Thieves put children in charity containers to steal clothes

"Children are being put through the hatches of recycling banks to steal second-hand clothing, according to charity officials in Lincolnshire. A recycling bank containing Oxfam donations at Morrisons' car park, in Wainfleet Road, Skegness, has been targeted five times since...

Scots criminal age to go up to 12

"The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland is to be raised from eight to 12, ministers have confirmed. It will bring Scotland into line with most of Europe, but the Scottish Government said the rise would not mean "letting off" younger offenders. Justice Secretary Kenny...

Student Paramedics tackle knife and drugs dangers in school

"Student paramedics from the University of the West of England have visited secondary and special schools to give first-aid skills training, utilising three real-life topics relevant to young peoples' everyday lives as part of an Aim Higher campaign. The three strands of...

South Africa: Mbeki blamed for 330,000 Aids deaths

Criminality and HIV/AIDS is a rather Gray area. Now, allegations made by a South Africa activits- Zackie Achmat -against former President Thabo Mbeki could ignite its international implications in the very...

In a Rio slum, armed militia replaces drug gang's criminality with its own

"Brazil is undergoing an economic boom that is lifting millions out of poverty. But here in Rio, the incident, which came to light through a series of articles in O Dia, has become a prominent sign of the strains...

Crack down on US mod chip sellers

"US Customs has carried out raids in 16 states to clamp down on the sale of modification or "mod" chips. In the largest operation of its kind to date US Customs officials raided more than 30 homes, businesses and...

Unborn babies targeted in crackdown on criminality

"Blair launches policy imported from US to intervene during pregnancy to head off antisocial behaviourUnborn babies judged to be at most risk of social exclusion and turning to criminality are to be targeted in a controversial new scheme to be promoted by Downing Street...

Capitol Hill awash in corruption and criminality

April was a not a good month for the Republican Party. Two Congressional Republicans were forced to step down from their seats on powerful House committees amidst separate corruption and influence-peddling investigations—and may eventually lose their seats in Congress or go...

THE LAST DAYS OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

"Few investigate journalists have traced and catalogued the criminality of the Bush Family, and the current President Bush, like Robert Parry has. He broke some of the key stories of the Iran-Contra affair in the 1980s, and remains a serious thorn in the side of the Bush...

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