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'See elderly as human beings' : There are already more than 100 in the US but none yet in the UK . It is based around households of seven to 10 older people , supported by specially trained highly versatile workers who provide a wide range of assistance including personal care, ... BBC News

Dedication to helping others by one man and his dogs : Hearing Dogs for Deaf People began life back in 1982. Over the past 30 years, 1600 hearing dogs have been placed with deaf people across the UK . Currently, there are around 750 hearing dog partnerships nationwide. Hearing dogs alert deaf people to a ...

Christmas charity song hoping to top festive chart : A 24-year-old music graduate from Hampshire hopes to top the UK charts with his Christmas single. Jason Noble from the New Forest, who is blind, recorded and released Be Mine This Christmas as a download in aid of the charity the RNIB. ... BBC News

Don't blame our parents, say rioters : A Guardian/ICM poll commissioned as part of the Reading the Riots study found that 86% of the public cited poor parenting as the main cause of the riots – along with " criminality ", it was the factor most likely to be blamed by the public. ... The Guardian

£1 million drug treatment study launched : University of Manchester researchers have been awarded £1 million to investigate the effectiveness of the Department of Health's 'Payment by Results' (PbR) schemes in the treatment of addiction . PbR was introduced by the last government to link ...

Why is the west funding Iran's deadly war on drugs? : It played a crucial role in supporting Iran's health ministry from 2002 to 2005 to implement a "harm reduction" programme to tackle rising rates of drug addiction and HIV. But progress was reversed when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president in 2005. ... The Guardian (blog)

Charity's payback to HSBC victims Red-faced charity bosses yesterday vowed to hand every penny back. The charity — now called AGE UK — was earning a staggering £35000 a year in referral fees. Age UK boss Graham Morris said: "We are offering to return any historic commission made by ...

Give a little and let charities live a lot : A not-for-profit organisation, Giveacar has also raised more than £85000 for Cancer Research UK , thanks to motorists donating their cars. London charities to have benefited include Great Ormond Street Hospital, Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, ... Evening Standard

Voters in Birmingham may back the establishment of directly elected mayors ... : Sign up to Society daily email briefing • Homeless households increase by 13% • Transgender and disabled murders to incur far harsher hate-crime penalty • Breast cancer screening does more harm than good, study claims • Directly elected mayors could ... The Guardian (blog)

Kelvin MacKenzie apologises for Hillsborough mistake : Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has apologised for blaming reporters in Liverpool for the newspaper's Hillsborough coverage. The paper wrongly claimed that Liverpool fans "picked the pockets" of some of the 96 victims of the 1989 tragedy and ... BBC News

Surrey most generous UK county for child sponsorships Surrey has been ranked the most generous county in the UK for sponsoring children in poor countries. Anti- poverty charity ActionAid, a cause focusing on child sponsorship in very deprived areas of the world, said new research figures show the county is ...

Artistic and economic regeneration in Glasgow's South Block ... : Today sees the formal completion of a £3.5 million warehouse regeneration programme in Glasgow which will earn £69 million for Scotland's economy. In immediate terms it is good news because the South Block building will become a hub ... United Kingdom | Ireland

AGE UK: Celebrity coat sale : That's certainly the case in the celebrity coat sale taking place on eBay right now as part of Age UK's donate a coat auction. The charity sale is raising cash for the elderly care organisation's winter awareness 'Spread Some Warmth' campaign. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK's Cameron defends London's financial industry : By ROBERT BARR AP Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron walks past the Downing Street Christmas tree as he leaves number 10 in London , to go to the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session at the Houses of Parliament, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK Trade Deficit Shrinks : By ALEX BRITTAIN And JASON DOUGLAS LONDON —The UK's deficit on trade in goods in October saw its biggest monthly drop since comparable records began, thanks to a record rise in exports and a fall in imports. The goods trade deficit fell to £7.6 billion ... United Kingdom | Ireland

AGE UK: Celebrity coat sale : Behind the celebrity campaigning the main message is that this time of the year is a very challenging one for many old people as the temperatures drop and we head firmly into winter. Age UK says 200 old people die every year in the UK because of the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK police arrest six in student loan phishing scam : By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service UK police arrested six people on Thursday for allegedly running a phishing scam that stole an estimated 1.6 million (US$2.6 million) from victims who had taken out student loans. The group is alleged to have sent out ... United Kingdom | Ireland

New York air route 'could bring in £1m' a year by Ciaran Jones, South Wales Echo A MOOTED daily transatlantic flight between Cardiff and New York could pump more than £1m a year into the Welsh economy, according to previously unseen reports. Feasibility studies undertaken on behalf of the ...

Why we should all give thanks for the Human Rights Act : What we read less about are those vulnerable older people in the UK who depend on the act for protection, or to improve the fundamental services on which they rely. Dignity and respect are at the core of human rights. Unfortunately, older people are ... The Guardian (blog)

Co-operatives offer real empowerment, strong ethics and business discipline : Co-operatives also deliver public services, including housing , social care, sport and leisure, recycling and healthcare. Credit unions are consumer owned financial co-operatives whose membership has tripled over the last 10 years. ... The Guardian (blog)

Breast cancer wars, critical care criticised and abortion-depression link debunked Finally, both the Guardian and the Telegraph report that having an abortion does not increase a woman´s risk of suffering mental health problems. Women with unwanted pregnancy do have a higher incidence of mental health issues than those in the general ...

How to make decent homes out of temporary accomodation : With more than 30000 empty homes across the UK , the model seems ripe for replication in other areas. The Local Space model provides 132 homes for key workers and 1758 homes for homeless people nominated by the London boroughs of Newham, Hackney, ... The Guardian

'See elderly as human beings' : The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed in October that the number of centenarians in the UK has increased fivefold in the last 30 years. The seismic change in life expectancy is fantastic news. But the typical care home model is still ... BBC News

Deported family must be allowed back and paid nearly £40000 compensation ... ... from depression and mental health problems, still felt the psychological effects of their 'nightmarish' experience, said Mr Gill. They remained isolated and had never developed settled lives in Germany and wished to be brought back to the UK . ...

Clarke Carlisle says his battle with depression can help others : The very thing you need to do is the last thing you want to do The debate around mental health in football has grown since Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke and Rushden & Diamonds keeper Dale Roberts took their own lives. And the centre-back has never ... BBC Sport

People are dumping their dogs like never before : At a small dog- rescue charity , All Dogs Matter in London, Ira Moss is showing me her latest list from the local pound. Each dog has a picture and a writeup. It has only seven days to find a safe space in a shelter : if it doesn't find one, ... The Guardian

Three remanded over cannabis seizure : Three other women aged 27, 43 and 49, were arrested in south Belfast on suspicion of immigration offences and are being questioned by police and UK Border Agency officials. A 41 year old man arrested as part of the same operation was later released. ...

Changing the locks: HIV discovery could allow scientists to block virus's ... : The research was funded by the Wellcome Trust, the National Institute of Health Research and the Medical Research Council in the UK , and the National Institutes of Health, the University of Pennsylvania Center for AIDS Research, and the Pennsylvania ...

London 2012: England torchbearers revealed : Miss Sheppard helps run a social group for adults with Asperger's and supports homeless charities and a hospice. She said she was "humbled and touched" to have been nominated by her friends. The biochemistry student at Bristol University admitted she ... BBC News

New Glasgow police charge young male with gun-related offenses NEW GLASGOW – A male young person has been arrested and charged with multiple gun-related offenses. During a police search of the male young person, it was found he was in procession of a firearm. Police are not saying at this point what type of ...

London 2012 Olympics: Torchbearers to include war veterans and charity workers Holly Hamill, 17, of Glengormly, Northern Ireland, was nominated by her gymnastics coach for overcoming cystic fibrosis to win four gold medal apparatus medals at the Rhythmic British Championships. Stunned: Rachel Nafzger said she couldn't believe she ...

Cancer, victim-blaming and the benefits system : Income and social class connect directly, for example, to the poor diet imposed by Britain's OECD-documented widening income inequalities. It also produces poor housing near busy, polluting roads and explains dusty, dirty, chemical-laden jobs and long ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Study shows unwanted pregnancy — not abortion — raises risk of mental health ... Among women with unwanted pregnancies, those who had abortions were no more likely to suffer from problems including anxiety or depression than women who gave birth, the research review by the UK's National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health found. ...

150 inmates in Folsom involved in prison riot : In addition to the inmate shot in the leg by a prison guard, a second inmate remains hospitalized with facial injuries and a possible broken shoulder, according to a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation statement. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Seven arrested as drugs seized : Twenty three kilos of herbal cannabis was seized at two locations in north and south Belfast. In north Belfast, £2500 worth of loose tobacco, £9000 in cash and counterfeit packaging materials were also found. Three people have been charged, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Britain bucks downward trend on tackling neglected diseases : According to a report from Policy Cures, an independent research group, public funding from the world's richest countries for R&D on diseases such as HIV and Aids , tuberculosis and malaria fell by $125m in 2010, a drop of 6%. ...

On Assignment: Paws in Prison Program kicks off : The inmates benefit by gaining skills necessary to support successful rehabilitation and improve public safety. Thursday the inmates are meeting their canines for the first time. The program will be introduced in the Randall Williams Correctional ... Today's THV

UK cancer charity slashes research budget : One of Britain's largest biomedical funders, Cancer Research UK , will slash research spending because of falling donations, the charity announced on 7 December. The London-based non-profit organization will cut its annual research budget of roughly ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Conservative compassion seems to exclude the disabled and sick : None of us are immune from ill health, disability or poverty. Cancer alone will affect one in three people, mental health problems will affect one in four. We will all rely on a pension when we retire. At some point, all of us will need to use the NHS. ... The Guardian

Malawi to review anti-gay laws : In an unprecedented move, the US joined the UK to tie foreign aid to a country's protection of sexual minorities. “Some have suggested that gay rights and human rights are separate and distinct; but, in fact, they are one and the same,” Clinton said. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

The role of respect in preventing future riots I took part in research in the late 90s for the Social Exclusion Unit on 16- to 19-year-olds which highlighted lack of provision for young people as instrumental in their marginalisation and Neet status. Young people need to feel they have a stake in ...

Social tenants unfairly blamed for summer's riots In the wake of the unrest, landlords including L&Q, Peabody, and Amicus Horizon said they would consider evicting tenants who were charged with riot-related offences, leading to criticism that social housing tenants would be punished twice. ...