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UK police arrest man over suspected sabotage of UK painkiller with anti ... By AP, LONDON — British police say they have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of sabotaging packets of Nurofen Plus painkillers with anti-psychotic drugs. Police said the man was arrested Friday and is being questioned at a south London police ...

UK police apologize about royal wedding day arrest LONDON (AP) — A man who was arrested on his way to an anti-royal demonstration on the day of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton received an apology and compensation from London police, his lawyer said Friday. Adam Moniz's lawyer Sarah ...

UK lawyers to start News Corp action in U.S.: report They are concerned that US litigation could hurt the entire company, rather than only the UK properties, the sources said. A spokeswoman for News Corp in London declined to comment. The News of the World is at the center of a scandal in which the ...

Uganda land grab claim by UK charity : A new report by the British charity Oxfam suggests that more than 22000 Ugandans have been forced of their homes since 2004. Oxfam claims many of them have been left homeless after being evicted in so-called 'land-grabs', to clear the way for timber ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Ten Italian MPs accused of being 'gay hypocrites' : by PinkNews.co. uk Staff Writer for PinkNews.co. uk A US-based blog named the politicians, who include right-wing MPs and members of Silvio Berlusconi's ruling party, and said they were secretly gay . According to AFP, the blog's authors wrote: “We ... PinkNews.co.uk

Only 2% of the UK's Over-55s Have Long-Term Care Insurance : How Many UK Over-55s Are Ready for Long Term Care Costs? - Photo by forwardcom According to the latest issue of the Aviva Real Retirement Report, the costs of long-term care in the UK concerns older people but few have insurance. ... Suite101.com

Seven in ten over 55s want other taxpayers to foot huge bills for old age care The Government is currently weighing up recommendations by economist Andrew Dilnot, who led a state-commissioned study on care funding in the UK . His report said elderly people should get taxpayer-funded aid as soon as their asset fall to £100000, ...

California prisoners plan to renew hunger strike : The group Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity said Friday that prisoners at Pelican Bay and Calipatria prisons will begin refusing state-issued meals on Monday. Strike leaders say the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation didn't follow ...

Charity Concert Contributes to Curing Cancer : Due to Government cut backs in charity funding each Cancer Research UK shop has to raise extra funds outside of what we already raise in our donation stores, and thus the shop are hosting events each month up until December to raise extra money. ... ChiswickW4.com

Mental illness prevention: more “punch for the pound” : The financial return on investment for social and emotional learning (SEL) programs was the highest of any of the mental health strategies evaluated by a team of academics for the UK Department of Health. But researchers found that several other mental ... United Kingdom | Ireland

42% of reviews overturned : Councils across England are overturning significant proportions of their homelessness decisions if they are challenged by unhappy applicants. 42 per cent of homelessness decisions that reached an official review, according to information obtained ...

12th Annual Queer Film Series begins Sept. 27 at Appalachian : Oct. 11, “The Real Anne Lister” (2010, UK , 60 minutes) Her secret diaries have been called the “Rosetta Stone of lesbian history,” depicting Sapphic life in a time before the term lesbianism was even in use. With charming wit and compelling insight, ...

Manchester's archives go online : They would be educated and taught a trade or be sent there for rehabilitation following an anti-social act. One such case involves Joseph Marsh, 10, who was convicted for associating with bad companions and truancy on 3 October 1901. ... BBC News

Second round of affordable homes funding announced : The Scottish National Party-led administration has promised to build 6000 affordable homes each year. Mr Brown said: 'Despite the draconian cuts in capital spending imposed by the UK Government, we have shown that investment in new affordable housing ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Planning shake-up could lead to 120000 new homes every year We do need many more homes, not least affordable homes in rural areas. 'However, the planning changes will not deliver this. Planning is not the barrier to building housing, the stagnant economy and cuts to social housing budgets are. ...

Unlawful social housing subletting could be costing £2bn a year : Social housing tenancy fraud in the UK could be significantly larger than previously thought, research by Experian Public Sector has found. Based on an initial analysis of 125000 social housing arrangements at just ten UK local authorities and housing ...

One of Preston's most wanted men arrested on the run in Nigeria : A Preston man wanted in connection with importing cocaine, cannabis and firearms into the UK has been arrested in Nigeria. Dion Lee (pictured left), who has been on the run for three years, was arrested last week in Lagos. ... Blog Preston (blog)

MS sufferers to benefit if cannabis derived medication is licensed : “Both the UK and Canada have recently licensed Sativex following positive and encouraging results in clinical trials. I initially raised this issue with Minister Reilly after I'd been contacted by constituents with friends and relatives who suffer from ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Colombian informants killed due to British intelligence blunders : At least six Colombian informants who were providing valuable information about drug trafficking organizations to British counter narcotics agents were killed between 2000 and 2004 due to alleged carelessness, newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported ... Colombia Reports

United against 'unfair' public spending cuts : Pill councillor Donald Davies said the current services were poor compared to other UK cities such as Manchester and London. He said, even before the cuts, trains and buses were regularly overcrowded and infrequent. And changes to public sector ... United Kingdom | Ireland