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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew keen to fend off Liverpool interest in Fabricio ... By Sportsmail Reporter Alan Pardew is determined to keep Fabricio Coloccini at Newcastle United – and prevent Liverpool from landing another of his best players. More than 5000 fans turned up to watch Coloccini and the rest of the Magpies squad train ...

Occupy protests: a movement taking root : To take a recent example in Barcelona, a local assembly working with homeless associations occupied a vacant block of flats that had been repossessed by a bank five years before and moved eight homeless families in. The public assemblies held in the ... The Guardian

Activists claim dead Egyptian prisoner was tortured : "His mother smuggled him a SIM card into prison ," said Dr. Aida Seif El Dawla, co-founder of the El Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture. "Fellow inmates told the family they believe this caused a conflict between him ...

London teenager accused of cocaine smuggling in US : Prosecutors have indicated that if she is charged in the coming days with trafficking and the importation of the drug , she would be tried as an adult and therefore could face a heavier sentence – possibly up to 15 years in prison. ...

Teen faces US cocaine haul charge : A teenager from London is to be charged with drug trafficking in the US after 13kg of cocaine was found in her luggage. Ayesha Niles, a student from Upper Norwood, south-east London, was arrested at Miami International Airport. ...

Charity's Islam booklet does not incite racial hatred : “In the UK , where we are involved in education and in published materials, we believe that it is important for us to address those areas that cause persecution. For example, the apostasy law in Islam,” Dr Sookhdeo said. “Furthermore, in the UK where ... The Way

Occupy London protest issues demands to democratise City of London : This article was published on guardian.co. uk at 10.07 BST on Friday 28 October 2011 . It was last modified at 10.49 BST on Friday 28 October 2011 . Occupy London demonstrators have issued demands for more democracy within the City of London . ... The Guardian

Newcastle LGBT church celebrates 20 years : A church that welcomes the north-east of England's lesbian , gay, bisexual and transgender community is celebrating 20 years of worship. The Metropolitan Community Church was first set up back in the 1960s in California to provide a welcoming place of ... BBC News

THT to offer monthly STI testing at Brighton gay bar : Chlamydia is the most common STI in the UK ; an estimated 1 in 14 people aged between 16-24 have undiagnosed chlamydia. For most people chlamydia has no symptoms and, left untreated, it can lead to serious long term health problems, ...

Russian gay rights campaigner Nikolai Alekseev ... - PinkNews.co.uk : Nikolai Alekseev, the face of gay rights campaigning in Russia, has retired. In an email sent to supporters last week, the 34-year-old said he would no longer head Moscow Pride and GayRussia.ru but gave little reason for his decision.

New job site and careers guide for gay jobseekers : Stonewall today launches two new tools for lesbian , gay and bisexual jobseekers completing the charity's suite of resources for gay people moving through ...

Manchester Pride will be even bigger and better in 2012, say organisers : “The success of the Pride Fringe running up to the Big Weekend proves that we can do more to raise awareness of LGBT issues” said Vicken Couligian, Manchester Pride's Chair, on canal-st.co. uk . “We want to fully realise our potential,” he added. ...

Residential care can force gay pensioners back into closet, study says “The hope is that other councils, NHS trusts and service providers around the UK will be able to adapt and adopt the policies for older LGBT people in their own areas,” Dr King said. You must log in to add a comment. If you already have a PinkPaper ...

Elderly urged to get winter flu vaccination : OLDER people in Lincolnshire are being urged to get their winter flu vaccination to help protect them this winter. Every year, 8000 people in England and Wales die from flu related causes, and many of these deaths are avoidable. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

How older people would spend £1m on improving Braford Hundreds of older people in Bradford have been given their say on what improvements they would like to see in the city centre if they had £1 million to allocate to a project of their choice. More than half of those surveyed said they would allocate the ...

Alcohol and drug problems in older people -- Holmwood 343 -- bmj ... : 2 In addition, the number of people in the UK over 65 years of age will continue to increase over the next 40 years. The report notes that the proportion of older ...

Elderly struggling to cope with social care cuts : Instead, the figures show that in 2009-10 councils in England spent £7.6bn on social care for the over-65s compared to £6.3bn this year – a cut of nearly a fifth (17%). Liz Kendall, the shadow minister for care and older people , who commissioned the ... The Guardian

Labour signals support for crackdown on squatters : Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian Labour will support government moves to outlaw squatting despite concerns that changes to trespass laws could leave thousands of homeless people facing year-long prison sentences and fines of up to £5000, ... The Guardian

Charities buck downturn as bosses hit back at TV guru : Shelter Scotland, which has revamped the store in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, reported an increase in sales of 3% in its shops in the first half of the year, while the latest Oxfam figures showed it made £85.9 million from its 700 UK shops in the 12 months ... United Kingdom | Ireland