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British Official Says Aid Will Be Cut Off To African Countries That Persecute ... Mitchell revealed that the UK has already cut funding to Malawi by £19 million after two gay men were sentenced to 14 years in prison last May. Withholding funding is the least we could/should do. It's an important step, but other countries and ...

London 2012 Olympics: West Ham left homeless as stadium deal collapses ... now believed that athletics would remain central to the stadium's legacy. "It's fantastic for UK Athletics and it is a bold and decisive move by the legacy company," said Warner. London 2012 Olympics : West Ham left homeless as stadium deal collapses.

Kriss killer attacked in prison : One of the three men convicted of the racially-motivated murder of Glasgow schoolboy Kriss Donald has been attacked in Edinburgh's Saughton jail. It is understood that Imran Shahid, 34, sustained minor injuries during the assault by another prisoner, ... BBC News

Red Arrows widow in charity ride : The widow of Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging has taken his place on a 400 mile coast-to-coast charity bike ride across the widest point of the UK . Dr Emma Egging joins a team from the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight for the four-day ... BBC News

Greenwich employment charity visited by minister Chris Grayling : By Chris Pleasance » Chris Grayling visited the Careers Development Group in Greenwich High Road, to support the Government's new Work Programme scheme aimed at getting the UK's jobless back into employment. The charity expects to support nearly 60000 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

U2 Bono's charity advert banned from UK TV | Mail Online : The film features stars including the U2 frontman, George Clooney and Kristin Davis and is designed to draw attention to the famine in the Horn of Africa. United Kingdom | Ireland

'This is the human face of what your taxes provide' : In Zimbabwe, only 46 per cent of the population has access to clean drinking water and 1.6 million are living with HIV / AIDS . Just surviving childhood is a struggle – 94 of every 1000 children born there will die before their fifth birthday. ... Portsmouth News

EU agriculture policy 'still hurting farmers in developing countries' Long a contentious issue and a source of high-profile rows between the EU and the UK , notably during the Thatcher years, the CAP aims to promote European agriculture by increasing farmers' incomes and supporting the provision of public goods such as ...

Time to bridge the gap in mental health support for homeless people ... : As homelessness rises in the UK , seven out of ten people who are homeless report having one or more mental health need. However, a third of them say they ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Elderly being targeted by fake lottery fraudsters : “The second call, supposedly from UK Customs and Excise was an 0203 number. We've found this is a international 'voice box' which can be bought by any person in any part of the world. British people think the 0203 number is similar to the London 0207 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Don't let the gay club scene fall silent : Statistics on the UK's gay population are difficult to ascertain – a 2005 study asserted the gay- and bisexual-identifying population as making up 6% of Britain, while a recent "experimental" survey puts the figure at 1.5%, but both figures reveal slim ... The Guardian

Pound Weakens as UK Manufacturing Shrinks More Than Forecast : “The UK macro data continues to be overwhelmingly disappointing and accounts for why sterling is underperforming against the dollar,” Neil Jones, London -based head of European hedge-fund sales at Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., wrote in an e- mailed ... United Kingdom | Ireland

U.K. Manufacturing Output Declines More Than Forecast as Economy Struggles “It's not a great number and there's no sign of these problems going away,” said Alan Clarke, chief UK economist at Scotia Capital Europe Ltd. in London . “Manufacturers should be pretty cautious right now.” The pound extended its decline against the ...

Charity's concerns over cuts in care : Philippa Haresign, chief officer at Age UK Lindsey, said an increasing number of elderly people were coming to the charity who are struggling to make ends meat. She said: “The proposed cuts by Lincolnshire County Council are of grave concern for us as ...

Nestlé team raise £350k for Alzheimer's Society : By Mike Laycock » Chief reporter NESTLé employees from York have helped raise a record-breaking £350000 for the company's charity of the year. Nestlé UK & Ireland originally aimed to raise £250000 for the Alzheimer's Society, with employees spending a ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Cestria Craft Group knitting for charity : Nimble-fingered knitters in County Durham are raising money for charity by taking part in a national campaign. The group, who are all Cestria Community Housing tenants, decided to get involved in 'The Big Knit' to help raise money for Age UK . ... 24dash (press release)

Charity's concerns over cuts in care : This means that only those whose care needs are considered to be the most severe will be eligible for care, meaning thousands of elderly and disabled people across the county will no longer qualify. Philippa Haresign, chief officer at Age UK Lindsey, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Forty-three inmates at Calipatria State Prison a part of statewide inmate ... The Calipatria State Prison inmates are mostly Hispanic and have been on the hunger strike since Sept. 26, said Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . A prison inmate is said to be on a hunger ...

Welfare reform 'will drive children into poverty' : But tenants, consumer groups, landlords, lenders and providers of social housing are united in opposition, and are urging the government to re-consider. Over 1.6 million children still live in severe poverty in the UK , according to charity Save the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Mental Health Awareness Week: Nursing & Care at Grosvenor Nursing Grosvenor supplies HCA health care workers for short, medium and long term assignments. Amongst the top UK nursing agencies, Grosvenor recruits specialist mental health nurses and general nurses for permanent posts – and provides an emergency support ...

Stabilisation Unit: UK civilians working amid conflict : "We organised a lot of training, like getting the older judges more familiar with forensics and other modern technologies. "I also spent time creating more dignified spaces for trials. There are some people who say you don't need a special building to ... BBC News

Older people can benefit from a specialised area of psychiatry : WITH A GROWING number of older people and the associated increased level of age-related mental health problems and dementia, Psychiatry of Later Life (PoLL) is likely to become an important speciality within psychiatry and medicine. ... Irish Times

The public wants more choice of NHS care : Women and older people in particular want to see more patient choice in the NHS. Nine out of 10 people over the age of 55 want to have a greater say in how and where they are treated. Under the Government's modernisation plans, patients will be able to ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Half of hospitals failing to help elderly patients eat and drink properly, CQC ... A study of 100 hospitals in England found 49 were below nutritional standards for old people – and only 60 met respect requirements. The Care Quality Council made unannounced inspections for its report, which singles out Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, ...

Air pollution from traffic impairs brain : By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent Scientists have found living in areas with high levels of traffic pollution can reduce people's performance in cognitive tests. They found that people older than 51 who had lived in polluted areas had lower ... Telegraph.co.uk

Egypt's Coptic Christians face an uncertain future : Just as the elderly Coptic Pope Shenoudah supported Mubarak right up until the moment of his fall, whatever individual Copts were doing in Tahrir Square, so the churches in Syria are still publicly supporting the Asad regime, even if many Christian ... The Guardian

Sheriff Lee Baca Announces Two New Task Forces In Light Of Abuse Allegations : It also reaffirms Baca's commitment to fostering an environment that values education and rehabilitation in Los Angeles jails with the announcement of a second task force, called the "Commander Management Task Force for Custody Operations Division. ...

Bank of England abandons part of QE program after traders make bonds too expensive The Bank of England was forced to abandon part of its quantitative easing (QE) programme after city traders made government bonds too expensive for the Old Lady to buy. By Ben Harrington In a highly unusual move on Monday, the Bank of England refused ...

Cities on high alert : In the case of the UK's recent disorder, we have learned from The Guardian ... of social exclusion can be addressed through participation in other social ...

Spending cuts undermine vital progress made in mental health, says ... : On World Mental Health Day today (Monday), the TUC is warning that the government's spending cuts risk reversing vital progress made in the recognition and ...

Half of UK population play games : “It categorically proves that while very few would consider themselves an avid gamer, in fact almost 33m people do play video games and do so frequently – including eight in ten adults aged 16 to 65 years old . This makes playing games far too ... MCV

Interpol 'joins' hunt for British national suspect in Ella Joy case CEBU CITY -- With the capture of Bella Ruby Santos, the Cebu Provincial Anti- Criminality Task Force now has its eyes on her boyfriend, British national Ian Charles Griffiths, who is in the United Kingdom. Santos and Griffiths are the suspects in the ...

Fake police rob guard inside bank : Three men who are believed to have been dressed in fake police uniforms have robbed a security guard in a bank in Glasgow city centre. The men entered the Natwest branch in Blythswood Square at 10:40 on Monday and threatened the guard with what ...

Assisted dying: 'The terminally ill should have a choice' : They may say that their main concern is to protect the sick and the elderly from those who would abuse a legalised regime. My response is simple – it should not be beyond the wit of a supposedly civilised society to achieve that protection without ... The Guardian

Michael Jackson's Children Appear At Tribute Concert : Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo performed at Wales show, but Jennifer Hudson dropped out at last minute. By Gil Kaufman "Michael Forever," the Michael Jackson tribute concert in Cardiff , Wales , on Saturday featured sets from Christina Aguilera, Jamie Foxx, ...

Guernsey publishes first wellbeing survey results : Dr Stephen Bridgman, the Director of Public Health, said: "This provides an important baseline from which we can monitor changes in community wellbeing. "It will measure our efforts to maintain and increase wellbeing." He added: " Mental health and ... BBC News

Gay charity celebrate and support this International Coming Out Day : On Tuesday October 11th - people from all over the world celebrate International Coming Out Day, but in the UK the day often goes unmarked – but not this ...

UK Military Trauma Highlighted in Mental Health Awareness Week Treatment is complementary to the work of other armed forces charities, because it can resolve the immediate mental health issues that may be barriers to successful help under reintegration and resettlement programmes. Therapists work in prisons, ...

Almost Half of Cancer Survivors Have Ill Health in Later Years, Northern ... : ScienceDaily (Oct. 10, 2011) — Forty-five per cent of cancer survivors in Northern Ireland suffer from physical and mental health problems years after their treatment has finished, according to new research from Macmillan Cancer Support and Queen's ...