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Deloitte to create 100 jobs in Cardiff expansion : Business Minister Edwina Hart described the firm's expansion as a boost for Wales ' financial services sector. "It reinforces recent research that found Wales is now the preferred location for contact and shared service centres in the UK and also one of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Cannabis Investment: An Industry Primed for Growth : ... his company's drug Sativex is derived from two standardized extracts of specific types of cannabis to help multiple sclerosis sufferers. Already available on the National Health Service in the UK and approved in four countries this year, ... CNBC.com

Elderly and infirm encouraged not to open their doors to strangers : Avon and Somerset police and charity Age UK are sending out thousands of advice leaflets and stickers in a bid to keep older and infirm residents, in particular, as safe as possible. Acting Inspector Ash Jones, who manages the Senior Citizen Liaison ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Helen Mirren and Famous Bikini to Keep Elderly Warm this Season : Well, thanks to that famous photo of Mirren sporting a red bikini, the elderly community in the UK can stay warm this winter. The 66 year-old actress is donating her iconic bikini to Age UK's Spread the Warmth campaign to help keep 360000 older people ...

Begging in the UK : The homelessness charity Crisis estimates that over 80% of beggars in the United Kingdom have nowhere to live. Officially there are 1247 homeless people in the UK but charities estimate the figure to be at least ten times higher than this. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Scotland battered by storm : All schools in Glasgow , North and South Lanarkshire, North, South and East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, West and East Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde were closed. Parents in Glasgow woke to discover a decision had been taken overnight to close all ... Glasgow Evening Times

Analysis: Old and young bear strain as euro crisis festers : For opinion polls show a strong perception that older workers deny young people jobs. Fortunately for millions of young unemployed across Europe, economists say the perception is wrong, a variation of the fallacy that the amount of work is finite and ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Begging in the UK : This was an attempt to tackle anti-social behaviour with the government claiming, “some aggressive beggars…can intimidate the public”. Is begging a problem of anti-social behaviour or of social exclusion ? When looking at Asia, almost all of us would ...

Michael Watson wants to light the Olympic flame : Two decades have passed since the night a 26-year- old Watson was paralysed after his infamous second fight against Chris Eubank at White Hart Lane on 21 September 1991. This year, 20 years to the day later, boxing promoter Barry Hearn organised a ... BBC Sport

Scientists kick off debate over barefoot running : The 35-year- old co-founder of the personal training company Barefoot Running UK says she's lost count of the times people yell "where are your shoes?" as she and partner David Robinson negotiate London's parks and pavements to indulge their passion and ...

Why providing meals is essential to good home care : In fact, the report concluded that keeping people in their own homes instead of going into care could save the UK more than £1bn each year. Besides the fact that most elderly people would prefer to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, ... Public Service

Gritters hit the streets ahead of big freeze : As temperatures plummet Age UK Sutton has also gearing up for helping the borough's elderly residents through the Winter. Chief executive Marion Harper said any elderly residents worried about coping this winter should contact the organisation on 028 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Elderly warned about bogus digital switchover callers But Digital UK will send anyone over 75 years old or registered disabled an official information pack explaining the changeover process. A password system can be put in place if the home owner wishes and they can request a member of their family, ...

HSBC acts to stem mis-selling fall-out HSBC has taken a dramatic step to stem the growing scandal over its mis-selling of long-term care bonds to elderly customers by offering to compensate investors who bought NHFA products long before the bank bought the scandal-hit investment advisor. ...

DRI arrests drug kingpin's right-hand man in Ahmedabad : The arrested person is believed to be the right hand man of kingpin Sujal Patel, a resident of Paldi, allegedly involved in a nation-wide drug trafficking racket with its epicentre in Ahmedabad. While confirming that the white powder was Ketamine ...

Cheerleading teacher will be London 2012 Olympics torchbearer : A cheerleading teacher from east London is among those who will bear the Olympic torch on its progression around the UK next year. The Olympic flame will arrive in the UK from Greece next May before travelling 8000 miles around the country. ... BBC News

Branson Plans Banks at U.K. Rail Stations : By Katie Linsell - British billionaire Richard Branson said he may open bank branches at train stations on the main rail route between London and Scotland after his Virgin Money Holdings UK Ltd. agreed to buy Northern Rock ... Bloomberg

UK government lifts ban on women serving in Royal Navy submarines LONDON — Women will be allowed to serve on submarines for the first time in Britain's history, the country's defense secretary announced Thursday, after research showed there were no health reasons to support the ban. A small number of female officers ...

Premier builds on John Laing infrastructure fund : The John Laing fund invests in infrastructure assets ranging from roads, transport and street lighting to schools, courts and social housing in the UK , Canada and Europe. Premier says the only way it can access infrastructure assets directly rather ...

Area at top for least affordable homes : Essex is named as the second least affordable county with the average house prices equal to 11 times the average salary. According to the survey, a generation has been locked out of a broken housing market in the East of England with the average ...

Father of three jailed for dealing drugs : ... to the UK three years ago with his wife and three children. But the marriage broke down a year later and his ex-wife moved back to America with the children, at which point Yates turned to drugs and began dealing to pay for his cannabis habit. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Family in plea for research cash after son dies suddenly following an epilepsy ... Epilepsy causes three seizure-related deaths a day in the UK and the charity believes as many as 40% of those deaths could be preventable. Peter and Eva Kelly's 36-year - old son Sam died in November 2010. The family, who live in Llanelli, ...

Martin Sheen advocates treatment court programs : Treatment court programs , Sheen said, are vital to empowering drug addicts to live their lives without drugs. Through the program , addicts avoid jail while enrolling in rehabilitation . After successfully completing the program , pending drug charges are ... Standard Speaker

Let's end curse of poverty in Bristol by 2050 : John Savage, the executive chairman of Business West, said he didn't accept that the UK had to accept poverty and unemployment. At the launch of a major new book yesterday, Mr Savage called for for cheap, extensive public transport, good housing and ... Bristol24-7

Gay rights: Africa, the new frontier : By Farouk Chothia BBC Africa Gay rights appear to have become a new frontier in diplomatic relations between Western powers and African governments, with the US and UK warning they would use foreign aid to push for homosexuality to be decriminalised on ... BBC News

New “rainbow coalition” to back marriage equality in Scotland : The Equality Network was joined at a conference in Edinburgh by the Scottish Youth Parliament, Amnesty International, UNISON, the Humanist Society of Scotland, LGBT Youth Scotland and NUS Scotland. This morning, campaigners from the groups will hand ... PinkNews.co.uk

Obama administration pushes global LGBT rights into the limelight : Clinton urged an end to discrimination worldwide against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender individuals ( LGBT ). (Sebastien Feval/AFP/Getty Images) The US took a groundbreaking step on global LGBT rights Tuesday, joining the UK in tying foreign ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Home cleaning specialists hear of charity's housing plans : Firms that offer specialist home cleaning services could see a deluge of new properties enter the market in the UK if one charity has its way. Empty Homes has joined forces with Channel 4 presenter and architect George Clarke to persuade the government ... United Kingdom | Ireland

'Look out for neighbours' plea as icy temperatues loom : “Alongside the temperature, falls and fractures are also a real concern especially for older people as they can limit their independence and put them at risk of other health complications. “We're trying to remind people to prepare for this cold spell ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Stalking: Murder in slow motion : The NSC will assess stalkers referred by other agencies including the Courts, Police, Probation, Service and the National Health Service. It will be run by Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust. United Kingdom | Ireland

At least nine California inmates injured in prison melee : Some law enforcement officers also were slightly injured during the melee at California State Prison -Sacramento, said a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . The riot at the maximum security prison was contained, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Animal cruelty gets county man prison sentence : He was ordered to enroll in a long-term drug and alcohol rehabilitation program . • Carl Leslie Hampton, 54, of 1924 8th Ave., Meridian, pleaded guilty to shoplifting, third or subsequent offense. He was sentenced to time already served in jail . ...

Foreign inmate transfer program has not worked : By Jerry Seper An inmate transfer program that began in 1977 aimed at returning foreign nationals held in US federal prisons to their home countries to reduce inmate populations, cut costs and aid rehabilitation is not working, according to a ... Washington Times

Drama rings true to ex-offender The play is organized into monologues in which each character discusses the personal tribulations that led them to the point of incarceration, and the hopes they place in the rehabilitation process. The event is the centerpiece of a fund-raiser for ...

'Breaking the law': a strange tale of tabloid TV : He made some startling claims about the methods used by 'contractors' working for media outlets who were attempting to prove that the Corby family was involved in drug trafficking . He hadn't used these methods himself, Chapman claimed. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Three arrests and vehicles seized after raids target drug barons in ... “We believe there are organised crime groups responsible for much of the supply of drugs in the county and we are determined to root them out and cut off the wider criminality and anti-social behaviour associated with it.” Police yesterday said a ...

Arrests across east Kent in dawn drug raids : The arrests were part of an ongoing investigation which has already seen the seizure of a large quantity of drugs, cash and assets and led to five people being charged with offences in connection with their criminality . Assistant Chief Constable Gary ... Kent News

40% Of Cancers Avoidable, UK Research : New research from a leading charity , Cancer Research UK , suggests that around 40% of all cancers are avoidable. More than 100000 cases of cancer diagnosed in the UK each year can be directly attributable to cigarettes, diet, alcohol and obesity, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Church rebrands counterfeit goods for charity : They remove any trace of the fake labels and, after rebranding them with their own logo, they are allowed to hand them out to charities in the UK and overseas. Senior co-ordinator Richard Humphrey spoke to BBC News about the His Church Charity project. ... BBC News