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Murdered landlady and elderly mother died of asphyxiation

Murdered landlady and elderly mother died of asphyxiation A mother and daughter found murdered in Merseyside both died of asphyxiation, it has been revealed. Landlady Angela Holgate, 54, and her 75-year-old mother Alice Huyton were found dead at Mrs Holgate's home in Southport on ...

Signature announces £75m joint venture

Signature announces £75m joint venture Gordon Black, senior managing director of Heitman's European private real estate equity group, said care homes were attractive as “one of the more defensive real estate asset classes”. “ UK demographics suggest the sector is poised for impressive growth ...

Maldon district has lowest number of residents with HIV

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Maldon district has lowest number of residents with HIV : A TOTAL of 15 residents in the Maldon district are receiving treatment for HIV - the lowest number in the East of England . Figures released by the Health Protection Agency following Thursday's World AIDs Day show that Maldon has fewer people getting ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Fuel poverty hits people hard in parts of UK: Study

Fuel poverty hits people hard in parts of UK: Study : Around a third of the people living in the east of England are reportedly in ''fuel poverty '' which is among the highest rates in the country, according to new figures that have turned out to be the cause of much alarm. According to the research, ...

Hundreds too poor to survive the winter

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Hundreds too poor to survive the winter : A spokesman for Age UK said the figures were a 'disgrace', with an estimated 25700 winter deaths nationwide between December 2010 and February this year. And five million UK households are considered to be in fuel poverty because they have to spend ... United Kingdom | Ireland

College drop-outs 'anxious to work'

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College drop-outs 'anxious to work' : I met 17 year- old Joe, who left school in 2010 to work in a garage. He had not got any GCSEs: if he did return to education, he would probably be doing Level 1 courses. The garage job, he told me ruefully, "didn't work out": he had a bad skin reaction ... BBC News

IBM and Practical Action combine to launch Energy Aid

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IBM and Practical Action combine to launch Energy Aid : UK -based development charity Practical Action has joined forces with IBM to create a new charity that aims to eradicate energy poverty across the globe. Energy Aid will take a three-pronged approach to improve access to electricity for more than 1.3 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK system builder disrobes for charity

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UK system builder disrobes for charity : by Mat Bettinson British PC builder PC Specialist has produced a naked charity calendar in support of the charity Forget Me Not Children's Hospice. "Twelve brave members of staff went for spray tans and then posed for the camera semi-naked in a ... PCR-online.biz

New midfielder partner for Liverpool's Charlie Adam

New midfielder partner for Liverpool's Charlie Adam Liverpool's Charlie Adam will run out in the Barclays Premier League at Fulham tonight without his central midfield partner Lucas Leiva for only the second time this season. The pair have started 12 of the Reds' previous 13 league matches alongside ...

Glasgow retains World Pipe Band Championship until 2015

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Glasgow retains World Pipe Band Championship until 2015 : Now the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) has confirmed that Glasgow will also stage "the Worlds" in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The city submitted its bid in October and saw off strong competition from Belfast to secure the event. ... BBC News

Martha Lane Fox: almost half offline population lives in social housing

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Martha Lane Fox: almost half offline population lives in social housing : Almost half of the UK's adult population who do not use the internet live in social housing . The social and economic case for encouraging these 4.1 million tenants online is vivid: lack of access entrenches disadvantage, making it harder to find work, ... The Guardian (blog)

Isle of Man government to hike social rents by 10% to address 'Housing Deficiency'

Isle of Man government to hike social rents by 10% to address 'Housing Deficiency' Social housing tenants on the Isle of Man are to be hit with a 10 percent rent increase next year. The Manx Government says the decision for the double-figure hike is to protect the taxpayer and address the 'Housing Deficiency' on the island - the ...

UK launches $280 mn fund to boost pharma industry

UK launches $280 mn fund to boost pharma industry LONDON : Britain has earmarked 180 million pounds ($280 million) to bring new medical technologies to market in a move that should speed the take-up of new medicines by the National Health Service and make the country more attractive to big pharma firms ...

UK inequality fastest rise of OECD countries: OECD

UK inequality fastest rise of OECD countries: OECD LONDON : Inequality in the UK rose at a greater rate than in any other OECD country leading up to the recession, data from an OECD report revealed on Monday. The average income of the richest 10 percent of earners in the UK was almost twelve times that ...

Frustration with police a major factor in UK and London riots, study shows

Frustration with police a major factor in UK and London riots, study shows Deep-seated anger and frustration towards the police was a major factor behind the UK and London riots over the summer, a study into the causes of the unrest has found. By Daily Telegraph Reporter Analysts who studied 270 interviews with people who ...

Reploy launches Government funded service for mental health and work

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Reploy launches Government funded service for mental health and work : Remploy's Employment Services has launched the UK's first ever Government funded mental health in work support service. The Government contract, from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is estimated at £4.8 million and Remploy has been ... HRmagazine.co.uk

Jeremy Clarkson criticised over suicide comments

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Jeremy Clarkson criticised over suicide comments : There is evidence from research in the UK and around the world that media representations of suicide can and do lead to copycat behaviour. The media has a duty of care to present suicide in a responsible way." Mental health charities Sane and the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Calif. man who killed 25 farmworkers up for parole

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Calif. man who killed 25 farmworkers up for parole : DON THOMPSON, AP This undated photo provided by the California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation shows convicted murderer Juan Corona. Corona, who once was the nation's worst known serial killer, is up for parole Monday, Dec. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Parents feel stress of cancer care costs

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Parents feel stress of cancer care costs : Parents of sufferers in Northern Ireland are struggling just as much as their counterparts in other regions of the UK with an overall 66 per cent reporting borrowing to make ends meet. The charity's research has revealed children with cancer in ... Belfast Newsletter

Hedgehog hero nurtures four more babies to full health

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Hedgehog hero nurtures four more babies to full health : A YOUNG hero who helped save three baby hedgehogs from being burnt alive by a gang of teenagers has been inspired to care for more homeless hoglets. Brave Matthew Dann, 10, and his friends Stephen Sawn, 9, and Alex Barratt, 10, tackled a group of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Telegraph Christmas Appeal: saving the cursed children of Ghana

Telegraph Christmas Appeal: saving the cursed children of Ghana The House of Restoration has become the Next Generation Home, a refuge for homeless and trafficked children. Operation Fresh Start rescues children lured to the south by the promise of work. In a two-week period in 2007 AfriKids counted 16000 northern ...

Film is given royal seal of approval

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Film is given royal seal of approval : “There are a number of problems with the system, and we really want to make changes and influence decision-makers. “We also want to help homeless young people and show what help is available out there for them.” Visit www.barnardos.org. uk for more ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Care for the elderly this Christmas

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Care for the elderly this Christmas : And other organisations such as Age UK and Sheffield Agewell organise Christmas events and provide support to help pensioners get through the festive season. Claire urged residents to keep an eye on elderly neighbours over the Christmas period. ... The Star

Child of five taken from parents for being obese: Social workers say they didn ...

Child of five taken from parents for being obese: Social workers say they didn ... The first reported case came in 2007 when an eight-year- old girl from West Cumbria was taken into care weighing ten stone. In 2008, seven children were removed from homes in England . These included a six-year- old boy from Derby, an eight-year- old girl ...

In hard times, charity should begin at home

In hard times, charity should begin at home By Daily Mail Comment Yesterday came the shocking news that a quarter of households in England and Wales have fallen into fuel poverty - which means they have to spend a tenth of their incomes on keeping warm. Tragically, there's a real possibility ...

Half of Derry children in poverty

Half of Derry children in poverty The north west has consistently featured in Northern Ireland, UK and even European reports on deprivation and poverty in recent years. In Derry it has now been confirmed that of the 55600 adults of working age, 43000 are surviving on incomes that are ...

Younger people will be £26000 worse off in retirement by delaying their ...

Younger people will be £26000 worse off in retirement by delaying their ... Nobody needs to tell Michelle Mitchell, a director of the charity Age UK , about the reality of poverty for people who rely on state benefits. She said: "This is an extremely disappointing decision about Nest and one that will affect millions. ...

Two bodies found in Liverpool region house - international murder hunt

Two bodies found in Liverpool region house - international murder hunt Police are also keen to trace a white Citroen, owned by Ms Holgate, which is also missing from the driveway. There are no comments yet on Two bodies found in Liverpool region house - international murder hunt. Be the first to leave one, ...

HIV prevention

HIV prevention As the biggest volunteer-led LGBT charity in the UK , for nearly 40 years – for many of those years, with no government support and in the teeth of hostility - we have been proving that the LGBT community can help itself: our volunteers provide support ...

UK pledges £10m to help tackle deforestation in Brazil

UK pledges £10m to help tackle deforestation in Brazil The UK is developing a forests and climate programme that will support developing countries on REDD+ and which will provide specific benefits for biodiversity as well as tackling greenhouse gas emissions and reducing global poverty .

Liverpool bridegroom arsonist groom facing jail term

Liverpool bridegroom arsonist groom facing jail term A Liverpool bridegroom is facing a jail term after he admitted arson at an historic country house hotel where he had hosted his wedding reception party. Chester Crown Court heard how he fire ...

Pets in need of a loving owner

Pets in need of a loving owner Although wary at first, she bonds quickly with people and becomes playful and sweet-natured. She is a young mongrel (six to 12 months old ) and loves her tennis ball and toys. Staff at Battersea adore Cleo, who has been with them for over 400 days. ...

WikiLeaks founder Assange appealing for UK's highest court to halt extradition ...

WikiLeaks founder Assange appealing for UK's highest court to halt extradition ... LONDON - Julian Assange is making what could be a last throw of the legal dice in his battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations. On Monday the WikiLeaks founder will ask judges to let him take his case to Britain's Supreme ...

What to expect from the anti-gay marriage brigade

What to expect from the anti-gay marriage brigade In the US, where anti-marriage campaigns flourish across 49 states, we've had a clear view of how these people work, so what can we expect from them in the UK – and particularly in Scotland? It's unifying. In the US, Baptist, Catholic, evangelical, ...

Age UK Cambridgeshire Advocacy Service for Older People

Age UK Cambridgeshire Advocacy Service for Older People Provide a free independent advocacy service for people aged over 65. Our advocates will listen to you and enable you to obtain information. They will explore ...

MP criticizes UK for active part in anti-Iran campaign

MP criticizes UK for active part in anti-Iran campaign Karami said that a group of people gathered in front of the UK Embassy to express outrage at London's unilateral sanctions and its active role in lobbying the international organizations against Iran. 'The reaction the UK showed to the Iranian people's ...

'Don't ignore HIV risks'

'Don't ignore HIV risks' It came as campaigners gathered in Oxford to show support for World AIDS Day. HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) staged a flashmob in Cornmarket Street on Thursday. Staff and volunteers were out in force throughout the day, ...

Self-harm figures soar in a generation under pressure

Self-harm figures soar in a generation under pressure Ministers hope to reduce by as much as 40 per cent the number of people in adulthood who have mental health problems. The economic and social costs of mental health in the UK are almost £100bn. Last month a study by the charity Mind warned that a ...

Charity pressures councils over million empty homes

Charity pressures councils over million empty homes "So what we can do is try and bring those empty homes back into use and that can make a huge difference to people who are just desperate for a roof over their heads." In October, a different charity said older people should be encouraged to move into ...

The new pessimism: now Britons believe things can only get worse

The new pessimism: now Britons believe things can only get worse But amid all this most people (72%) are still broadly satisfied with their standard of living. Grumbles are louder among those aged between 35 and 54 than the older and younger groups. Just 27% of people between 35 and 54 are dissatisfied with their ...

Edinburgh Zoo prepares for arrival of pandas from China

Edinburgh Zoo prepares for arrival of pandas from China The eight-year- old pair, the first giant pandas to live in the UK for 17 years, will stay at the zoo for at least 10 years. They are due to leave China on the Boeing 777F flight, the "FedEx Panda Express". Gerald P. Leary, president of FedEx Express ...

Health: Don't wait for a rash, charity urges

Health: Don't wait for a rash, charity urges Up to 34 million adults in the UK are risking death with the mistaken belief that the main symptom of meningitis is a rash. As the country finds itself in the peak season for the devastating disease, national charity , the Meningitis Trust is ...