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| The seven water firms due to impose hosepipe bans are losing almost 300 million gallons a day through leaks. The huge volume disappearing down the drain would be enough to supply the daily needs of 11 million people. Two of the biggest companies involved, Anglian and Southern, are introducing rationing despite the fact they have missed official leak reduction targets. Southern Water had a target of limiting leaks to 83 million litres -18.26 million gallons - per day in 2010-2011 and the actual leakage was 16 per cent higher at 96 million litres, 21.12 million gallons. Despite this, Southern will hit its one million customers with an 8.2 per cent price rise from April 1. | |
| Social Issues | Daily Mail - March 17 2012 |
| Unemployed young men and women who turn down State-backed work training schemes will be stripped of their benefits under a Labour government, Ed Miliband said yesterday. The party leader said that for under-25s without work for at least a year 'saying no is not an option'. Labour's Budget would demand a tax on bank bonuses to fund six months' work for the young, he said. Under the 'Real Jobs Guarantee' scheme, businesses would be paid up to £4,000 to cover 25 hours-a-week paid experience, he told a Labour youth conference. | |
| Work/Employment | Daily Mail - March 17 2012 |
| A dementia patient was left to crawl naked around a filthy room in a Bupa care home because the manager was more interested in 'maximising profits and cutting costs', a court heard. Joyce Farrow, 90, spent two months in the privately run home before she was taken to hospital with a black eye and bruises. She was also suffering from an infection and dehydration and died five days later. Doctors were so concerned about her condition that they called police. Yesterday a judge at Liverpool Crown Court accused Bupa of putting 'financial interests to fill beds' above the care of its patients as he sentenced the manager of the home, Karen Southern, 52, for wilful neglect. Southern's prosecution was one of the first under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, designed to protect elderly and vulnerable patients. | |
| The Elderly | Daily Mail - March 17 2012 |
| A vicar who complained about 'blasphemous' comments made by Jeremy Clarkson has been told by the BBC that 'offensive language is just a part of everyday life'. The Rev Graeme Anderson said he was 'surprised and upset' after the Top Gear presenter shouted 'Jesus wept' and 'God Almighty' during a show screened on March 4. The 52-year-old has vowed never to watch the motoring programme again after receiving an 'unsatisfactory' response from the broadcaster, which claimed 'there is no consensus about words that are acceptable'. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Daily Mail - March 17 2012 |
| People whose minds wander might actually have sharper brains. A study shows that those who appear to be constantly distracted actually have more 'working memory', giving them the ability to do two things at the same time. The results of the research, published online in Psychological Science, are the first to show the association with mind wander¬ing and intelligence. | |
| Health | Daily Mail - March 17 2012 |
| David Cameron and Barack Obama have insisted that British and American troops are on course to step back into a support role from next year. After talks in the White House, the Prime Minister and President said the international mission was entering its final stages ahead of the Afghans taking full responsibility for security in 2014. Their confidant pronouncements came as both men reaffirmed their commitment to the transatlantic relationship, Mr Obama describing it as “the strongest it has ever been.” | |
| Disasters/War | The Sentinel – 15th March 2012 |
| The Taliban has vowed revenge after at least one U.S. soldier shot 16 Afghan civilians and burned their bodies. The attack, which comes as nearly three-quarters of the British public believe that the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable, has fuelled anger still simmering after U.S. troops burned Korans last month. U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan have stepped up security following the shootings in Kandahar province out of concerns about retaliatory attacks. The U.S. embassy has also warned American citizens in Afghanistan about the possibility of reprisals. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel – 13th March 2012 |
| Nick Clegg has insisted that controversial health reforms have proven the “value” of the coalition despite fresh turmoil within the Liberal Democrats. Activists at the party conference refused to fully endorse the NHS shake-up by voting out a crucial clause in a pro-health bill motion. Mr Clegg, pictured, conceded that the shake-up was “difficult” but said that the “value of the coalition has been proven” because of it. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 12 March 2012 |
| Catholics were urged to protect the “true meaning” of matrimony yesterday as the Church steps up its campaign against government plans for gay marriage. A letter from two senior Archbishops was read in 2500 churches during the Mass, arguing that the change would reduce the significance of marriage to just the commitment of the two people involved, without recognising the intention of procreation and the education of children | |
| Church | The Sentinel – 12 March 2012 |
| A Liberal Democrat revolt to stop the coalition’s NHS reforms was defeated by the Government as the Health and Social Care Bill moved closer to the statute book. Rebel leader Andrew George called for the legislation to be dropped and urged ministers to hold a summit with medical groups and patients’ organisation to thrash out a new step of reforms. He said the Bill had “many failings”, but despite being backed by the Labour frontbench, Mr George’s amendment was last night rejected by 314 votes to 260. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 14th March 2012 |
| David Cameron set out plans to boost Britain’s airport capacity and attract private money into the roads, as he promised to take on “vested interests” to force through improvements to the transport networks. The Prime Minister said he wanted to look “urgently” at private-sector options, which could involve tolls for new roads. He revived speculation about a new airport in the Thames estuary, by saying that the Governments aviation review will look at the pros and cons of the idea. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 20th March 2012 |
| In a speech in Tottenham, North London Iain Duncan Smith tackled issues of welfare and employment, saying that a Universal Credit system, which the Department of Work and Pensions is due to introduce, will help disadvantaged people who can only work part-time. “Universal Credit will reward you for every single hour you take in part-time work, all the way up to full-time work. It should act as an incentive that says that work always pays better than being on benefits” he said. | |
| Work/Employment | The War Cry – March 2012 |
| Clerics have spoken out in favour of same-sex marriage, as a petition that opposes a change in the law reached 100,000 signatures. Asked about their views on same-sex marriage this week, nine signatories of the letter sent to London representatives of the General Synod calling for the freedom to bless civil partnerships in church, said they would support the Governments proposals to legalise same-sex marriage. Other clergy oppose such a change. “A change in the definition of marriage to include two men or two women would seem to me to be an appropriate step in the redefinition of marriage for our particular contemporary society” said the Lead Chaplain of the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, the Reverend Robert Thompson. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Church Times – 9th March 2012 |
| The Governments plans for the reform of the NHS came under fresh attack yesterday from one of the GP groups pioneering the move to local commissioning. The tower Hamlet’s Clinical Commission Group wrote to David Cameron, urging him to ditch the Death and Social Care Bill and echoing the concerns raised by professional bodies including the British Medical Association. The group is the first CCG to go public with a call for the Bill to be scrapped. | |
| Health | The Sentinel – 29th February 2012 |
| Four in five households are living in “transport poverty”, according to figures highlighted by the RAC Foundation today. These households spend more than 10 percent of their disposable income on public and private transport, with most of the money going on buying and running a car, the foundation said. On average, households – both car and non-car owning – spend 14% of weekly expenditure on transport, with £64.90 being spent out of a total of £473.60 | |
| Money | The Sentinel – 29th February 2012 |
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