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Ofsted warns of risks to babies : It gave the example of a young infant with many non-accidental injuries where the mother was a teenager who had herself been the subject of a care order, following her own mother's mental health problems. The child's father had a history of violence ... BBC News

National accolade for gay rights champion : A Cambridge councillor has been named as one of the most influential people in the UK fighting for gay rights. Petersfield's Sarah Brown was listed 28th in the Independent on Sunday's top 100 “pink list”. Cllr Brown is on the executive of the lesbian , ... Cambridge News

U.K. Pound Weakens Versus Euro Before Euro Crisis Summit; Gilts Unchanged “It's highly uncertain what will happen,” said John Hydeskov, chief analyst at Danske Bank A/S in London . “In sterling against the euro there's still this very narrow range between 87 and 88 pence. Eighty-eight is likely to be broken but it may take ...

Glen Campbell: Alzheimer's? Is that what the doc said? I'm still sharp as a tack.. When Kim first came on the scene Glen was in a bad way. He was already drinking heavily and by the time their first child arrived his cocaine abuse had become rampant, too. Under that drug's influence he could be a terrifying prospect. ...

Poppy growing creates major threat to Afghanistan's future 25.10.11 : With over 90 percent of the world's opium coming from Afghanistan, revenue from the drug is fuelling the insurgency and adding to the UK's and Afghanistan's drug addiction problems. This months United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Report reveals ...

Affordable homes: a five-point plan : Housing in England is in crisis: despite being one of the richest nations in the world, we are failing to provide enough homes for our people. If we don't, as a country, get serious about building more houses, our children will pay for it in the years ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Woman raped at Glasgow George Square protest camp : By John Kilbride A woman has been raped in Glasgow's George Square which is the site of an anti-capitalist protest camp. The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The 28-year-old woman is understood to have been attacked in a tent ... stv.tv

Turkey to take foreign quake aid : Turkey is seeking assistance for reconstruction and temporary accommodation for the thousands who have been left homeless , the semi-state news agency Anatolia reports. From the start, the Turkish government has insisted it can deal with the impact of ... BBC News

Jordan Henderson admits he has been too cautious for Liverpool & will start ... By Ross Jackson Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson says he is looking to start playing more adventurously to try and create chances for his team-mates. The former Sunderland man has hardly set Anfield alight since his summer move, reported to be ...

Youth Center about rehabilitation for teenage offenders : County probation officials say they are providing a range of needed treatments for boys whose crimes aren't serious enough to send them to the Division of Juvenile Justice, the state's prison system for teenagers. The most dramatic of the recent ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Call to end British summertime : As many as 80 crash deaths can be avoided a year if the present system is changed, the charity said. The charity's survey, which spoke to 2000 motorists across the UK last winter, found that 65% of people were in favour of a so-called "double ... RAC

Charity sector workforce grows by 40 per cent in ten years The UK Voluntary Sector Workforce Almanac 2011, released today by NCVO, Skills Third Sector and the Third Sector Research Centre, also found that gross weekly pay in the voluntary sector amounted to an average of £397.71 in 2010, lower than in both the ...

Knitting marathon for charity : The items they made will be donated to Samaritan's Purse, a charity that sends shoe boxes filled with gifts to disadvantaged children around the world, a military veterans' charity and Cancer Research UK . Organiser Rosemarie Stubbings said: “We can't ...

Students get naked for charity calendar : Monies raised from the sale of the calendar will go to the charity Touch Trust, based at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay, which offers touch-based movement education and dance for visitors with autism, multiple disabilities and challenging ... United Kingdom | Ireland

London 2012 Olympics debate: football should not be an Olympic sport When the millions of tickets to the London 2012 Olympics were sold in the opening two rounds we were told that organisers had broken new ground as no other ...

UK scientists grow super broccoli that could improve health, studies ... She also thought the super broccoli's UK price — it costs about a third more than regular broccoli — might discourage penny-pinching customers. But that wasn't enough to deter Suzanne Johnson, a 43-year-old mother of two young children in London . ...

Looking after the Homeless Group appeals for donations “In the spirit of goodwill and kindness, we urge you to spare a thought for the many people who won't have this luxury and will be alone on Christmas Day.

Bedromedical BV Opens New Perspectives For Cannabis As ... : Bedromedical is to commence a clinical trial on the use of a vaporizer for the ingestion of medicinal cannabis .

Adult social care is ready to help plan its future : These are three key guarantees the Association of Directors of Social Services (Adass) wants to make to all older people and vulnerable adults in England . That is the offer we in social services are making: and in return we seek a structure and funding ... The Guardian

Archbishop warns of legal risk over gay marriages : THE Archbishop of Glasgow has warned that people morally opposed to legalising same-sex marriage would be in an “unlawful” position and could lose their jobs because of their views. Mario Conti claimed there was a significant number of Scots who were ...

Elderly don't want to move back in with their children The UK ranked joint bottom with the US in terms of those who want to live with their children later in life, the HSBC research found. Only 3% of respondents in these countries said they would like to live with their families, while India came out top, ...

Commonwealth chief backs gay rights : “Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma made history when he voiced his support for gay rights in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth People's Forum (CPF) in Perth, Australia, today, Tuesday 25 October 2011,” reports ...

A silent theft that robs the elderly : It has made representations to the UK Statistics Authority, which oversees the inflation indices and which has agreed to look at the issue. Meanwhile Saga, which lobbies on behalf of older people, has calculated the true rate of inflation suffered by ...

Pill saleswoman gets chance at rehab : Rehabilitation through the Department of Correction "rider program " could be as short as 90 days. However, if Crowdson fails at rehabilitation , a five-year prison sentence that was ordered and suspended by Elgee could be reinstated. ... Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

Gay Humanists concerned at the UK MOD employing homophobic ... : The UK gay Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has raised concerns after learning that the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is employing chaplains ... United Kingdom | Ireland

A guide to help those who care for a mentally ill person : Aussie expertise: Australian, Betty Kitchener was on Island introducing mental health first aid and guidelines for carers of those with mental illness. Preparation is usually a key element of success. It's the reason policies are formed and adopted. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Ministers urged to define affordable housing : 'The affordable housing needs of London can't be solved in London alone.' The national planning policy framework has drawn criticism from the Campaign to Protect Rural England for failing to protect green belt land. But Shaun Spiers, chief executive of ...

Eight radical solutions to the housing crisis : "The planning system provides this by balancing economic, social and environmental considerations and by enabling democratic input into what is proposed." The number of households in England is projected to increase from 21.7m in 2008 to 27.5m by 2033, ... BBC News

Debating same-sex partnerships and Christianity : In the UK , disagreement over several questions has been widely reported in the media. Are same-sex partnerships against God's will? Should partnered LGBT people be chosen as elders or ordained as priests or bishops? Should civil partnerships be ... Ekklesia

UK and Norway sign energy pact to develop resources : By Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and Norway signed an energy pact on Tuesday aimed at expanding ties in renewable and fossil fuel energy sources, including carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies under threat after the UK government ...

Fla. prisoner rehabilitation bill to get revamped : Legislation that would shorten the sentences of low-level nonviolent prisoners who complete drug and other rehabilitation programs will be revamped, the sponsor said Tuesday in response to Florida's sheriff's and other critics. ...

Pot Can Mimic Brain Changes Seen in Schizophrenia UK researchers measured the electrical activity from hundreds of neurons in the brains of rats given a drug that mimics the effects of cannabis , the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana. The effects of the drug on individual brain regions were subtle ...

Capital's charity shops get revamp to offer real alternative to high street The shop in Stockbridge is the most successful of the charity's UK shops, and is best known for its Christmas and New Year sales. Every year it attracts hundreds of bargain hunters with top brand names such as Prada, Dior and Lanvin up for grabs. ...

Fight against extreme poverty pays off : Practical Action is one of the over 50 development organisations that gathered at Bashundhara Convention Centre in Dhaka yesterday to showcase some of their success stories in tackling extreme poverty . Shiree, a partnership between UK Department for ...

Correction Services Week to Highlight Role of Family in Rehabilitation : KINGSTON — The integral role of the family unit in the reintegration of offenders is the focus of the Department of Correctional Services for this year's Correctional Services Week. “We are focusing on the need for strong family units to support our ... Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service

Ministers urged to define affordable housing : (iii) Your employer is castigated all over the Housing media as they have been robbing their tenants through overcharging…. (iv) The tenants legal challenge reveals the average non-AR rent in social housing is £76.16 and so the AR scheme with a rent ...

Charity says UK cancer patients going without food to pay bills : The charity said a sixth of patients had to cut their weekly grocery shop because of the costs involved in their care. The YouGov poll of 1500 patients found 5% of cancer sufferers were going without meals because their bills were so high. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Girl dies 'running after train' : A girl has died after falling between a carriage and the platform at a Liverpool railway station, apparently while running after a train. Georgia Varley, 16, of Wallasey, Wirral, died at Liverpool James Street station late on Saturday night, ... p BBC News

UK House Prices Predicted to Fall Next Year : House prices across the UK will fall by 5 percent next year, according to estate agents Knight Frank, although prime central London property will remain immune to the downturn as it is buoyed by international buyers. Elsewhere in the UK , house prices ... CNBC.com

Vatican investigating sex abuse claims at UK abbey LONDON (AP) — The Vatican has ordered an inquiry into decades of sexual abuse by clerics at a Benedictine abbey in London , whose former head monk has disappeared while facing allegations of sexual assault. Ealing Abbey runs St. Benedict's School, ...