian (blog)

Warfarin anti-clotting drug may be safe for elderly : The NHS says warfarin should also be taken with caution for elderly people. The British Heart Foundation says around 800000 people in the UK have atrial fibrillation and it causes around one in seven first-time strokes. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Ohio Selling One Prison, Hiring Company to Manage Two Others : (Bloomberg) -- Ohio will sell a state-owned prison to Corrections Corp. of America Inc. for $72.7 million and has decided not to sell four others for which it had sought offers, the Rehabilitation and Correction Department said. ... United Kingdom | Ireland