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Cardiff City taking football and education to Malaysia Felda director general Dato Dzulkifi Abdul Wahab spent two days in South Wales visiting Cardiff City Stadium, the club's House of Sport and Vale training ground, where he met manager Malky Mackay and the players. “We have over 100000 families in our ...

Meningitis survivors 'denied extra school help' : Children who have fought meningitis are being denied the extra help they need at school because the system does not recognise their problems, a charity warns today. By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent Research commissioned by the Meningitis Trust ... United Kingdom | Ireland

McDowall dealing with stage nerves "It was scary in Glasgow as that's where all my friends and family came to see me. It made me much more nervous and I was nearly sick before I went on!" he said. But since then, Jai - who is set to sing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance in ...

Poverty pilgrimage around city streets : A CHURCH pilgrimage is being held at the weekend to see what action is being taken to tackle poverty in a Sheffield suburb. On Saturday, members of Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield will be walking around the streets of Manor Castle ward, ...

Stop your energy bills spiralling out of control NEW RESEARCH suggests another harsh winter could leave a third of us facing fuel poverty . So what can we do to protect ourselves from spiralling bills and stay warm? MORE than six million households in the UK are currently living in fuel poverty . ...

Time To Reconsider UK Fuel And Energy Policies? : A publication released today by national fuel poverty charity NEA (National Energy Action) considers the implications of current and emerging energy policies for social justice in our society, and suggests it is time to reconsider UK energy strategy if ...

UK Consumer Confidence Slumps : By ILONA BILLINGTON LONDON — UK consumer confidence fell sharply in October as concerns over the flagging economy on weighed on their hopes for a recovery, a survey by the European Commission reported Thursday. The survey also shows that confidence ...

Jobs for UK Bankers May Fall to 1998 Levels, CEBR Says : By Ambereen Choudhury Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Employment in London's financial industry may sink to the lowest in more than a decade on concern about the European debt crisis, tougher regulation and higher taxes, the Centre for Economics & Business ...

UK Won't Be Contributing To Euro Bailout Fund -Osborne : By Nicholas Winning Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--The UK won't contribute directly to the euro zone's bailout fund or the bailout of member countries, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said Thursday after European leaders ...

St Paul's Cathedral canon resigns : For that we are very grateful, as he ensured that St Paul's could be a sanctuary for us and that no violence could take place against peaceful protesters with a legitimate cause – challenging and tackling social and economic injustice in London , the UK ... The Guardian

Young dad's killing sparks anger on estate : Jenny Hill, from the Commonside Community Development Trust, said: “The lighting is horrendous which allows gangs to gather there. "There's pockets where they can get and they know they can't be seen.” A representative from Moat housing association ...

Shapps launches national 'home swap' scheme for social housing tenants : From next April, new requirements will mean that all social housing landlords will have to ensure that they make properties from across the UK available to their tenants looking to swap their home, giving them the opportunity to move anywhere in the UK ... 24dash (press release)

Liverpool's Homotopia LGBT festival launches next week It comes at the end of an important year for Homotopia as it achieved National Portfolio status, meaning it will receive longer-term Arts Council England funding. Gary Everett, artistic director, says: “I believe this acknowledges the exceptional ...

Brian T. Watson: Essex County sheriff embraces smart prison reforms : Cousins has initiated a number of progressive programs aimed at turning around those inmates who will respond to opportunities for rehabilitation . After screening, each prisoner receives an individual rehab plan, and all who need it participate in drug ...

CIH: More housing choices needed for older people : "[We need to] establish the principle of greater flexibility of housing tenure in old age. This would require a radical challenge to the prevailing UK primary housing aspiration of owner occupation - this may not be sustainable for all older people ," ...

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Manchester United humiliation puts smile on faces of Liverpool fans : By Paula Finn October 26, 2011 As a Liverpool fan, it's obviously not often that I thank Manchester United for anything. However, as they fell apart in the Manchester derby on Sunday, I thanked them not only for putting an unexpected smile on my face ...

Protesters ordered to leave Glasgow George Square day after woman raped in tent On Wednesday a 28-year-old was attacked in a tent as part of the anti-capitalist Occupy Glasgow campaign. By Lesley Kinney George Square: Protesters ordered to leave the camp. A council has ordered a group of protesters to leave a camp site in Glasgow ...

South Wales Police has the lowest rape conviction rate in Wales The statistic is particularly worrying as 45% of Welsh prosecutions occur in the area, which includes Cardiff , Bridgend, Swansea and the Vale of Glamorgan. The 63% average conviction rate across Wales in the last six months also lagged the rest of the ...

Attractive, educated, tolerant: Does our capital pass muster as a creative city? The city of the Wales Millennium Centre, Artes Mundi, Cardiff Singer of the World, Welsh National Opera, Doctor Who and the Iris Prize clearly has plenty to shout about. Cardiff's creativity is at work on a number of levels. ...

Cocklers caught all at sea in estuary : A charity has issued first aid advice on how to deal with burns and injuries to the eye, the most common problems on Guy Fawkes Night. St John Ambulance Lancashire said burns should be held under cold water for at least 10 minutes to cool it down and ...

Why we can't afford not to improve the prison system The cost per prisoner -place is around £75000 a year. Two weeks ago, I visited a private prison in England where the cost per prisoner -place is less than one third of that. It is important to emphasise that this is not a liberal view that sets out to ...

Cold will kill up to 200 older people a day, warns Age UK NHS Surrey is the new name for Surrey Primary Care Trust. It's our job to help you and your family keep healthy and make sure you can get the services you ...

Woman raped in tent at anti-capitalism protest : POLICE have launched an investigation after a woman was raped in a tent at an anti-capitalism protest camp in Glasgow . The woman was attacked late on Tuesday night by two men who had joined demonstrators at the Occupy Glasgow camp opposite the City ...

How the 1% got richer, while the 99% got poorer : Here's a really radical daily, USA Today, reporting in September that 1 in 6 Americans live in poverty . It's also been reported that almost 40% of American, apparently "lazy", children live in poverty . Maybe they should all get off the crack pipe and ... The Guardian (blog)

crisis will hit UK mortgages, savings and family life : Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Tomorrow there won't be queues of distraught elderly savers outside collapsing banks – in Britain at least. There won't be emergency cuts in interest rates – there is nothing else to cut. But as the eurozone slow-motion car ... The Guardian

Instead of harrying migrants and the elderly, why not just build homes? : Photograph: Roger Bamber/Alamy The conversation around housing in the UK has suddenly turned radical, despite the fact that the situation hasn't changed that much: it is true that 2009 and 2010 saw the lowest peacetime level of new houses built for a ... The Guardian (blog)

LGBT awareness tackled by e-learning : The UK's leading online training provider Virtual College has collaborated with Bradford College to help raise awareness of Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual and Trans ( LGBT ) issues in the workplace. Despite equality and diversity being a mandatory part of many ...

UK Charity Appeals To Simon Cowell To Resolve 'X-Factor' Conflict : By Richard Smirke, London The chief executive of British music charity Rhythmix has written an open letter to Simon Cowell appealing for the "X-Factor" boss to stop using the organization's name for one of the acts in this year's UK competition. ...

Scottish police investigating report of rape in tent at Occupy Glasgow protest LONDON — Scottish police say they are investigating reports a woman was raped while participating in anti-capitalist protests in Glasgow . Strathclyde Police said Wednesday that shortly after midnight the force received a report that a serious sexual ...

Combating extreme poverty : The theme of the discussion meet to mark the day was : "Eradicate Extreme Poverty : Whose responsibility Is It?" It was organised by Shiree in partnership with UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Bangladesh government and BRAC. ...

Gang jailed for £4bn cocaine smuggling plot : Drug dealers from Liverpool and London who plotted to flood the UK with £4bn of cocaine have been jailed. The gang was planning to smuggle the drugs from South America by sea, hidden inside tins of fish and wooden pallets. ... BBC News

Calif. prison restructuring brings layoff warnings Zimring said the lower prison population may finally let the department concentrate on the rehabilitation . From 1980 to 2000, the department managed growth and then shifted to managing crowding, he said. "As soon as you get beyond managing crowding and ...

Amy Winehouse and the rock stars killed by drink or drugs By Mirror.co. uk - She's not the first musician to be killed by her rock and roll lifestyle, with other artists tragically dying too young as a result of alcohol or substance abuse . Janis Joplin, Michael Hutchence and Jimi Hendrix are among ...

Delicious Dining sign up to Southampton's StreetSmart campaign : A RESTAURANT group which has venues across the county are the latest to pledge their support to Hampshire's homeless . Southampton's Grand Cafe, Ennio's, Banana Wharf and Romsey's Cromwell Arms, which are part of the Delicious Dining group, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

'Drugs courier' unlawfully detained : Six months later he was given a 10-year jail term after being convicted of a drug trafficking offence. A judge at Isleworth Crown Court concluded that he was a "courier" and said he should be deported after serving his sentence. ...

Childhood poverty leaves its mark on adult genetics "They may be protective responses, and the payoff is surviving a threatening childhood," says Marcus Pembrey from the University of Bristol, UK , who co-authored the study whilst working at University College London's Institute of Child Health. ...

OGS registers as UK charity : Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) has registered as a UK charity supported by a national committee chaired by Bob Hughes. 'In its short existence, Optometry Giving Sight has grown significantly and is gaining new supporters all the time,' said Hughes, ...

Commonwealth Secretary General backs gay rights : by Jessica Geen for PinkNews.co. uk The Commonwealth Secretary General, Kamalesh Sharma, spoke out for gay rights yesterday in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth People's Forum. Speaking in Perth, Australia, ... PinkNews.co.uk

Youth Center about rehabilitation for teenage offenders : Juvenile court judges ordered them here for up to a year of schooling, behavioral therapy, after-school programs and training that aims to return them to their neighborhoods as better citizens than when they went in. The boys live in the Monterey ... United Kingdom | Ireland