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Dorset people will live longer, statistics show : A girl from Dorset can expect to reach the grand old age of 84.8 – 2.1 years more than in 2000 and higher than those from any other county in the UK . Boys born to parents in Dorset will live to 80.6 years – 1.4 years longer than in 2000 and the second ...

Funeral of cancer fundraising boy : Richard Taylor, executive director of fundraising and marketing at Cancer Research UK , said it was a "terribly sad" day. Paying tribute to the 11-year- old , he said: "We're here to commemorate his life, short though it was he achieved more in his 11 ... BBC News

Transforming housing: 'providers now play multiple roles' : He said: "Change in social housing should be seen as a positive thing. The social housing market is plagued by bad practice and getting it wrong. Tenants in the UK are being short changed on space compared to northern European countries, ... 24dash (press release)

UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development : The UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development is a network managed, inspired and directed by its membership of 80+ UK organisations, which work together to understand and develop approaches to the problems created by the HIV epidemic in ...

Fuel poverty to cause 2700 deaths in the UK this winter The Hills Fuel Poverty Review, unveiled yesterday (October 19), was commissioned by the energy secretary Chris Huhne to provide insight into the extent of 'fuel poverty ' in the UK . This is in light of recent price hikes by major energy suppliers, ...

Boy, 13, denies murdering foster carer Dawn McKenzie : At the High Court in Glasgow , his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty and told the court she was satisfied he was "sane and fit to plead". The boy is alleged to have attacked Ms McKenzie with a knife at at 21 Deveron Crescent, Hamilton, on 24 June. ... BBC News

Liverpool owner says no truth to relegation claim : BOSTON (AP) — Liverpool owner John Henry denies that foreign owners in the English Premier League want to scrap the relegation and promotion system. Richard Bevan, the chief executive of the League Managers' Association, said this week that some of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Police investigate suspicious death The body of the 33-year-old was found in Maxwell Street, Port Glasgow , Inverclyde. Strathclyde Police said a post-mortem examination would take place to establish the cause of death. However, officers are treating the death as suspicious. ...

UK: Govt told to protect Christians as well as homosexuals : In spite of the dire situation for Christians in the Muslim-majority country, the UK is set to double aid to Pakistan to £350 million per year. In the case of Malawi, where the country's first openly gay couple was recently sentenced to 14 years of ...

Cannabis farmer jailed : Through an interpreter Wu told officers he was staying in the UK illegally and that he had just been staying at the house to look after the plants. Last week at Livingston Sheriff Court Wu, 29, who was described as a prisoner of Edinburgh Prison, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Scots dad loses toes and finger in gruesome assault, court papers reveal He spent three weeks in hospital and had plastic surgery before flying home. Police probing his ordeal found a huge cannabis farm, producing super-strength "skunk" for sale in the UK . The suspects are accused of kidnap, GBH and drug trafficking. ...

Police stand guard outside school after parents' fight by Ciaran Jones, South Wales Echo PARENTS have been banned from dropping their children at a Cardiff primary school after a playground brawl between adults was witnessed by pupils. Police have stood guard at Ysgol Glan Morfa in Splott for the past four ...

Man, 83, died after fall down hotel stairs : AN ELDERLY man died after falling down hotel stairs in an unlit corridor in Crete, an inquest heard. Robert Forkin, aged 83, was on holiday with his wife Margaret in May when the accident happened. Bolton Coroners Court was told that the couple had ...

UK: bishops lament poor care for elderly in nursing homes : Following the publication of a UK government report that found that 14% of nursing home fail to give their patients adequate food and water, the bishops of England and Wales called for “a culture of care which cherishes life from its beginning to its ... United Kingdom | Ireland

United Muslim community win praise as teenagers return from Somali border by Clare Hutchinson, South Wales Echo The quick response of Cardiff's Muslim communities to the disappearance, arrest in Kenya and final release of two young men has received widespread praise. But, as Clare Hutchinson reports, this is only the ...

Energy bills in Cardiff are highest in UK by Kathryn Williams, South Wales Echo CARDIFF householders are paying the highest energy bills of anywhere in the UK, it was revealed today. The Welsh capital is the victim of a postcode lottery, according to energy experts, with the average household ...

Religion, HIV and mental health : In his book, “Church communities confronting HIV and AIDS ”, he clearly debunks the myths and lays science alongside Christian scripture and prayer. Whatever our own personal views about religion, one must appreciate that a vast proportion of the world ... The Independent (blog)

Prison realignment reduces time Sacramento man will be behind bars : They don't provide on-site medical or psychiatric services, nor do they have room for educational or rehabilitation programs . Butler said Sacramento's Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center already is overpopulated and understaffed, with more than 400 ...

Cancer charity has passed £1 million fundraising mark : CANCER charity fundraisers have celebrated a landmark achievement on the 25th anniversary of their annual lunch. Member of the Leamington and Warwick committee of Cancer Research UK held the event at Warwick School last Sunday to celebrate having ... Kenilworth Today

Private sector rent 'at new high' : Earlier this month, the housing charity Shelter said private rents hade become unaffordable in 55% of council areas in England . It said homes in these areas cost more than 35% of median local take-home pay. Letting signs. BBC News

Charity ball raises thousands : But there are a host of other coveted prizes from football clubs across the UK and as far away as the USA plus weekend breaks and holidays, sporting memorabilia and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The auction and ball are being held in memory of Sir ... East Anglian Daily Times

UK to build on 'healthy' ties with Vietnam : The Department for International Development, a UK aid management agency, is working on areas related to the Millennium Development Goals, such as HIV / AIDS and sanitation, as well as newer areas like climate change, governance and science, she said. ... Thanh Nien Daily

Young nuns go for life with the vow factor : A small but growing number of young women are choosing poverty and chastity over careers and motherhood This article was published on guardian.co. uk at 21.01 BST on Thursday 20 October 2011 . A version appeared on p16 of the G2 section of the Guardian ... The Guardian

€1.1m cannabis seizure at Dublin Port : The drugs were found during a routine search operation by customs officers and the reaction by a drug detection dog. The men, one from the UK and the other from Northern Ireland are being held at Store Street Garda Station. United Kingdom | Ireland

MEPs demand release of gay men in northern Cyprus : Their comments were echoed by UK Socialist deputy Michael Cashman, co-president of the intergroup on LGBT rights in parliament. Cashman added: "These men must be released without delay, and the binding jurisprudence from the European Court of Human ...

Why City should throw caution to the wind at Old Trafford People tell me Rio Ferdinand's legs are going. Fabio Capello even left him out of England's final qualifier in Montenegro when Rio was fully fit. Sorry, but I just don't see it. A fit Ferdinand brings a level of calm and class to United and England ...

UK police knew of phone hacking back in 2002 LONDON (AP) — British police knew that Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid had hacked into the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler nine years before the scandal over the practice exploded, an English chief constable said Thursday. ...

Occupy London: my nights with the St Paul's protesters : Then there's Lucy, a performance artist involved with UK Uncut. Randy, like several other campers, is unemployed and recently homeless – "for no other reason," he claims, "than the colour of my skin." My neighbour, Duncan, is a middle-aged barrister. ...

One in four Scots 'paying off debt' In Glasgow more people are paying off debts than the average for Scotland, with 32% reporting being less in debt now than a year ago, an increase of 10% from the same survey in July. In Edinburgh 19% say they are less in debt than a year ago, ...

Study Says the Poor Are Hit Hardest In London : The New Policy Institute found that not only is poverty higher in London than the rest of England but the gap is greatest for children - 38% of whom are in low-income households compared to 30% in the rest of England . Young adults are also hit by high ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Solar panels installed at four state prisons : Construction of solar power plants has begun at four state prisons , the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Thursday. Workers with SunEdison have started installing solar panels at the California Correctional Institution in ...

UK Libyans 'dance in the streets' : But the 45-year- old , who lives with his wife and three children in the St Helens area of the city, says today is a day for celebration. He says about about 600 Libyans are gathering in the streets of Manchester - home to the UK's largest expatriate ... BBC News

Glasgow Boys exhibition opens at Kelvingrove : Rarely seen work from one of Scotland's most influential group of artists is to go on display at a Glasgow museum. A new permanent exhibition dedicated to the Glasgow Boys at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum will open on Friday. ... stv.tv

Homelessness services support guide launched : 'Cuts to funding are already having a negative impact on the support they can provide to people who are homeless in the UK and there are more on the way. ' Homeless services must therefore be informed and ready to adapt to these economic changes. ...

Charities 'face fewer corporate sponsors' : Meanwhile, figures published in the Charities Aid Foundation's recent Charity Trends report revealed larger UK charities have witnessed an 11 per cent drop in donations over recent years, although contributions to small to medium-sized organisations ...

International aid simply props-up third world corruption Hurd's use of aid money could not meet the aims of the Overseas Co-operation and Development Act of 1980 of poverty reduction. Instead it was found that the money was used as an incentive to broker an arms deal. Similar to the 1980 Act, the UK's ...

Elderly's cost of living soars 20pc : Pensioners have seen their cost of living soar by around 20 per cent since the start of the credit crunch, it has been revealed. The over-50s lobby group, Saga, researched the figures and said rising gas and electricity prices have disproportionately ...

The public services bill is disappointing but it still presents an opportunity Social enterprises and charities are well practised at this across health, education, housing and transport – creating jobs for people who would otherwise be unwillingly reliant on the state; training and building the self-esteem of young people who ...

Funeral of cancer fundraising boy : During his illness Harry raised funds, thought to total more than £500000, for the charity Cancer Research UK by speaking at events and selling handmade bracelets, which were worn by many of the congregation. His Help Harry Help Others campaign gained ... BBC News