Child health care - latest news from the UK
Guy Adams: Commercial forces born in the USA (Independent)
In the doctor's surgery, they've leaflets advertising something called the BabyPlus. Each one costs $150 (£100), but apparently they're the latest big thing among the Hollywood celebrity crowd – and not buying one is tantamount to child abuse. So naturally, I'm tempted. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 11/03/10 00:09:32
Q&A: Reed Henry on cybercrime and the CSOC (vnunet.com)
Nicola Brittain, Computing , Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 13:18:00 Reed Henry, senior vice president of cyber security firm ArcSight, explains how the Cyber Security Operations Centre will help in the fight against cybercrime The first of two offices due to be set up under Gordon Brown’s National Cyber Security Strategy announced last summer will start operations on 10 March. The Cyber Security ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 09/03/10 13:28:38
Women's Support Groups Make Dramatic Improvements On Neonatal Survival Rates (Medical News Today)
Women's community groups have had a dramatic effect on reducing neonatal mortality rates in some of the poorest areas on India, according to a study published in the journal the Lancet. The groups provide a cost-effective intervention with added benefits such as reducing significantly maternal depression and improving decision-making amongst the women. Every year, an estimated four million ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 08/03/10 15:47:44
Diabetics are offered £250 course to help them manage disease (The Scotsman)
PATIENTS with diabetes are being offered a qualification to help them manage their condition, reducing the risk of complications. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 08/03/10 00:30:04
Childbirth death risk in third world as bad as UK 100 years ago (The Scotsman)
PREGNANT women in developing countries face as great a risk of death in childbirth as British mothers-to-be 100 years ago, campaign groups today warned. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 08/03/10 00:18:09
Developing world mothers 'at risk' (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Pregnant women in developing countries face as great a risk of death in childbirth as British mothers-to-be 100 years ago, campaign groups warned. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 08/03/10 00:06:13
How to stop women dying - hand out some mobile phones? (Guardian Unlimited)
I made a plea for action rather than words on maternal mortality the other day. Sometimes one wonders whether all the good intentions, hot air and large sums of cash spent on talking about important issues like women dying in childbirth might not be better invested in some practical help on the ground - such as mobile phones for traditional birth attendants in rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 05/03/10 03:42:49
Lifestyle coaches to help four-year-olds play... from the government that's STILL selling off school sports fields (Daily Mail)
The scheme is designed to tackle childhood obesity but was described yesterday as a 'ridiculous' waste of taxpayers' money and a further nail in the coffin of competitive sport. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 04/03/10 23:48:31
Has Zuma's visit restored credibility? (BBC News)
The South African president is returning after a three-day state visit to the UK. Has the trip improved his credibility? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 04/03/10 12:36:16
Can Zuma's visit restore credibility? (BBC News)
The South African president is on a three-day state visit to the UK. Can the trip restore his reputation? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 04/03/10 12:36:16
Child heart op deaths investigated (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Concerns about children's heart surgery units were raised prior to the decision to suspend such operations at a leading hospital. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 04/03/10 11:36:42
Child heart op deaths investigated (Evening Standard)
Concerns about children's heart surgery units were raised prior to the decision to suspend such operations at a leading hospital. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 04/03/10 03:25:45
FACTBOX-UK Conservatives' policies on development (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters March 3 (Reuters) - A British Conservative government would commit to raising foreign aid to the U.N. target in 2013 and would aim to step up development efforts in Pakistan and Afghanistan, a senior ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 03/03/10 15:29:51
Reader views (47) (Evening Standard)
A direct result of labour's unworkable immigration policies. This is what happens when you meddle with social engineering. Labour should be tried for their crimes against the state. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 02/03/10 11:04:49
Why your phone is now the doctor in your pocket (Times Online)
Smartphones will soon be diagnosing illness as well as advising on cures. Will we all become iPho-chondriacs? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 02/03/10 08:41:47
Letters: A mythical mandate (Independent)
Your leading article speaks of our democracy being the healthier for a closely run election (1 March). How can that be true when the party of the resulting government will not have secured a majority of the eligible voters, is unlikely to have a majority of the votes cast and may not even have the largest number of votes? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 02/03/10 00:07:52
UK NHS urged to buy Fairtrade (BBC News)
A campaign is launched to encourage the UK's health service to buy more Fairtrade and ethically-sourced equipment. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 27/02/10 01:47:53
What next for Obama's health plan? (BBC News)
President Obama's health plan has suffered another setback after cross-party talks ended without a deal. What now for the proposals? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 26/02/10 13:36:16
Can India-Pakistan talks succeed? (BBC News)
India says it has taken a "first step" towards rebuilding trust with Pakistan. How should the two countries resolve their differences? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/02/10 11:06:16
Press Release (PharmiWeb)
New guidance published today (24 February) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) aims to reinforce the safety of donor breast milk by making recommendations to maintain high standards of practice in specialist milk banks in the UK. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/02/10 09:05:13
New NICE Guideline Aims To Promote Consistent Safety Standards For Donor Breast Milk (Medical News Today)
New guidance published today (24 February) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) aims to reinforce the safety of donor breast milk by making recommendations to maintain high standards of practice in specialist milk banks in the UK. New mothers can choose to donate their breast milk to a dedicated milk bank. It can then be used by hospitals that request it... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/02/10 07:25:12
Earth Watch (BBC News)
The ascent of man... and his relatives' descent (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 24/02/10 11:31:57
Wednesday's news and tips (Investors Chronicle)
■ Don Argus, chairman of mining giant BHP Billiton, has chosen 30 March 2010 as the date on which he will relinquish the role and quit the board. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 24/02/10 10:11:59
Budgets for babies (Times Online)
No Frills Don’t even think about live-in childcare. Aside from the expense, there’s not enough room — not everyone has a spare floor for a Slovakian teenager. Instead you recruit Granny (free). (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 23/02/10 21:26:47
Herald Scotland (EveningTimes Online)
Marie with Oliver, one, John and Luke Currie, four, at the Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit at Yorkhill Hospital. Pictures: Christian Cooksey The work of a team of scientists and doctors from Glasgow is helping to change the lives of people across the world. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 23/02/10 11:01:54
Time for media to move on from 'Irisgate' (Belfast Telegraph)
Is it just me or is there anyone else who is sick and tired of hearing more 'revelations' about the Iris Robinson affair? Related Stories Where is Nellie? How does God feel about child abuse? Slogans fail to hide reality of the DUP's failures Retiring crisis Show humility in PMS debacle (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 23/02/10 06:05:22
Gordon Brown warns voters of Conservatives' ideological 'hatred' of the state (Daily Telegraph)
PM warns voters not to hand power to a Conservative Party which he said would put economic recovery at risk. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 19/02/10 11:22:22
Yarl's Wood criticised again by the children's commissioner for England (Bedford Today)
Immigration removal centre still "distressing and harmful" for youngsters (18/02/2010 11:06:32) (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 18/02/10 16:53:49
Site Search: (Guernsey Press and Star)
COMPELLING cyclists to wear helmets would put people off riding, a Jersey deputy said last night. Daniel Wimberley was guest speaker at last evening’s Guernsey Bicycle Group annual general meeting. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 18/02/10 15:06:59
Stephanomics (BBC News)
How this has been a recession of the young (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/02/10 15:02:38
News Brief (Ekklesia)
Yarl's Wood detention centre in Bedfordshire, remains "no place for a child", the children's commissioner for England has said in a new report published today. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/02/10 10:11:13
Concern on child detentions (BBC News)
Concerns persist over the way children are held at the Yarl's Wood deportation centre despite some improvements, a review finds. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/02/10 05:53:38
Child detention 'still a concern' (BBC News)
Concerns persist over the way children are held at a deportation centre despite improvements, a review finds. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/02/10 05:53:38
Child detention 'still a concern' (BBC News)
Concerns persist over the way children are held at a deportation centre, a review finds. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/02/10 05:53:18
Detention of children condemned (Evening Standard)
Conditions in an immigration detention centre have been criticised in a report by the Children's Commissioner. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/02/10 00:55:38
Detention of children condemned (Belfast Telegraph)
Conditions in an immigration detention centre have been criticised in a report by the Children's Commissioner. Related Stories Bombshell Allen opens Brit awards Brits go Gaga for American singer Adams's wife has cancer surgery Record-breaking pub 'a small gem' Labour market still fragile: unions (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/02/10 00:50:05
Sir Al Aynsley-Green: detention of youngsters at Yarl’s Wood must end (Times Online)
The Children’s Commissioner has called for an end to the detention of youngsters in immigration removal centres. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/02/10 00:36:24
Many U.S. kids have chronic health problems: study (Reuters)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than a quarter of American children have a chronic health condition such as obesity or asthma, but many children overcome these problems with time, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 16/02/10 22:32:47
Year of Celebrations to Mark 150th Birthday of Royal Hospital for Sick Children (South Edinburgh Net)
This week sees the launch of a year of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Edinburgh s internationally-renowned Royal Hospital for Sick Children. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 16/02/10 15:25:09
The Bedouin: Squatters on their own land (AlertNet)
Oxfam GB - UK Oxfam’s Catherine Weibel reports on the Bedouin tribes of the Negev desert, a people whose semi-nomadic traditions have placed them in legal no-man’s land with the Israeli government. A precarious situation The remains of demolished houses can be found in most of the unrecognised villages scattered in the Negev desert. Credit: Catherine Weibel In Jerusalem, most souvenir shops [...] (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 16/02/10 09:44:00
NICE Opens Consultation To Improve Care For Pregnant Women With Complex Social Factors (Medical News Today)
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is developing guidance to help the NHS provide better and more effective antenatal services for pregnant women faced with difficult social circumstances. As part of this process, the draft version of the guideline, which contains recommendations for healthcare professionals, has been published on the NICE website and is now ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 15/02/10 15:31:31
Press Release (PharmiWeb)
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is developing guidance to help the NHS provide better and more effective antenatal services for pregnant women faced with difficult social circumstances. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 15/02/10 09:34:33
The boy who died for 11 minutes (Times Online)
Every year 600 outwardly healthy young people die from sudden death syndrome. But a new free screening test could help (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 15/02/10 09:12:17
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-11 19:05 UPDATE 2-S.Africa's Zuma says economy on recovery path (Interactive Investor)
By Wendell Roelf (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 11/02/10 19:28:33
George Osborne's budget dilemma (Guardian Unlimited)
With growth sluggish and recovery anaemic, the chancellor-in-waiting must choose risky cuts or a public spending climbdown George Osborne's biggest dilemma is over how to perform a U-turn on the speed of Tory spending cuts. His initial promise to slash spending as soon as the Conservatives were elected stems from late last summer, when the consensus view was that Britain would emerge from ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 10/02/10 20:48:51
Michelle Obama launches US campaign to eliminate childhood obesity (Guardian Unlimited)
• One in three American children overweight or obese • Schools and food industry enlisted in drive The Obama administration today embarked on a programme to eliminate childhood obesity, one of the biggest health problems in the US, "within a generation". Launching the initiative at the White House, Michelle Obama spoke about an "epidemic of childhood obesity", saying that over the last three ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 10/02/10 02:31:46
Masters of American literature (Guardian Unlimited)
With the death of JD Salinger last week, a remarkable era in US literature came to its end. Mark Lawson reflects on the passing of an unrivalled generation January 27 is becoming a black-letter day in American literature. On that day in 2009, John Updike died and, this year, the first anniversary of that loss was marked by the news that JD Salinger was dead. It's an artificial coincidence – of ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 09/02/10 19:44:10
Mothers go on hunger strike at immigration centre after being separated from children (Daily Telegraph)
A group of up to 80 mothers detained at an immigration centre have gone in hunger strike in protest at being separated from their children, it has emerged. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 09/02/10 07:52:23
Nick Robinson (BBC News)
Asking Cardiff: Do you want five more years of Labour? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 08/02/10 15:18:49
Hewitt on Europe (BBC News)
Is the euro being stretched to breaking point? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 08/02/10 12:22:19
What we can learn from Scandinavia on equality (The New Statesman)
A talk, in Norway, by one of the authors of bestselling book 'The Spirit Level' is highly revealing. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 07/02/10 14:34:19
'Our sons were victims of a deadly strangling craze' (Belfast Telegraph)
Tyler Mison would have turned 14 yesterday. But in September last year his stepfather Ben walked into his bedroom to find him hanging from his bunk bed. Related Stories Easter Rising comic proves a hit Best of Northern Ireland feted by the Fate Awards (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 06/02/10 00:31:51
'Our sons were victims of a deadly strangling craze' (Belfast Telegraph)
Tyler Mison would have turned 14 yesterday. But in September last year his stepfather Ben walked into his bedroom to find him hanging from his bunk bed. Related Stories Pair ran 35 brothels in Northern Ireland and Republic Charles Darwin's ancestors among first Homo sapiens to leave Africa (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 06/02/10 00:19:22
Robert Peston (BBC News)
BAE Systems damaged by guilty pleas (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 05/02/10 20:32:50
Hewitt on Europe (BBC News)
Stars and swipes - Obama 'snub' hits raw EU nerve (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 05/02/10 14:37:19
Labour and Employment (Mondaq)
This year looks like it is going to be another exciting and busy time in the increasingly fast moving world of employment law. This article is a look at what we can expect to see in 2010. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 05/02/10 13:25:34
'Our sons were victims of the deadly strangling craze' (Independent)
Tyler Mison would have turned 14 today. But in September last year his stepfather Ben walked into his bedroom to find him hanging from his bunk bed. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 05/02/10 00:09:23
SocietyGuardian.co.uk email briefing 4 February 2010 (Guardian Unlimited)
• News: Doctor Daniel Ubani unlawfully killed overdose patient • Features: I don't care what the researchers say, I was a preghead, says Zoe Williams • Gallery: Eight months with London's Air Ambulance Welcome to the daily news round-up from SocietyGuardian.co.uk *************** Today's top story - Violent deaths of children 'down 40%' Researchers say child death rate has plummeted in the last ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 04/02/10 14:08:38
MoJ restricts civil legal aid (Law Society Gazette)
The Ministry of Justice has announced it is to press ahead with proposals to restrict civil legal aid for people not resident in the UK, tighten the funding rules for judicial review and limit funding for public interest cases, despite strong opposition from lawyers. The consultation paper – Legal Aid: Refocusing on Priority Cases – sets out a range of proposals which the MoJ said were designed ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 04/02/10 11:20:20
Less is more when it comes to scrutiny of public services (The Scotsman)
AMONG the concessions won by the opposition parties as part of the horse-trading over the Scottish Parliament's budget was the formation of a panel to scrutinise the gove (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 04/02/10 00:17:17
Hewitt on Europe (BBC News)
Euro fears prompt EU surveillance of Greek budget (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 03/02/10 13:37:23
Dangers of 'lax' cosmetic surgery rules (BBC News)
Patients need better protection from some of those involved in the cosmetic industry, warn British Association of Plastic Surgeon president, Nigel Mercer (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 03/02/10 06:12:46
HCPs Encouraged To Register For Free DVD Vouchers For Children With Type 1 Diabetes (Medical News Today)
Leading health charity Diabetes UK is encouraging healthcare professionals to sign up for vouchers to give to children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, so they can claim a free DVD starter pack. The starter pack, Type 1 diabetes: journey of a lifetime, has been created primarily to help meet the needs of young people aged between 10 and 14 who have been newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 02/02/10 11:42:26
President for a day: 'Cheap rice' (BBC News)
Tell us what your inaugural address to the nation would be if you were elected president of your country. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 01/02/10 17:49:08
President for a day: 'No to divisiveness' (BBC News)
Tell us what your inaugural address to the nation would be if you were elected president of your country. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 01/02/10 17:49:08
President for a day: 'An honest smile' (BBC News)
Tell us what your inaugural address to the nation would be if you were elected president of your country. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 01/02/10 17:49:08
President for a day: 'Be quiet' (BBC News)
Tell us what your inaugural address to the nation would be if you were elected president of your country. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 01/02/10 17:49:08
Food fix (BBC News)
Rice for the people - what would you do as leader? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 01/02/10 17:42:38
You the president: 'Be quiet' (BBC News)
Rice for the people - what would you do as leader? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 01/02/10 17:42:38
The joker wins (BBC News)
No Nigerians on the moon - what would you do as leader? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 01/02/10 17:42:38
'For Care and Duty' - medics on the front line (BBC News)
BBC Scotland news reader Jackie Bird keeps a diary of her journey to see Scots troops in Afghanistan. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 31/01/10 12:48:07
Care and Duty (BBC News)
Jackie Bird spends time with medics preparing for war (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 31/01/10 12:35:39
Letters: Corruption and poverty to blame for scandals (Independent)
Mary Wright (letters, 26 January) is right in asking about a lack of 24-hour GP care, but what Mary Dejevsky was really referring to (Comment, 15 January) was the sad, inevitable outcome of the new GP contract forced upon bewildered, overworked doctors in 2004. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 29/01/10 13:05:52
News Brief (Ekklesia)
The lives of thousands of expectant mothers in Haiti and the lives of their unborn babies are at risk after the earthquake left the healthcare system in tatters, leaving the women with no choice but to deliver their babies in emergency camps, say development agencies working in the region. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 28/01/10 21:11:13
Afghan diary (BBC News)
Jackie Bird on the best of times and worst of times in a war zone (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 28/01/10 12:50:55
Afghanistan diary (BBC News)
Seven days with Scottish troops in the war zone (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 28/01/10 12:48:07
Afghan diary (BBC Glasgow)
Jackie Bird's blog on Scots troops in Afghanistan (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 28/01/10 12:48:07
Nick Clegg calls for whistleblower protection to be restored (Liberal Democrat Party)
The public interest defence for civil service whistleblowers should be restored, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said today in a speech to the Institute of Government. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 26/01/10 18:16:20
Minister brings 1GOAL campaign to Leamington (DFID)
Pupils at St Anthony’s Primary School and International Development Minister Gareth Thomas brought the global 1GOAL campaign to Leamington yesterday. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 26/01/10 10:46:50
Martin Hannan: Cheating dirties NHS reputation (The Scotsman)
QUIS custodiet ipsos custodes? This question, first recorded by Plato as being raised with Socrates and then memorably rendered in Latin by Juvenal, is one all democracies m (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 26/01/10 10:15:49
Meet the cage fighting mum (Belfast Telegraph)
Meet Aisling McLarnen — doting mum, healthcare worker and fearsome cage fighter. Related Stories How do you ever tell your children that you could die from cancer? How woman overcame fear of beaches Why I had 15 abortions Puerto Rican abortion-addict Irene Vilar - Why I had 15 terminations Confessions of a working mother: Warding off the tears from my hosital bed (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 26/01/10 00:46:31
Meet the cage fighting mum (Belfast Telegraph)
Meet Aisling McLarnen — doting mum, healthcare worker and fearsome cage fighter. Related Stories How woman overcame fear of beaches (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 26/01/10 00:35:12
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-25 20:57 UPDATE 5-Obama to address voter fears in State of Union (Interactive Investor)
By Alister Bull and Caren Bohan (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/01/10 21:28:03
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-25 18:30 UPDATE 4-Obama unveils new initiatives for middle class (Interactive Investor)
By Caren Bohan and Alister Bull (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/01/10 18:58:09
Re-appointments To The Advisory Board On The Registration Of Homeopathic Products (Medical News Today)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Appointments Commission are pleased to announce the re-appointment of the Chair and one member to the Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products (ABRHP). The ABRHP is an independent body that works closely with the MHRA, advising UK health ministers on the regulation of homeopathic products. Dr Tim Chambers ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/01/10 15:37:32
A Deafening Silence - Children And Young People With Diabetes Feel They Are Being Ignored (Medical News Today)
Thousands of children and teenagers with diabetes in the UK are left disenfranchised and at risk of developing serious health complications, because they feel healthcare professionals and schools don't always listen to their needs and help them control their diabetes. This is the finding of a report by Diabetes UK. We are now calling for improved provision of and access to educational and ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/01/10 15:36:18
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-25 14:35 UPDATE 2-Obama unveils new initiatives for middle class (Interactive Investor)
By Caren Bohan (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/01/10 14:58:19
BMA/RCN Humanitarian Fund Announces £25,000 For Health Projects In The Developing World (Medical News Today)
NHS teams planning humanitarian work overseas can apply for grants of up to £3000 from the BMA/RCN Humanitarian Fund from last friday (22 January 2010). The total amount available for projects in 2010 will be £25,000 - comprising, £20,000 from the BMA, and £5,000 from the Royal College of Nursing. Last year, 29 grants were awarded from the Humanitarian Fund, which is administered by the BMA ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/01/10 14:37:29
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-25 13:06 Obama unveils new initiatives for middle class (Interactive Investor)
By Caren Bohan (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/01/10 13:28:41
Tories back plan to extend 'Sarah's law' sex offender checks (Guardian Unlimited)
Home secretary plans national launch of powers enabling parents to check whether child carers are convicted sex offenders The Conservatives today backed plans by the home secretary, Alan Johnson, for a national roll-out of powers allowing parents to check whether those who regularly care for their children are convicted sex offenders. The decision followed a pilot scheme in four police areas ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 25/01/10 00:01:57
Businesses matched through speed dating (Guardian Unlimited)
ClearlySo works to bring entrepreneurs together with its ideal investors It has already proved effective in the realm of personal relationships, so it is no surprise that the business world has also seen the appeal of speed dating, bringing entrepreneurs together with potential investment partners. It was a popular way of creating deals during the dotcom boom – with events such as First Tuesday ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 24/01/10 23:46:33
Reader views (80) (Evening Standard)
iv worked since i left school at 17.i only ever had 2 employers both 10yrs each so have always paid my taxes.while i was in my last employment(panasonic pentwyn cardiff)i was in a r,t,a.road traffic accident(6month in hospital) which left me disabled.so rather than collect my redundancy off them i had my pension though ill health..i still pay taxes,anyway i need a council house to live for me ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 24/01/10 07:34:15
Haiti: babies born in Red Cross field hospital (AlertNet)
British Red Cross Society - UK Two babies were born on 20 January at a Red Cross field hospital in Port-au-Prince. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 22/01/10 11:59:00
The challenge of improving nutrition: facts and figures (AlertNet)
Source: SciDev.Net A healthy diet is more than just calories. Priya Shetty gets the figures on the cost of poor nutrition and the scale of the challenge. Hunger: it's an emotive term for undernutrition. It conjures ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 21/01/10 15:00:11
SocietyGuardian.co.uk briefing, Tuesday 19 January (Guardian Unlimited)
* News: Doncaster child services 'dysfunctional' * Features: Start running and watch your brain grow, say scientists * Comment: Reading your way out of depression Welcome to the daily news round-up from SocietyGuardian.co.uk *************** Today's top story - Children given wrong drug doses Hospital doctors make mistakes in more than one in 10 prescriptions they write for children, study claims ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 21/01/10 02:23:59
Socio-economic rights get celebrity backing | Afua Hirsch (Guardian Unlimited)
The movement to include socio-economic rights in the UK's constitution is brought to mind in celebrations on Martin Luther King day It's not often there is a natural convergence between the glitz of Hollywood and human rights, so the rare alignments are worth noting. Yesterday the US embassy celebrated Martin Luther King day in breathtaking fashion. A New Orleans jazz quartet, a phenomenal choir ... (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 20/01/10 13:38:36
Herald Scotland (EveningTimes Online)
A GENEROUS Glasgow businessman has donated £10,000 to help rebuild a school reduced to rubble in the Haiti earthquake. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 19/01/10 11:15:24
Baby Baracks (BBC News)
Would you name your child after President Obama? (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 18/01/10 11:07:34
A story of three babies named Barack Obama (BBC News)
A year on from the US presidential inauguration, Sue Mitchell speaks to three families around the world who named their babies after Barack Obama. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 18/01/10 11:03:39
Young people get to work at charity of choice (The Hexham Courant)
TWO people from Tynedale will spend the next two months working at the charity of their choice. (read full article)
Source: Yahoo! News 17/01/10 15:08:59
