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'Screen men at 50 for bowel cancer' and save thousands of lives, says charity Mr Flannagan said: 'We have campaigned for screening to begin from 50 throughout the rest of the UK , as it does in Scotland. These results suggest that, particularly for men, earlier screening could save more lives from the UK's second biggest cancer

Charity seeking feedback on diabetes eye screening information The national charity Diabetes UK is looking for help in their attempt to improve eye screening information available in the UK . The charity is asking for adult volunteers that have been diagnosed with diabetes during the last four years to help them

Prison needle program : The ACT Government is yet to decide if it will green light the proposed pilot prison needle exchange program . The Community and Public Sector Union's (CPSU) Mary Durkin, who is also the health services commissioner for the ACT Human Rights Commission, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

170 weapons surrendered at airports Passengers at Edinburgh, Glasgow , Prestwick and Aberdeen airports handed in 176 weapons from July 1 to August 31 this year, including swords, knuckle dusters and seven guns. As part of the campaign, UKBA officers gave advice on what can and cannot be ...

Lennon rages after Chelsea tempt former refugee Feruz away from Celtic : Celtic had saved the Somalia-born Feruz and his family from deportation back to East Africa a decade ago after discovering his football talent, and moving him and his parents into accomodation in west Glasgow . But the 16-year-old has now signed a ... Daily Mail

Hockey: Derby day in Cardiff as in-form sides clash by Anthony Woolford, South Wales Echo WITH Whitchurch sitting at the top of the England Hockey League West Conference, there is extra incentive for local rivals Cardiff & Uwic to spoil the party on Saturday at Sophia Gardens (5pm). ...

United House launch new homes in London's West End : The affordable homes have been developed by Circle 33 Housing Trust, part of Circle Anglia - one of the UK's leading providers of affordable housing , together with Camden Council, Legal and General and Stanhope and Bovis Lend Lease. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Byrne denies Labour plans will harm vulnerable : The shadow work and pensions secretary has denied plans to give employed households priority access to social housing will hurt vulnerable groups. Liam Byrne told Inside Housing that Labour intended to make the system fairer while still supporting ... v

Patchy progress for mental health treatment : The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (IAPT) is the Governments' flagship mental health initiative. According to their statistics, of the six million people in England who have depression or anxiety problems, only 2% received ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Young woman's body found at Liverpool home of Hollyoaks actress Phina Oruche by Tina Miles, Liverpool Echo THE body of a young woman was discovered at the home of local celebrity Phina Oruche. Police officers arrived at the house on Ampthill Road, Aigburth, at around 10am yesterday. Phina, who worked as a model before forging ...

28% of UK drivers admit to texting while driving : Research of 841 UK driver by the road safety charity , which was also conducted in conjunction with Direct Line, revealed eight percent of drivers admit they text and drive at least once a week. Furthermore, one in 11 drivers (nine percent) says they ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Councillor on run for charity : A SHEFFIELD councillor has raised £1000 for charity Diabetes UK by joining 54000 people in the Great North Run. East Ecclesfield Liberal Democrat councillor Colin Taylor handed over the sponsorship money to Glynis Beattie, representing the Sheffield ... United Kingdom | Ireland

ACT considers prison needle exchange : The ACT government is yet to decide if it will go ahead with a proposed pilot prison needle exchange program . The decision is being closely watched around the country after national calls for similar pilot programs in all prisons . ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Cannabis not a 'dangerous' drug : Approximately three tonnes of cannabis is consumed in Britain every day. The demand is colossal; prohibition has been an expensive failure. A tax and regulate policy would contribute £6.7 billion a year to the UK exchequer and massively reduce all ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK provides family planning for 690000 Ghanaians DFID is the department which leads the UK Government's fight against world poverty . The UK is one of Ghana's largest bilateral aid donors, and it will continue to increase development assistance to Ghana up to 2014-15. Other UKaid support for family ...

National And Devolved Government's Failing UK's Fuel Poor : Unprecedented energy price rises mean that more than 1 in 5 of all UK households currently lives in fuel poverty and at a time when the UK Fuel Poverty Strategy is in crisis, Government funding for key programmes is being reduced. ...

Woman's 42 marathons in just seven weeks : On her 42nd birthday, inspired by her work as a dietician for those suffering with mental health problems, she set herself the challenge of covering roughly 1100 miles in less than two months and although she admits it has been a massive challenge she ...

Study: Abortion harms women's mental health : As former abortion clinic staff attest, and as undercover journalists in the US and UK have discovered, counselors at abortion clinics conceal mental and physical health risks — as well as the fact that the procedure will violently end a child's life ...

Mental health trust turns talking cures into web chats : ... inviting network members to tell us about their innovative work in healthcare. Members can email healthcare@guardian.co. uk , with a note about their work, using the address with which they registered. Talkingsense . org , an online mental health clinic. The Guardian

Here to help: the role of university LGBT officers : 70 per cent of our whole intake is originally from a country other than the UK , which really enhances the complexities in dealing with LGBT issues. Many students are from countries with attitudes that are very different to those widely held in Britain, ... So So Gay

Letting the big funds into the housing market : As importantly, social housing applicants need to show housing need - and just wanting somewhere nearer to work or in a more pleasant area is not sufficient. Does renting have to present this stark choice? Only in the UK , it seems. In the US, Germany, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Meningitis alert to new students : Charity Meningitis UK is offering parents and new students at college and university potentially life-saving symptoms cards. The charity is also appealing to students to ensure they are up to date with their meningitis vaccinations and to book an ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Elderly are still facing a chilling future : He is making an appeal to 'middle England ' - the middle-class families that most cash-strapped students come from. He is after their votes. He doesn't feel the same urgency to promise pensioners that he will arrange for them to live out their lives ...

Charities No Smoking Day and British Heart Foundation to merge : Amit Aggarwal, NSD's chief executive, says the move will give it a stable, long-term future, while the BHF – one of the top 10 UK charities in terms of income – says the merger will strengthen its own lobbying work and extend the reach of the NSD ... The Guardian

Securing citizen safety while managing more offenders : Buchholz will assist in the management of the transition that Lake County will make as a result of the US Supreme Court decision in May to fix California's overcrowded prison problem. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation began ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Drugs need to be de-criminalised, not legalised : Alcoholism and drug addiction are two facets of the same illness. This may well be due to genetically inherited defects in neurotransmission systems in the mood centres of the brain. Despite this chemical defect, the use of mood-altering prescription ...

Bermuda could benefit from UK Lottery : By Sam Strangeways Bermuda could be in line to benefit from charity cash generated by the UK Lottery, according to a British government minister visiting the Island. Henry Bellingham told a press conference at Government House today it seemed “quite ...

In tune for charity : The charity's campaign runs throughout October with hundreds of volunteers organising events around the UK to raise money to save lives all over the world. The Hartlepool pub's event is taking place on October 15, with bands and artists performing from ... Hartlepool Today

Tourist Coffee Shop Ban? Not In Amsterdam : By RJ Villa It seems that the fight to keep foreigner access to cannabis coffee shops in Amsterdam continues. Earlier this year in February, NUG Magazine ran an article about the conservative coalition government in the Netherlands that had been ... United Kingdom | Ireland

NHS Clinic Geared to Handle Club Drug Problems : Use of new club drugs among the youngsters has witnessed an upward trend, prompting the NHS to set up a specialist clinic to offer advice across the UK . Currently, the drug services cater to the treatment of cocaine and heroin addiction . ... MedIndia

Club drug problems to be tackled by NHS clinic : By Tom Moberly, 27 September 2011 Rises in health problems caused by the increasing use of new club drugs have prompted the NHS to set up a specialist clinic to offer advice across the UK . Many existing drug services are designed to treat heroin and ...

600 university students 'bunk up' : Other universities in Wales been dealing with a rise in numbers as well. University of Wales Institute, Cardiff told BBC Wales that some students from outside the local area "were unable to get a place in their halls", but they managed the demand by ... BBC News

MEPs welcome 'historic turning point' on UN gay rights vote : She highlighted that 80 countries still criminalised gay relationships, including seven countries that apply the death penalty. British Conservative MEP Charles Tannock urged the EU to uphold LGBT rights in bilateral talks with non-EU countries, ... BBC News

Torture charity calls on UK to halt deportation flight to Sri Lanka : Up to 50 failed asylum seekers are due to be forcibly removed from the country aboard an aircraft chartered by the UK Border Agency. The plan has alarmed a number of NGOs, including a medical charity that treats victims of torture, which fears the ... The Guardian

Homeless people create magazine : FLACK features articles written by homeless people, who have also modelled for the first issue. The magazine will be sold at venues across Cambridge and by street vendors on a 50/50 basis, much like The Big Issue. FLACK replaces Willow Walker, ... BBC News

Scheme to target fuel poverty in South Lanarkshire : The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change's annual report on fuel poverty in July revealed that 32.7% of Scottish householders spend at least 10% of income on fuel, compared with 18.4% of households in England . The Cabinet Secretary for ... STV Local

Why care reforms need the Treasury on board : Photograph: Frantzesco Kangaris The good news is that, unannounced, cross-party talks have resumed on a way forward towards a new system of funding care and support for older and disabled people in England . The less-good news is that the talks do not ... The Guardian

'Don't condemn older people to a life of misery and fear', says Dilnot ... : 'Don't condemn older people to a life of misery and fear', says Dilnot at Age UK crisis meeting. Yesterday, Andrew Dilnot warned that unless the current care ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Get full of life to mark Older People's Day : Stevenage Seniors Forum is inviting townspeople to celebrate UK Older People's Day with a picnic and a walk among the trees and plants in the newly ...

Cannabis plants worth more than £50000 found in flat : He indicated that he had arrived in the UK illegally approximately two weeks prior to this and said he lived in the Vietnamese community." He added that the total value of the plants was around £54200. Vo admitted producing the drug at the Ferry Road ... STV Local