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Vodafone opens applications for charity work placements : Charities can either find people themselves or register their placements on the World of Difference UK site, which will enable people to find placements through an online match-making service. People who want to take part will need to agree to a ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Students' 60-mile charity trek for Cancer Research UK : The youngsters have already raised £400 for Cancer Research UK - a charity they chose because they have all lost loved ones to the disease. Andrew also said he was inspired when a friend lost her mother to cancer. United Kingdom | Ireland

UK 'complicit in torture' as Tamils return to Sri Lanka : The charity Freedom from Torture said a number of Tamils were due to be forcibly removed by the UK Border Agency and flown back to Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The group says it has credible evidence that members of the Tamil minority are still being ... Channel 4 News

UK Older People's Day – not just for older people? : As the fifth UK Older People's Day approaches, this October, over 700000 people are expected to participate around the country. The day highlights older ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Sustainability Software Leader Enablon Expands UK Operations to Support ... LONDON and PARIS - (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Enablon, the world's leading provider of sustainability management software, today announced the expansion of its operations in the UK to further support its growing customer base in the region. ...

Sun newspaper involved in phone hacking, claims Labour's Tom Watson : Watson turned on the case for applying the "fit and proper" test to News International, a company he described as "sick" with corruption and criminality from "top to bottom". "Let's tell Ofcom what we think about James Murdoch," he said. ... The Guardian

120 warned over hospital behaviour More than 120 people have been warned about their behaviour towards hospital staff in Cardiff . Under the joint initiative between South Wales Police and the University Hospital of Wales , Cardiff , a series of referral letters have been sent out - which ...

War of words breaks out among Jehovah's Witnesses : Critics are also considering whether to complain to the Charity Commission. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Britain, which prints church doctrine in the UK , is a registered charity . Rick Fenton, a spokesperson for the Watchtower Society, ...

Credit crunch causing charities to feel pinch : Since 2007, the effects of the credit crunch have filtered from city bankers to local level and Mole Valley charities are having to find innovative ways to raise funds to combat falling donation levels. Capel-based charity Hospice Aid UK , ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Wealth in middle-income countries could change the nature of aid It does not indicate the political will or the capability of the government to address poverty . It does not mean there are no sustained and substantial pockets of poverty , a situation barely imaginable for most developed countries. ...

Lack of vitamin B12 may be linked to brain shrinkage : However, one UK dementia charity says it is too soon to recommend older people take vitamin B supplements. It is normal for the brain to shrink as people get older, but it seems that those with the greatest reductions in brain volume are most at risk ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Cycling: Wales set to host professional race in 2012 WALES is set to host a professional one-day race in 2012. 'Velothon Britain' is pencilled to take place on May 13 taking in a proposed route around South Wales including Cardiff , Newport, Pontypool, Powys, Ebbw Vale and Caerphilly. ...

BAE cuts nearly 3000 UK jobs "The government cannot sit on its hands and allow these highly skilled jobs to disappear," he said. London -based BAE Systems employs around 100000 people worldwide — with about 40000 staff in the UK In December, BAE announced plans to cut nearly 1300 ...

Labour would overhaul social housing allocations : People in work could be given priority on social housing waiting lists under proposals to be outlined by Ed Miliband at Labour's annual conference today. Mr Miliband will use his keynote speech to say that councils should be required to take into ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Labour and the slump: Getting the Balls rolling : Ed Balls did his bit to dispel this caricature on Monday, by delivering a vigorous speech which at moments drew rapturous applause from the Liverpool hall. The nagging doubt is whether the echoes of Mr Ball's tub-thumping will resonate with the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Taboo topic helps to raise vital awareness in Flintshire : A POET'S blast from the past has won him a national competition for a taboo-busting music CD raising awareness of mental health . Pensioner wordsmith James Hulings' moving masterpiece was chosen from hundreds of entries for soul band Refuge's Open Minds ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK News: Heroic sailors set to lose Royal Navy jobs : PEOPLE in work could be given priority over benefit claimants in the waiting list for social housing , under proposals being floated by Ed Miliband at Labour's annual conference in Liverpool. Mr Miliband was set to use his keynote speech today to say ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Turn ons and Turn offs | Queer Youth Network - National UK LGBT ... : The National LGBT Youth Organisation in the UK . Gay Youth Groups Run by and for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth and Teens. United Kingdom | Ireland

Radlett supports charity coffee morning : In its 21st year, the World's Biggest Coffee Morning raised more than £170000 across the UK . This year also marks the charity's 100th birthday. Macmillan's fundraising intern Courtney Halifax said: "We are celebrating the help we have been able to ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Inflation is price worth paying to prevent worse recession, says new Bank man ... Trapped: Dr Ros Altmann, director general of Saga, said many older people cannot cope with living costs rocketing through the roof. Una Farrell, from Britain's biggest debt charity, the Consumer Credit Counselling Service, said: 'Every week, ...

Cannabis plants worth £850k seized as police swoop on Bristol drug farms : Drugs strategy manager Paul Bunt said: " Cannabis is now being grown across the UK . It is not necessarily a bigger problem here than anywhere else. "The figures reflect the fact we are more proactive and more determined than most police forces in ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Older people asked to help council improve services : The Islington Older People's Reference Group, launched on Wednesday 21 September is organised through Age UK Islington and Islington Council. It is hoped ... United Kingdom | Ireland

It takes people to build decent housing and successful communities What is more, for many of us creatives the idea of upcycling an old building is at the forefront of our planning for a home, ahead of a pokey new-build house (the Netherlands builds its new homes 70% bigger than UK housebuilders, for example, ...

Toffees help older people chews healthier lifestyle : The research coincides with UK Older People's Day 2011 that takes place on Saturday 1st October. This year's theme is getting and staying active in later life ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Labour Party Conference: Liam Byrne's speech in full : New social housing is all but gone. Parents worry about whether they'll ever move on. The NHS is being torn to shreds. And 500000 women have had their pension age advanced with no time to prepare. They worry about just what retirement is going to bring ... Telegraph.co.uk

'Club drugs' abuse on the rise in UK : "Patterns of drug use in the UK are changing and over the last two or three years we have continued to see an increase in the use of "club drugs"," Bowden-Jones said. The number of 16-24 year olds who used the stimulant mephedrone last year was at a ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Dirk Kuyt frustrated after losing Liverpool starting place : Dirk Kuyt believes his relegation to squad player is evidence of Liverpool's strength in depth. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images Dirk Kuyt has spoken of his disappointment at losing a regular starting place at Liverpool but accepts the club had ... The Guardian

NHS cash crisis 'will mean cuts to services or closure of departments' : ... to salami-slice its way out of financial trouble, cutting services and use of less effective treatments," adds Farrar, whose organisation represents most NHS hospitals, primary care trusts, ambulance services and mental health trusts in England . ... The Guardian

European Parliament to Consider Gay, Transgender Issues in Debate on June's ... : ... not only be satisfactory for Members of the European Parliament, but crucially one that would serve the global community in the long run,” a spokesperson for the Parliament's all-party 'Intergroup' for LGBT Rights told UK Gay News earlier today. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Conservatives Regain Lead in New UK Poll : By PAUL HANNON LONDON —The senior partner in the UK's coalition government would secure a greater share of the vote than its main opposition if an election were to be held now, the first time it has been in that position since October of last year, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Ed Miliband positions Labour as party for law-abiding silent majority : In a strong moral judgment, historically avoided by Labour, he will say that those in work and contributing to their local community should be given preference over the jobless in allocating social housing . The speech is seen as critical to lifting the ... The Guardian

California state prisoners to resume hunger strike : A statement from the group Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity said: "Despite claims to the contrary, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has yet to fully address what the prisoners feel are the most substantive changes ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Low Vitamin B12 May Speed Brain Shrinkage : Tangney says it is too soon to recommend vitamin B12 supplementation as a strategy for slowing memory loss and brain shrinkage, even though the small UK study found that practice to be beneficial. Smith agrees, but adds that elderly people with early ... United Kingdom | Ireland

16-year-old given standing ovation at Labour party conference : By parentdish.co. uk , Sep 26, 2011 Rory Weal, a 16-year- old from Maidstone, stole the show at the Labour Party conference, winning a standing ovation from thousands of party activists for his speech. In scenes reminiscent of a teenage William Hague ... United Kingdom | Ireland

The Left is rewriting Britain's immigration history : This has had a significant impact on schools and hospitals, on infrastructure and housing , especially in London and the South-East, where most immigrants settle. None of this was planned for. Moreover, despite a recent fall in emigration, ... Telegraph.co.uk

Don't ask relatives to fill the elderly care gap : But in the UK most people think that 'looking after the elderly ' is something that hopefully someone else will do. I shall ignore my in laws until they die of thirst, starvation or hunger and then sue the hospital for negligence. ... The Guardian

Putting adults with autism to work : Tracey Fecher of this Autism Works explained that the California Department of Rehabilitation had given them a grant to launch this special program tailored ...

Samaritans prison listeners service threatened by public sector cuts : We have a lot of very vulnerable people, a lot of mental health and drug problems and a listener can go and talk to someone and say 'I know what you are feeling', so they have a lot of credibility. Listeners are not mental health workers, ... The Guardian

UK: Huge opportunities for UK firms in Turkey : GSK is one of the leading research-based pharmaceutical companies in the world, producing medicines that treat major disease areas such as asthma, infections, mental health , diabetes, cardiovascular and digestive conditions. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Community social enterprise due to go live in Plymouth Plymouth Community Healthcare Community Interest Company will be launched on 1 October to provide NHS community and mental health services for the people of Plymouth. Advertise with HSJ, the UK's leading health service management and policy ...