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Greenwich charity hosts World Aids Day conference : Attendance is free to all those affected by HIV , those who provide or commission HIV services as well as students, academics and policymakers interested and engaged in the field. “Metro is delighted to be hosting this inaugural South London World AIDS ... United Kingdom | Ireland

To stop cybercrime we need to think like the criminals : A long time ago Marx said plenty about the criminality industry (police, prisons, courts, etc) as a capitalist business. Fear (even when justified) is the sales point, and so they will want to keep the fear level up. Two things stand out from his ... The Guardian

We're not just a sounding board. We have a unique remit on the riots : The common view is that the riots and looting were caused by the criminality of the people perpetrating them, and a failure to assimilate 'normal British values.' Although many people have not overtly stated it, many probably associate the riots and ...

Hague: UK to confront countries that block social media : After the August riots David Cameron said it was important to ask "whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services when we know they are plotting violence, disorder and criminality ". Concern had arisen that even ... Public Service

Killer's 15-year history of mental health issues : The murderer of a mother-of-three who worked in Newmarket had a 15-year history of mental health issues, a report has shown. John McFarlane killed Mary Griffiths, 38, who held fitness classes at Newmarket Leisure Centre, with a bolt gun in front of her ... Cambridge News

Keys of fantastic new facilities handed over : Picture by photosonlocation.co. uk NHS Tayside's new mental health facilities at Stracathro Hospital reached a milestone last week with the hand-over of keys from the building contractors. NHS Tayside Chairman Sandy Watson accepted the keys for the £20 ... Brechin Advertiser

Expansion plans spark new name and clearer identity for Norfolk charity : Norfolk mental health charity Julian Housing has teamed up with Norwich-based firm brand experience to come up with a new name and look. Now known as Julian Support, the rebranding reflects the fact that it is not a housing provider but provides ... Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

New support centre for elderly : CONVENIENT help and support for older people is now available after Age UK Lindsey officially opened their new Access Centre in Horse Fair Walk, Horncastle. East Lindsey District Council Leader Doreen Stephenson cut the ribbon at an open day at the new ... Horncastle Today

Cable thieves 'put lives at risk' after sparking fire : By DEBORAH ANDERSON THIEVES trying to steal copper cables may have been responsible for a blackout that plunged 50000 homes and businesses across Glasgow into darkness and caused massive disruption on the roads. Police have launched an investigation ... Glasgow Evening Times

Westminster leave rural fuel poor out in cold : “Yet again the UK Government's campaign on fuel poverty has left the rural fuel poor out in the cold. There is simply no prospect of many of those who use home fuel oil to either compare prices or switch suppliers since there is a virtual monopoly in ... United Kingdom | Ireland

MP warns of mental health care tragedies : An MP has revealed the scale of the problem of patients walking out of mental health units. Nicky Morgan, who represents Loughborough, told Parliament she had discovered that across England 40500 patients had absconded from such units in the past five ...

Super stress: crumbling under the pressure of the economic crisis That work, and staying in employment, is good for mental health is the clear message from the Centre for Mental Health . Sharon De Mascia is a programme manager at the charity that trains employers to identify the early warning signs of stress-induced ...

U.K. Issues Record Investor Fine : By MARIETTA CAUCHI LONDON —The Financial Services Authority on Wednesday fined a Dubai-based investor $9.6 million for market abuse, the largest fine ever imposed by the UK regulator on an individual. The FSA said that on Oct. 18 last year, ...

Writer and editor defend “pertinent” Nazi comparison column : “Anyone within a vague grasp of logic can see Mr Craig has detached from reality and is instead peddling the kind of paranoid rhetoric that incites hate against LGBT people.” The editor of the Church of England Newspaper, Colin Blakely, said Craig “has ... PinkNews.co.uk

My London Week: From body painting to the Houses of Parliament : The awards honour those who have made a significant contribution to the lives of lesbian , gay and bisexual people in the UK . Among the winners were 'Community Group of the Year', UK Black Pride and 'Hero of the Year', Roger Crouch, who has worked ... Time Out London

Occupy London's library provides shelf help : PR has become so important to the leadership that the homeless have been used and factions have been deliberately sidelined. And they have done all of that for us! They represent the 99% I hear them say. No they really, really, REALLY don't. ... The Guardian

Success for charity-funded research : In research funded by charity the British Skin Foundation, the team at the Institute of Cellular Medicine at Newcastle University have been focusing on a form of gene therapy to 'deactivate' defective proteins that cause the skin to blister. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Charitable giving in straightened times : The UK ranks as the eighth most charitable nation in the world, and one of the most generous in Europe, according to the CAF. More than half (56%) of the UK population – the equivalent of 28.4 million adults – donated to charity last year. ... TotallyMoney News

Material boys and girls : The study set out to explore the interplay between materialism, inequality and wellbeing to see what might explain the UK's poor ranking. Sweden and Spain were selected for their contrasting levels of inequality and wealth, and high rates of child ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Australia's Dr Death heading back to UK for euthanasia tour : Later this month the man dubbed 'Dr Death' will hold a euthanasia seminar in Eastbourne, a town which has one of the highest populations of the elderly in the UK . He will also hold seminars in London, Edinburgh and York. ... The Christian Institute

New support centre for elderly : CONVENIENT help and support for older people is now available after Age UK Lindsey officially opened their new Access Centre in Horse Fair Walk, Horncastle. East Lindsey District Council Leader Doreen Stephenson cut the ribbon at an open day at the new ... Horncastle Today

Cardiff arrest over ballet dancer Jack Widdowson attack : Police said they arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of section 18 assault and robbery on Wednesday morning in Broadway, Roath, Cardiff . South Wales Police Det Ch Insp Andy Davies said: "I wish to thank the press and the community for their support ... BBC News

Businesses told they must adapt to customers' use of social media : Businesses are being told that they have to be aware of the power social media gives their customers at a conference in Glasgow . They will be hearing from a Canadian musician who wrote a song and made a video about how an airline broke his guitar, ... stv.tv

Good Samaritans Celebrate 50 Listening Years : "Their role is particularly important when you consider that one in five adults in Northern Ireland will have a mental health condition at any one time and around half of all women and one quarter of men will experience depression at some point in ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Africa can get the energy it needs without adding to climate change : By agency reporter Sub-Saharan Africa has massive potential to generate clean energy that could help lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty without exacerbating climate change, a new Christian Aid report says today. At present, sub-Saharan ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Hip-hop group barred from New Zealand festival for 'homophobic' lyrics : He added: “By allowing Odd Future to play at Big Day Out, you are proving that you have little concern for the lives and welfare of LGBT people, that you are willing to endanger their lives, and seek to encourage stigmatisation against them. ... PinkNews.co.uk

Over a third of Ireland's older LGBT people fear rejection in society : by Stephen Gray for PinkNews.co. uk A new study launched today examines the challenges faced by the older gay community in Ireland. Visible Lives, the first of its kind, was commissioned by the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network to examine what effect ... PinkNews.co.uk (blog)

Homeless People find a voice at the Olympics | Homeless Link : Newer homeless choirs, theatre groups as well as solo singers, poets and instrumentalists from around the UK will also be given the opportunity to perform. ...

Charity opens new housing project for homeless veterans in Gosport ... Gosport, opened its doors yesterday to ex-servicemen and women who are homeless or struggling with civilian life. It has been leased to the Alabaré Christian Care and Support charity with the help of Seafarers UK and individual sponsors. ...

Minister: police using social media to address public order issues : After the August riots in the UK David Cameron said it was important to ask "whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services when we know they are plotting violence, disorder and criminality ". ... Public Service

NHS care quality comes under fire : The association's report follows a series of critical reports about standards of NHS care in some areas, especially of elderly patients, by watchdogs such as the Care Quality Commission and charities such as Age UK . The report said: "In the 21st ...

3631 on housing list : The National Housing Federation (NHF), which represents independent, not-for-profit housing associations in England claims it would take 274190 years to clear the backlog of Greater Manchester families waiting for social housing . ...

Church charities challenge unfair barriers in UK society : The gap between the richest and poorest in Britain is growing, and Poverty & Homelessness Action Week 2012 will challenge the barriers of misunderstanding, stigma and injustice that result. The Breaking Barriers resource pack is now available online ... Independent Catholic News

Fairness challenge from first global education 'laureate' : Sir Fazle, the first education "laureate", has worked across decades and continents to help communities to escape the quicksand of poverty and to gain skills and self-reliance. Created in Bangladesh in 1972, his Brac project - formerly the Bangladesh ... BBC News

Getting the UK to think digitally : The Race Online 2012 campaign states that of the 8.7 million people in the UK who are offline, 39% are over 65 years old, 38% are unemployed and 19% are families with children. Cost plays a big part in the digital exclusion of these groups. ...

Study finds brain retraining can improve Parkinson's symptoms The research by Cardiff University's MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, and School of Psychology, was a collaboration between scientists and clinicians in Wales , London and the Netherlands.

Man Arrested in London Olympic Spying Case, UK Police Say : 8 (Bloomberg) -- UK police arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of fraud as a London Olympic official alleged that soccer club Tottenham spied on the organizers of the 2012 Games and West Ham United. The unidentified man was taken into custody in ...

Prominent writers missing from gay prize shortlist : by Stephen Gray for PinkNews.co. uk The shortlist for an LGBT literary award announced today is missing several of the UK's most revered gay writers. Philip Hensher and Ali Smith will not be winning the second annual Green Carnation prize. ... PinkNews.co.uk

The 'personhood' amendment and misogyny in Mississippi : More women live in poverty in the state than anywhere in America. Inequality is like cancer – when untreated, it spreads. Conservatives are very adept, however, at cloaking discrimination in good manners, in talk of love, God and tradition. ... The Guardian (blog)

Help keep old people warm this winter : IF you want to give your Winter Fuel Allowance or make a donation to the campaign contact Toni Shaw at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation, by emailing toni@hantscf.org. uk . Alternatively, to report an elderly person who is in need of ...

Crimestoppers join seminar to close the gate on rural crime This inaugural national event will be the biggest rural crime seminar in the UK that we know of - and we hope it is beginning of many more equally successful events as we continue to help empower communities to give information on this vital area. ...