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Mother of Ecoli victim expresses shock at schools' poor hygiene ratings Her comments come as Consumer Focus Wales today identifies the 48 schools across Wales with hygiene ratings of just one or two. Twelve of the schools are in Cardiff , although two are not supplied by Cardiff council, and a further five are in Rhondda ...

How to support your charity's training needs amid budget cuts : As a charity that offers training, working with clients across the UK including Age UK , Shelter and Citizens Advice Bureau, we appreciate the pressure the sector is under. However, we believe that there are still lots of creative and cost-effective ... The Guardian (blog)

EQUALITY NETWORK - LGBT News - News Sent - 30th August 2011 : For further information on why this is an intersectional discrimination issue see National LGBT Forum News. UK Black Pride Success of London's UK Black Pride ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Lane Fox – landlords must get people online : Writing for Inside Housing, Martha Lane Fox said of the 9 million people in the UK who have never used the internet, some 2.4 million people were estimated to be living in social housing . She said landlords could make savings though online information ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Proposal Would Block Cell Phone Transmissions in California Prisons : The bill would allow the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to use technology to identify unauthorized cell phone signals and disrupt incoming and outgoing calls, text messages and e-mails within a prison's perimeter. ... Government Technology

Lawyer ditches pomp for charity : Soiya Gecaga, 37, attended the same college as former Prince William and worked in a top UK law firm. But when famine struck Kenya, she quit her plum job and came to help. She has now set-up an education centre in Mathare slum to shape young lives. ... The Standard

Scottish Government Launches Consultation on Marriage Equality for ... : Same Sex Marriage Ban Must Be Lifted, Say Scottish Gays. A petition has been launched today calling on the Scottish Parliament ...

Muslims criticise Scotland Yard for telling them to engage with EDL : Police are committed to taking robust action against anyone who causes harm by crossing into criminality in support of any issue." It did not answer whether the force shared his views that the EDL were not extremist. Dan Hodges, from anti-fascism ... The Guardian

Recession breeds homelessness in UK : New figures have revealed that the number of rough sleepers in Britain is spiraling as well as a new type of homelessness emerging out of recession. The. United Kingdom | Ireland

Grangemouth paedophile raped 14-month-old girl : David Morrison, 45, admitted four charges at the High Court in Glasgow . Evidence that Morrison had raped the child was built up through online chat logs, photographs and expert analysis of veins on his hands. Morrison, from Grangemouth, also admitted ... BBC News

Inpatients units are 'excellent' : For MKCHS this covers three inpatient units The Campbell Centre (Adult Mental Health), The Older People's Assessment Service (TOPAS – Older People's Mental Health) and Windsor Intermediate Care Unit (WICU). The teams inspect standards across a range of ... MK News

UN anti-racism committee urges UK to suspend eviction of Gypsy families : “We call on the Government to suspend the planned eviction, which would disproportionately affect the lives of the Gypsy and Traveller families, particularly women, children and older people ,” said members of the UN Committee on the Elimination of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Travellers deny being infiltrated : In a statement, the UN committee said the evictions would "disproportionately affect the lives of the Gypsy and traveller families, particularly women, children and older people ". It said the evictions would create hardship, and called on the ... BBC News

Homelessness and debt worries increasing : Worries about homelessness and debt are on the increase throughout the UK as a new report, written by academics from the University of York and Heriot-Watt University, revealed that the prospect of more middle class families living on the street will ... Atlantic Financial Management (press release)

Nursing assistant accused of groping three students : Prosecutors allege Gonzalez, a certified nursing assistant, was training students in a nursing course at Park West Care and Rehabilitation Center in Santa Ana when he committed the sexual batteries. The incidents occurred between March 8 and May 4, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Correctional Officer Receives Medal of Valor : ... decisive action by parole agents in subduing an attacker, preventing harm to juvenile offenders attending a rehabilitation classroom exercise. Correctional Lt. Jesus S. Coronado of Calipatria State Prison was awarded the department's Medal of Valor ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Cheque clearing process may get faster : Charities, small businesses and the elderly – who were identified as those most reliant on cheques – complained that no alternative as trusted and convenient as the existing 300 year old system of payment had been put forward. As a result, the Payments ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Warfarin anti-clotting drug may be safe for elderly : The new research has been welcomed by a UK atrial fibrillation charity which says this older group is often overlooked for anticoagulation treatment. Warfarin is being prescribed to around fewer than half of older people with Studies suggest warfarin ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Pensioners not going online : "Of course there are still over 5.7 million people in later life who have never been online, which is why Age UK is running 'itea and biscuits' week in September. The week gives older people the chance to learn how to use a range of technology like ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Merton has second worst winter death toll among elderly : Hammersmith and Fulham's 30 per cent was the only rate higher in London, and the average figure for England was 18.1 per cent. The report, published on Tuesday by the council's healthier communities and older people scrutiny panel, said the relatively ... United Kingdom | Ireland