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Lord Northampton fights council over £2m Egyptian statue

24 May 2013 09:44:05 UK headlines

A marquess has begun a legal attempt to stop a town council selling a £2?million Egyptian statue that was donated by one of his ancestors.        

All News 24 May 2013 09:44:05

Nude scenes are leaving actors open to sexual abuse, claims union

24 May 2013 09:44:05 UK headlines

Equity, the actors' union, has raised concerns about how many of its members are expected to bare all at casting sessions.        

All News 24 May 2013 09:44:05

VIDEO: Sex education 'must counter porn'

24 May 2013 09:35:01 BBC News - UK

In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, a study suggests.

All News 24 May 2013 09:35:01

Quiz of the week's news

24 May 2013 09:35:01 BBC News - UK

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

All News 24 May 2013 09:35:01

Children 'let down' by council

24 May 2013 09:35:01 BBC News - UK

An independent report highlights faults in the way Rochdale Council dealt with child sex grooming.

All News 24 May 2013 09:35:01

PSNI 'may have to foot £50m G8 bill'

24 May 2013 09:35:01 BBC News - UK

The Police Service of Northern Ireland may have to pay out at least £50m to cover the costs of policing and security at the G8 summit in Fermanagh, it has been claimed.

All News 24 May 2013 09:35:01

UK only two-thirds through debt recovery, says Paul Fisher

24 May 2013 09:34:22 Finance News - Business news from the UK and world

Britain has worked its way through just two-thirds of the debt overhang from the financial crisis and will not return to "trend" levels of growth until the deleveraging is almost complete, according to a top Bank of England director.        

Finance 24 May 2013 09:34:22

Business news and markets: live

24 May 2013 09:34:22 Finance News - Business news from the UK and world

Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday with index swinging widely a day after suffering the worst one-day points drop in 13 years.        

Finance 24 May 2013 09:34:22

Manchester City 4 Chelsea 3: St Louis special served up

24 May 2013 09:34:19 Football | Mail Online

MANCHESTER CITY 4 CHELSEA 3 - IAN LADYMAN IN ST LOUIS: To say Manchester City - coached by Brian Kidd in the wake of Roberto Mancini's sacking - were the better team here would be an understatement. They played some terrific football in front of 48,263 people, especially in the opening half, and created a dozen good chances over the course of the 90 minutes.

Football 24 May 2013 09:34:19

Date set for HMRC appeal against First Tier Tax Tribunal's verdict on Rangers EBTs

24 May 2013 09:33:21 Football - Fixtures, results, news, match reports, comment

The taxman's appeal against the First Tier Tax Tribunal's verdict on Rangers use of EBTs will be heard before the start of the next league season.        

Football 24 May 2013 09:33:21

Questor share tip: Electrocomponents is perfroming well in a tough market

24 May 2013 08:52:31 Finance News - Business news from the UK and world

Electrocomponents had a tough year, but is leveraged to an upturn. Questor says hold.        

Finance 24 May 2013 08:52:31

City Diary: Ocado chief keeps chequebook closed for Waitrose's Mark Price

24 May 2013 08:52:31 Finance News - Business news from the UK and world

Was John Madejski still preoccupied by Reading FC's recent relegation to the Championship at the Waitrose summer party?        

Finance 24 May 2013 08:52:31

US 'in early stages of new Google ad probe'

24 May 2013 08:52:31 Finance News - Business news from the UK and world

US regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google, the top player in web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some ad sales, according to reports.        

Finance 24 May 2013 08:52:31

Slash corporation tax to 10pc to beat avoidance, says MP

24 May 2013 08:52:31 Finance News - Business news from the UK and world

Corporation tax should be cut to 10pc and the tax code reformed to force foreign companies to contribute the same as British firms, according to a leading Tory MP.        

Finance 24 May 2013 08:52:31

Japanese market swings widely in volatile trade

24 May 2013 08:52:31 Finance News - Business news from the UK and world

Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday with index swinging widely a day after suffering the worst one-day points drop in 13 years.        

Finance 24 May 2013 08:52:31

Schoolboy achieves 100% attendance

24 May 2013 08:45:18 BBC News - UK

A teenager carries on a family tradition by not taking a single day off throughout his time at primary and secondary school.

All News 24 May 2013 08:45:18

Manchester City 4 Chelsea 3: St Louis special served up

24 May 2013 08:43:58 Sport | Mail Online

IAN LADYMAN IN ST LOUIS: To say Manchester City - coached by Brian Kidd in the wake of Roberto Mancini's sacking - were the better team here would be an understatement. They played some terrific football in front of 48,263 people, especially in the opening half, and created a dozen good chances over the course of the 90 minutes.

Sport 24 May 2013 08:43:58

England v New Zealand: double duck at Lord's was a blow but it's victory that matters, says Matt Prior

24 May 2013 08:43:13 Sport

Matt Prior: my double duck at Lord's was a blow but winning is what matters and awesome seamers may have put England on a roll.        

Sport 24 May 2013 08:43:13

Monaco Grand Prix 2013: Mercedes' Nico Rosberg aims to win his home grand prix

24 May 2013 08:43:13 Sport

Mercedes' German driver Nic Rosberg believes he can turn his early pace in testing into a maiden win in the Moncao GP.        

Sport 24 May 2013 08:43:13

Date set for HMRC appeal against First Tier Tax Tribunal's verdict on Rangers EBTs

24 May 2013 08:43:13 Sport

The taxman's appeal against the First Tier Tax Tribunal's verdict on Rangers use of EBTs will be heard before the start of the next league season.        

Sport 24 May 2013 08:43:13

British and Irish Lions 2013: Will Greenwood in conversation with Welsh winger Ieuan Evans

24 May 2013 08:43:13 Sport

Will Greenwood: Welsh winger Ieuan Evans became a rugby legend after his series-winning heroics in 1989 Down Under.        

Sport 24 May 2013 08:43:13

Champions League final 2013: Boris Becker predicts Bayern Munich will beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1

24 May 2013 08:43:13 Sport

Bayern Munich fan Boris Becker thinks his team will have the edge over rivals Borussia Dortmund in Saturday's Champions League final at Wembley.        

Sport 24 May 2013 08:43:13

England v New Zealand, second Test: Alastair Cook's side await Neil Wagner's sledging masterclass

24 May 2013 08:43:13 Sport

Matthew Norman: Kiwi bowler's assertion that Cook and Co can be rattled by the dark art of sledging is about to be put to the test.        

Sport 24 May 2013 08:43:13

Robbie Savage on Championship play-off final: Why Ian Holloway and Gianfranco Zola guarantee return of a gentleman

24 May 2013 08:41:46 mirror - Sport

PLUS: Why MirrorFootball's star columnist will have his head in the clouds this summer

Sport 24 May 2013 08:41:46

Monte Carlo or bust: Why a visit to the Monaco Grand Prix should be on everybody's bucket list

24 May 2013 08:41:46 mirror - Sport

F1 is back in its spiritual home for the party even the absurdly wealthy are afraid to miss, writes motor-racing correspondent Byron Young

Sport 24 May 2013 08:41:46

Robbie Savage's end of season report card: Every Premier League club gets graded by MirrorFootball's Headmaster

24 May 2013 08:41:46 mirror - Sport

Find out how your team fared this term from top of the class Manchester United to expelled QPR...

Sport 24 May 2013 08:41:46

Untapped markets are the key to unlocking social enterprise investment

24 May 2013 08:40:56 Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk

The defence industry is just one example of a valuable market that is national in scale, but local in its reach and impact There's a lot of talk at the moment about social investment, and providing the right and appropriate finance for social enterprise is clearly a major issue. But I am always struck by how little talk there is about building the markets for social enterprise. After all, if you're going to pay your investor back, someone needs to be buying your goods or services. And this isn't always the public sector: the main source of income for the majority of social enterprises is actually the general public, and an increasing number sell directly to the private sector too. We need to think much more broadly and creatively about who might buy from social enterprises. For example, when you think of markets for social enterprise and social value, the defence industry isn't the first place you tend to think of. Beyond the odd article about "green" bullets and the occasional April Fool , it's always been viewed as off-limits for fairly obvious reasons – if our mission is to change the world, then why should we even engage? Actually though, the UK defence industry plays a crucial role in employment, environmental management, rural communities, and as a buyer of other businesses. And while it is national in scale, it is often very local in its reach and impact. It was this mix of factors, along with the combination of their appreciation of the social value act and a desire to build social value into their business, which led us to work with Landmarc . The company's job is to manage the defence training estate for the Ministry of Defence. It's a significant public sector contract, which involves managing pieces of land as large as Salisbury Plain or Dartmoor, and ensuring they are fit for purpose for use by the armed forces. Managing such large pieces of land also means they are responsible for hundreds of sites of special scientific interest (SSSI), the third biggest amount of woodland after the National Trust and the Forestry Commission , and that they engage daily with a huge number of local communities and other organisations. These parts of the training estate are often close to some of the most deprived rural areas in the UK, making Landmarc a hugely important local employer and buyer of products and services. And that's where the market building comes in. Alongside new initiatives on employing ex-servicemen and rural planning, the business is committing to a couple of interesting initiatives: the first is creating a procurement process which prioritises the local and social wherever possible – opening up market opportunities for local (rural) social enterprises. The second is something they launched this week with the Prince of Wales, called Landmarc 100 – this will provide seed funding to entrepreneurs in the communities they work with to develop and start up new businesses and enterprises themselves. This is just one example of the untapped markets out there for social enterprise, and we need to work together to identify and access them – whether it is raising awareness further with the general public, training up private sector procurement teams, or informing commissioners about the Social Value Act. All of which comes under the heading of "Buy Social" – that's what we need to encourage across the board to open up markets. As we are finding even in defence, there are partnerships and opportunities for social enterprises to do more of what they do, and create more social value. Nick Temple is director of business and enterprise at Social Enterprise UK This content is brought to you by Guardian Professional . To join the Guardian Social Enterprise Network, click here . Social enterprise blog Start up & scale up Social enterprises Defence policy Ministry of Defence Ethical business guardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds      

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Woolwich attack: as it happened May 23

24 May 2013 08:38:12 UK headlines

Thursday's coverage following a terror attack in Woolwich, London on Wednesday in which a soldier was apparently beheaded by two Islamist terrorists.        

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Crisis-hit elderly care 'needs money now'

24 May 2013 08:38:12 UK headlines

The Coalition will perpetrate a "cruel deception" on elderly people if ministers fail to provide more funding for long-term care to back up their promise to limit costs, the architect of the reforms has warned.        

All News 24 May 2013 08:38:12

Woolwich attack: Ingrid Loyau-Kennett symbolises everything radical Islamism is against: she is a woman, free and independent

24 May 2013 08:38:12 UK headlines

Judging by the attitude Ingrid Loyau-Kennett has displayed so far, Katy Brand can think of no-one better to lead young boys as they grow up - reaching them, talking to them and listening to them before less responsible people do.        

All News 24 May 2013 08:38:12