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UK's top tech startup: Glasgow's tiny circle of animation wizards : It's still a tiny startup in Glasgow , with a core team of half a dozen developers, but since then it has added a clutch of features: you can build your own models and characters, edit timelines, move cameras, create custom textures, and introduce ...

Glasgow super college has £200m campus project approved : Scotland's largest college is to develop a new super campus in Glasgow after £200m in funding was approved. City of Glasgow College was formed last year through the merger of Central, Metropolitan and Nautical Colleges. The new campus - for more than ...

Charity evening at spa raises £300 : The money was raised through a charity auction for Asthma UK with top prizes such as a spa day for two and an overnight stay at the hotel on offer. Event organiser Janet Kirkum said: “We wanted to hold a festive evening which enabled guests to browse a ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Fashion icon gives £1m to West charity to help save rainforests : An icon of British fashion has donated £1 million to a charity in Cornwall dedicated to saving the world's rainforests. Dame Vivienne Westwood, the designer famous for bringing punk fashion to the mainstream, is backing the Cool Earth campaign to ...

National Charity Focuses Tinnitus Awareness Week 2012 on GPs As part of Tinnitus Awareness Week the charity has produced 'Top Ten Tinnitus Tips for GPs', which is available to download from www.tinnitus.org. uk /TAW2012. Members of the public are being encouraged to use and share this with their local GPs to ...

Speaker John Bercow unveils rainbow motif on new coat of arms : by Stephen Gray for PinkNews.co. uk The Speaker of the House of Commons has unveiled his new portrait and coat of arms, which depict rainbow flags and pink triangles around the words “All Are Equal”. Mr Bercow has become known for his support of LGBT ... PinkNews.co.uk

Charity Bank applies to allocate profits to charity shareholders He said the new EU rules could limit his bank's ability to attract further capital investment and so meet the growing financial needs of the UK's charity sector – unless the Charity Commission allows it to change its articles of association so that it ...

Blair: Overseas aid really works "There have been millions of lives saved as a result of access to HIV Aids treatment - the measles vaccination programme funded by countries like the UK has cut deaths from measles by around half. "So I totally understand when people say shouldn't we ...

The extraordinary stats which show just how far Chelsea striker & former ... By Jonathan Birchall and Chris Davie When Chelsea signed Liverpool's Fernando Torres for £50 million less than a year ago, observers were torn as to whether those at Stamford Bridge were reasserting their power or exposing their desperation. ...

Report highlights home care failures : A number of elderly people are being let down by home care services, an inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found. The commission reported that around half of the older people and relatives interviewed were highly satisfied with ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Fire crews 'damp down' Glasgow blaze building : Fire crews are continuing to "damp down" a landmark building in Glasgow city centre which was destroyed in a major blaze on Monday. At its height, more than 100 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze at the former Co-op Funeral Service ... BBC News

Two businesses extend leases at Cardiff Waterside by Sion Barry, South Wales Echo TWO businesses have extended their leases at offices at the Cardiff Waterside development in Cardiff Bay. Software company FIS has taken 1000sq ft on the third floor of One Caspian Point, which forms part of Aviva ...

Glasgow Subway closed after flooding : Glasgow's Subway system has been closed due to flooding after heavy overnight rain across the west of Scotland. Operator Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) said both circles had been closed since just after 09:00. In a statement on Twitter, ...

Janssen to support NHS social network for mental health care : Janssen is allying with the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network to launch a new social networking programme for use by GP commissioners in the UK . The service will be free to join for 12 months and is designed to provide medical staff with the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Tesco's Welsh suppliers display wares at Cardiff Bay event An event showing the range of food and drink supplied to the supermarket chain from producers in Wales will be held at the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay. From household names to small businesses, around 30 Welsh suppliers will be on display. ...

Charity founder finishes extreme fundraising effort to fight poverty : CAP, which employs around 170 staff its head office in North Street, Bradford, has a debt help centre running from the nearby Light Church – as well as at a network of centres across the UK , Australia and New Zealand. Mr Kirkby, 50, of Saltaire, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Poorest pay for legacy of greed : It is because of this that UK pensioner poverty is among the worst in Europe; only Cyprus, Latvia and Estonia abandon their pensioners to a greater degree. Action is needed to secure an adequate state pension designed to alleviate poverty and decent ... Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph

Killings by mental health patients in Swindon were preventable, say ... : NHS failings allowed Timothy Crook to batter his parents to death and Michael Harris to fatally stab friend, inquiries conclude.

Disabled tenants stranded in inaccessible housing : At Habinteg, a disability housing specialist, we've looked at exactly how properties are let to tenants in London to understand the real reasons behind the low number of wheelchair standard homes being let to wheelchair users across England . ... The Guardian (blog)

Occupy Liverpool protesters pledge to stay for winter : Anti-capitalist protesters in a tented village in Liverpool have said they plan to stay throughout the winter. The protesters from Occupy Liverpool , numbering about 40, began camping on St George's Plateau on Saturday. They said they were supporting ... BBC News

Beyond banks, bonds and bailouts These community share issues are popular for food and renewable energy ventures, but also for football clubs, community shops and pubs, land, housing and regeneration. Since 2009 alone, nearly 200 communities have developed projects to enable local ...

Christie comes to Camden to push for rehabilitation : Chris Christie stopped by Camden on Monday morning to announce the future expansion of court programs that place drug offenders into rehabilitation programs rather than prison . In a press conference at the Cathedral Kitchen, which operates both a soup ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Malawi London embassy awarded by UK television The award was given to the mission at a ceremony that took in London on Friday, according a statement sent to Business Times by Malawi High Commission in London spokesperson Mercy Tahuna. She said the Diplomatic Award was given to the Malawi mission ...

U.K. November home prices up, supply tight : By Ilona Billington LONDON (MarketWatch) -- UK house prices rose in November by the largest percentage since September last year as a lack of suitable properties for sale combined with ultra-low interest rates supported the market, mortgage lender ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Exclusive: Former Glasgow president's £4000 'golden goodbye' : The former president of Glasgow University's chief student body has pocketed a 'golden goodbye' of around £4000 in the wake of his resignation, The Journal can today reveal. Stuart Ritchie, who last month stepped down as leader of Glasgow University ... The Edinburgh Journal

HIV tests for all could pick up 20000 new cases Latest figures show about 91500 people in the UK were living with the disease in 2010, with a quarter of those unaware they had it. Of the 6600 newly diagnosed in 2010, half were identified after drug treatment should have started. One in five people ...

Big disparity in proportion of donations when you buy stores' charity ... Only 6% of the sale price on its pack of six Art Beat cards goes to the chosen charity Shelter . That is just 24p out of the £3.99 you pay at the till. Which? editor Martyn Hocking said: “There's such a wide disparity between the amounts given by ...

Success does not mean life of harmony reveals Kay : Kay has worked with hundreds of players since the Sporting Chance Clinic was set up in the heart of the rolling Hampshire countryside 11 years ago and says that, although attitudes towards mental health problems have improved, there is still a long way ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Ten charged with offences at care home : Yesterday, Avon and Somerset Police said 10 people had been charged with ill-treatment and neglect offences under the Mental Health Act, while three more, arrested on suspicion of causing ill-treatment, remain on police bail while further investigation ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Western Leaders Condemn Russian 'Gay Propaganda' Law : The UK has also initiated condemnatory joint letters from 12 European countries to authorities in St Petersburg. “The United States places great importance on combating discrimination against the LGBT community and all minority groups,” the State ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Report: Police response fueled UK riots The panel found that the lack of an effective police response encouraged people elsewhere in London and other UK cities to riot and loot shops on subsequent nights. "Rioters believed they would be able to loot and damage without being challenged by the ...

UK vows action after Iran expels envoy : By James Blitz in London and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran Britain and its international allies are preparing what UK officials call “ a strong response” to Iran's move to downgrade diplomatic and trade ties with London , warning that western powers will ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Bank of England governor tells Britain to brace for devastating financial ... 'The Chancellor has already signalled he will take urgent action to protect our energy-intensive industries, tackle youth unemployment and unfreeze the housing market.' But Dr Madsen Pirie, president of the Adam Smith Institute, said: 'It is good that ...

Christie Announces New Initiative To Help Offenders Re-Enter Society : (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen) CAMDEN – Building on New Jersey's existing prisoner re-entry, rehabilitation and prevention programs , Gov. Chris Christie today outlined an initiative to help more offenders get the support they need to successfully ... NJ TODAY

UK gives Pakistan £120 million for poverty alleviation : By Shahid Abbasi - Nov 29th, 2011 (No Comment) Islamabad: The government diverted £60 million to Citizen's Damage Compensation Program (CDCP) Out of total £120 million UK's grant for Poverty Reduction Budgetary Support. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Glasgow 2014 appoints Commonwealth Games medallist as 100th employee By Tom Degun November 28 - Glasgow 2014 has hit the landmark 100th member of staff with the appointment of former top swimmer Todd Cooper as the Sport Competition Cluster Manager for the Commonwealth Games. The 28-year-old Stirling University graduate, ...

Derek Hough's Fans Raise Almost $5000 For Homeless Dogs : (Derek is a Utah native.) She used Twitter to get Derek's fans involved and donations came in from Denmark, France, Poland, Spain, Turkey and the UK , among other spots. Read the full story for details on the effort. Tail wags for all! United Kingdom | Ireland

We're all paying for Europe's gift to our aristocrats and utility companies : Let me make the case for option D. This year the duke was plunged into relative poverty . Relative, that is, to the three parvenus who have displaced him from the top of the UK rich list. (Admittedly he's not so badly off in absolute terms: the value of ... The Guardian

Frontline police set to staff 999 call centres during strike : In particular the focus will be on criminality and counter-terrorist matters," implying only a limited range of checks may be employed. Some officers have criticised the move on Twitter: "Our officers seconded to UKBA been cancelled this weekend to ... The Guardian

New Survey Reveals How The Credit Crunch Is Affecting Our Mental ... : Affinity Healthcare's consultant psychiatrist and honorary professor at Chester University Dr Ben Green stated: “This is an fascinating snapshot of the UK's mental ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Social issues mean more homes needed The government must put in place measures to boost home construction in the UK for social and economic reasons, it has been claimed. Steve Turner, a spokesman for the Home Builders Federation, said there is an acute housing crisis taking place across ...