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Prison for BNP activist's killer
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:27:01 -0000
An Asian man is jailed for the manslaughter of his BNP activist neighbour who he stabbed following a long-running dispute.
More firms increase energy bills
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:03:09 -0000
Two more energy firms, Scottish Energy and Npower, have said they will raise gas and electricity prices, blaming more expensive wholesale costs.
Police resume arson house search
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:44:29 -0000
Officers investigating a fire at the home of a wealthy family, who are all missing, continue their search of the property.
Airline collapse hits thousands
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:39:25 -0000
Hundreds of travellers are stranded and tens of thousands lose bookings after the budget airline Zoom collapses.
UK considers Guantanamo man move
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:30:14 -0000
The government is given more time by the High Court to consider its refusal to disclose material concerning a UK man held in Guantanamo Bay.
Carers 'need more financial help'
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:51:47 -0000
The government must provide more money for Britain's six million unpaid carers, who save the taxpayer �87bn a year, MPs say.

The Economist: Britain

Population changes:
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000
Immigrants and babies could make Britain the EU’s biggest countryIF DEMOGRAPHY is destiny, then the British are roaring forward. On August 27th Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical service, predicted that by 2060 Britain would be the EU’s largest country, with a population of 77m (compared with around 61m today). Germany, the current top dog, will see its 82m citizens dwindle to 71m over the same period. Britain’s boom will be fuelled by a mix of immigration and a comparatively high birth rate (partly a consequence of the higher fecundity of its immigrants).Besides getting bigger, Britain will also remain youthful, at least by EU standards. Although the share of people over 65 will rise from 16% to 25% by 2060, that will still mean fewer greybeards than anywhere else in Europe except Luxembourg. Eurostatisticians prophesy that Britain will suffer less stress on its pensions and social-security systems than faster-ageing countries. Yet not all Britons revel in the idea of millions of new citizens. ...
The next Olympics:
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000
Measures to further sport will work better for the elite than for the massesWHILE lacking, perhaps, the cohesion of the men’s coxless four or the cycling pursuit team who won golds for Britain in Beijing, the unlikely quartet of footballers and pop stars led by Boris Johnson at least managed to accept the Olympic flag from China without dropping it. The whimsy of the British performance at the Olympic handover, featuring twirling umbrellas and a doubledecker bus, suggested that Britain would not attempt to match the pageantry and stadiums that cost China billions. It plans to rely heavily on what London’s mayor hopefully calls Britain’s “wit and flair”.As far as the sporting competition is concerned, however, Britain will give no quarter. Basking in the afterglow of the country’s most successful Olympic games in a century, Gordon Brown has big plans for developing sport in Britain. The prime minister’s initiatives include attempts to get more girls involved, funding to give schoolchildren five hours of sport a week and a return to competitive games in schools (on the wane since the 1960s). More money is also expected for community sports facilities. ...
Sex education:
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000
A debate over introducing the birds and the bees in primary schoolsA COMMON complaint about education in Britain is that everything begins too early: four-year-olds start school shortly after abandoning afternoon naps; toddlers barely able to hold a pen are supposed to form letters. Yet one subject, some say, is left too late. Sex education first appears on the compulsory curriculum when pupils between 11 and 14 years old learn the basics in science class; relationships, sexually transmitted diseases and the inadvisability of conceiving in one’s teens are relegated to the optional “personal, social and health education”. Primary schools need only have a policy on sex education—and for some that policy is “we don’t teach it”. Backed by sexual-health and children’s charities, a cross-party group of MPs is trying to change all that. In an open letter to the government, published in the Daily Telegraph on August 26th, they call for all sex education, not just the mechanics, to be made compulsory, and to start much earlier. That, they say, could help to cut the number of British teenagers who become pregnant: at 40 per thousand girls under 18 each year, Britain’s rate is outstripped in the developed world only by America’s. ...
Bagehot:
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000
The economic downturn has brought taxation back to the centre of political debate—but inside parties rather than between themONE of the oddities of the New Labour era has been the disappearance of tax (politically, not financially). The public has seemed blithely confident that the share of the nation’s wealth taken by government has been more or less correct—even as that proportion has risen by a couple of percentage points. After his three predecessors failed in their bids to beat Labour by challenging that consensus, David Cameron, the Conservative leader, decided to join his opponents instead, abandoning tax levels as an electoral issue. Now, suddenly, tax may be making a comeback.Gordon Brown will soon embark on his latest relaunch. At its centre will be what some describe as an “economic plan” (though others, wary of inflating expectations, prefer less grandiose labels). The plan (or whatever) seems set to have two main components: assistance for the grim housing market and help with fuel costs for low-income families. Mr Brown is being urged by some in his party to make tax part of the plan too, by, for example, raising rates on very high-earners to fund a cut for the rest. But the idea that has caused most excitement is that of imposing a windfall tax on energy firms—whose tariffs have been rising along with their profits—to pay for a fuel subsidy. ...
Buying airports:
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000
Britain’s privatised airports may slip back into public handsALONG with cricket and the industrial revolution, privatisation must rank high on any list of Britain’s intangible exports that have helped shape the world. Margaret Thatcher’s wholesale auctioning of huge parts of the state, from telephones to water utilities, has been widely trumpeted (if less widely emulated) as the cure for all economic ills. So one of the ironies to emerge from plans by the competition regulator to break up BAA, the privatised company which owns Britain’s biggest airports, is that the leading bidder for some of its airstrips is itself in public ownership.Two decades after they were privatised, Britain’s main airports are a shambles. Terminals and runways are so overcrowded that flights depart late and bags are lost. Their perennially faulty plumbing has become a point of pride for many visitors from Africa; the lavatories at the airports back home work better. ...
Weak sterling:
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000
The pound’s fall is signalling deeper worries about the economyWHATEVER reassurances ministers may offer about the prospects for the economy, the judgment of the foreign-exchange markets is more telling, for it is backed by money. That judgment is a harsh one. The pound has fallen sharply against the dollar over the past month, closing at $1.84, its lowest for over two years, on August 26th.Sterling has not been alone in slipping against the dollar. The euro fell almost as steeply during August. But the latest setback to the pound follows a bigger and longer devaluation against the euro that started a year ago (see chart). Altogether, sterling’s trade-weighted index (in which the euro has a weight of 54% compared with the dollar’s 16.5%) has declined by over 13% in the past 12 months, reaching its lowest point since 1996. ...

 

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Abaana - Children's charity that raises funds for projects such as child sponsorship, schools, hospitals and clean water. Includes photo gallery, online donation, resources, statistics and stories.
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Action Against Hunger UK - UK part of an international organisation that has projects to fight hunger.

Activation Trust - A charity based in the UK assisting the development and funding of a school in Migouri, Kenya. Details of their project and fundraising activities.

500 Africa Educational Trust - The trust supports education in Africa, African students studying outside of Africa and research and dissemination of information about Africa.

AMAR international - (Assisting Marsh Arabs and Refugees). Charity involved in humanitarian aid for arab refugees in Iran and Iraq.
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500 Asylum Aid - Charity providing advice and legal representation to asylum-seekers and refugees and campaigning for their fair treatment in the UK.

ATD Fourth World (UK) Ltd - Organisation that is taking an active role in communities to support the efforts of the poorest in overcoming poverty. It is a member of the International Movement ATD Fourth World.
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Band Aid 20 - Christmas single released in aid of Sudanese refugees in Darfur. Contributing artists, buy and download track online, videos and appeal information.

Birmingham Settlement UK - A charity based in Newtown, Birmingham UK. Gives advice on care, employment support, debt, national debtline and womens training. It also runs nursery facilities and charity shops.
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Bosnian Support Fund - Registered charity, aiming to help people left homeless during the Bosnian conflict. Message board, case studies, news and details of how you can help.
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British Red Cross - Organisation that provides emergency help to people in need. British part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent organisation.
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BT Community Connections - Offers awards of IT equipment to individuals or groups who wish to make a positive impact in their community. Details of how to apply and examples of successful projects. Links to other BT award schemes.

Cambodian Communities out of Crisis - Information on CCC's work in Cambodia, particularly in giving back the education that Pol Pot tried to steal.
Meta Description: [ Cambodian Communities out of Crisis, acting as a channel for the love of Jesus Christ for the people of Cambodia ]

404 Change Their Life - Shri Kanaga Thurkai Amman Temple Trust initiative is a registered charity supporting children in Sri Lanka. Supporters are asked to sponsor a child.

Chernobyl Children Life Line - Helping children suffering from the after-effects of the Chernobyl disaster and economic situation in Belarus.
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Chernobyl Children's Project - Supports the children of Belarus affected by the Chernobyl nuclear explosion through recuperative holidays in the UK and medical and humanitarian aid. History of the disaster, newsletter, details of projects and how to donate.

CINI - Child In Need Institute - Supports health care and nutrition amongst poor communities in India.
Meta Description: [ CINI UK supports the work of CINI (Child In Need Institute) in India through fundraising initiatives in the UK. ]

Community H.E.A.R.T. - A UK charity supporting local South African initiatives in health, education and reconstruction training. Information on what the organisation does, including details of projects, on corporate sponsors and on how to donate. Includes a message from Nelson Mandela.
Meta Description: [ Community H.E.A.R.T. is a UK-based charity set up to overcome apartheid's legacy in South Africa. We support local initiatives in health, education and reconstruction training, small and large. ]

Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) - Umbrella organisation which launches and coordinates responses to major disasters overseas. It enables the British public to donate to British aid agencies when they wish to respond to overseas emergencies.

Doctors Worldwide - UK-based charity working on emergency medical relief, extended medical relief and medical rehabilitation and medical education. Photos and information on projects, with how to donate or volunteer.
Meta Description: [ A charity dedicated to provision of comprehensive medical relief worldwide ]

East Sheen Chengannur Trust - Helps the poor in the Chengannur area of India and in Africa. Shows how they provide housing, education and financial aid, and ssks for sponsorship of a child or stamps and bric a brac.
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European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights - London-based European campaigning/support group for Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, includes news, ways to take action, background information, and events.
Meta Description: [ UK-based campaigning/support group for Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders ]

Facing The World - Charity founded by UK cranio-facial surgeons so that children in poor countries can receive the miracle of a new face and a life free from the stigma of deformity.
Meta Description: [ Facing the world UK is a childrens charity organisation that has cranio-facial surgeons perform facial surgery on children/ child for facial deformity and disfigurement in children. ]

Fast 4 Africa - Project which aims to empower young people so that they can really make a difference by networking their friends. Each Christmas the aim is to get as many young people across the world fasting for children in Africa.

Fire Services National Benevolent Fund - Official charity for UK Fire Service, which assists serving and retired firefighters and their dependents.
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Global Care International Children's Charity - Supports many small relief projects worldwide. Site contains information on programs, donation opportunities and contact forms.

Global Gang - Christian Aid's site for children - with news, games and culture from around the world.

Guatemala Solidarity Network (GSN) - Works with Guatemalan organisations and communities striving for human rights, social and economic justice and the empowerment and participation of indigenous peoples and all marginalised groups.

Halo Trust - British organisation specialising in the removal of the debris of war, such as mine clearing.
Meta Description: [ The HALO Trust - A charity specialising in the removal of the debris of war ]

Heart International - A charity that aims to help provide cardiology services in developing countries. About the charity, contact details and how to give and receive donations.

Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP) - A project to assist people from poor communities in the Himalayas to improve their employment opportunities through education. Information about the project, and different ways in which you can help.
Meta Description: [ Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP) provides educational opportunities for young people from impoverished Himalayan communities. ]

Humanity First - Serving Mankind - UK based charity focusing on the provision of help and aid to anyone, and to anywhere in the world. It has provided relief operations to a multitude of international areas.

Indict - UK charity that documents Iraqi human-rights abuses. Details, campaigns and contact information.

Invited Guest Trust - IGT is a charitable organisation supporting people in need of a holiday
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Jeans for Genes - Information about annual fundraising day on which everyone wears jeans and donates one pound to raise funds for genetic research into disorders affecting children.

Jessie's Fund - Enhances quality of life for sick children through the therapeutic use of music, often in children's hospices.
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500 Kedeco Foundation - Organization dedicated to reducing poverty in Kenya, by harnessing the labour resource of the poor community to boost economic growth.

Kingscare - Christian poverty relief organization. Inspired by the love of God. Practical action through self-help, medical and educational projects in developing countries.
Meta Description: [ God's love in action in developing countries through self-help, medical, educational and training projects ]

Komso Children's Hospital Volunteer Group - A group dedicated to improving conditions in Komso Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Russia. Information about their activities and events, with a newsletter.

Lancashire Constabulary Romania Relief Fund - Provides aid to Romanian orphanages, hospitals, children's and old people's homes. Details of activities, companies that donate and how to help.

Landmine Action - Works to eliminate landmines and to find solutions to the problems caused by cluster bombs and other unexploded ordinance.

Light up Romania Trust - A small charity helping community hospitals and their dispenseries in the villages with much needed lighting in Romania.

Lighthouse Club - Provides support for construction workers and their families. Newsletter of recent events of the club and news from the branches.
Meta Description: [ The Lighthouse Club - the Construction Industry Charity ]

Magen David Adom - Friends of MDA in Great Britain, aim to raise funds to purchase vital medical equipment and ambulances for Israel's Emergency service.

Mango - Provides financial management services to agencies working in relief and development projects in developing and disaster stricken countries.
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Meadiae Trust - Works in developing countries through media.

Medical Aid for Iraqi Children (MAIC) - Information about their activities supporting and supplying Iraqi hospitals treating children. Includes newsletter and fundraising information.
Meta Description: [ The MAIC homepage - Medical Aid for Iraqi Children, all you need to know about medical support and relief activities for Iraqi children ]

Medical Emergency Relief International - Merlin - UK medical specialist that works to provides medical relief in the aftermath of conflict, natural disaster or epidemic disease and strives to prevent the onset of future medical emergencies worldwide.
Meta Description: [ Merlin is the only specialist UK charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief for vulnerable people caught in natural disasters, conflict, disease and health system collapse. ]

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture - Organisation that provides care and rehabilitation for individuals and their families who have been subjected to torture and other forms of organised violence.
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Mexico Child Link - Supports a project in Puebla, Mexico for abandoned children with learning disabilities. Contact details, and information about the work supported.
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Newry and Mourne Romania Appeal - A charity dedicated to helping the people of Romania based in Newry Co. Down N. Ireland.
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North of England Refugee Service - Provides services to refugees and asylum seekers in the North of England.

Novi Most International - Christian voluntary organisation which works with young people in Bosnia.

Relief Fund For Romania - UK charity helping the children, sick and elderly of Romania's destitute institutions and communities.
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rens' Charity - Working to provide a better future for children and young people with a variety of special needs in Romania. Details of projects, news and ways to help.
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Re~Cycle - Charity sending old bicycles to poor countries such as Haiti and South Africa, and trains people how to repair and maintain the bikes.
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Sierra Leone Development and Relief Aid - Raises funds and collects donations 'in-kind' to help Sierra Leonean men, women and children made homeless and (in many cases) disabled in the civil war. Also supports children through school. Information on Sierra Leone, and their activities.

Sight Savers International - A charity that prevents and cures blindness globally.

SPEAK - A UK Christian charity which campaigns and prays on issues of human rights and justice.

Task Brasil - Charity established in response to the situation of the street children of Brazil. Its projects improve the lives and support children and pregnant girls living on the streets.
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The Burnaby Blue Foundation - Aims to improve the quality of life for children and young people abroad and at home. Details of current project, an orphanage in Azerbaijan, photographs and how to donate.

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund - Details the aims of the fund and all the grants that have been, or are in the process of being, awarded by the fund. It also contains information on how to apply for a grant and the future of the fund
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The Hunger Project UK - Branch of global association which helps people in Latin America, South Asia and Africa to achieve sustainable progress in health, education and income.

The Karuna Trust - UK based Buddhist organisation that has education, health and cultural projects for poor people in India of any religion. Also helps fund Buddhist activities.
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The MOC (Military Order of the Collar) Charitable Foundation - An ancient UK registered charitable foundation for the relief of poverty and sickness and for the advancement of education overseas. History, current information and projects currently in hand.
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The Refugee Council - Organisation that helps refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Campaigns for 'an open mind policy, not an open door policy'.
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The Village Service Trust - Raises funds to support work in India in the fields of women's development and health issues.
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The Wyndham Charitable Trust - A small grant-making trust which aims to eliminate slavery world-wide. Some information on the issue, information on the trust's activities and how to donate.

Toybox Charity - British Christian organization promoting awareness and sponsoring programs to alleviate the suffering of street children in Latin America. Includes newsletter, project descriptions, and sponsorship information, downloads, media and children's section.
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VegFam - The vegan charity, working to prevent famine without cruelty
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Vision Africa - Give a Child a Future - UK charity providing education and schools, homes and orphanages for the children of Kenya's Kibera slum.
Meta Description: [ UK based organisation providing education and food to the children of Kenya. Working in Kibera Slum and up country to Build & improve children's homes & schools. ]

Wishing for a Well - A charity that provides water wells in Kenya. Information on the past (history) present (projects and Mission reports) and future. Some pictures and how to help.

World Response - Organisation that is a medical-funding agency. Work includes supplying drugs, medicines and medical supplies. Also has house building and clinic building projects.
Meta Description: [ World Response is a US registered non-profit dedicated to improving access to healthcare and medicines for marginalized communities. ]