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University teaches 1,000 people to check for signs of cancer

Loughborough University recently organised a 12-hour event to teach staff, students and members of the community how to check for signs of breast cancer and testicular cancer. A total of 1,157 people attended the event.

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Unite speaks your language with new website support tool

Workers who speak English as a second language will be able to access help and information in their own language thanks to a new accessibility tool

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Making the most of Gift Aid

Accountants are calling on people to make the most of Gift Aid for the benefit of charities after research has revealed that charities miss out on £560 million of Gift Aid every year due to a lack of awareness of how the scheme works.

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Eight hour Bristol cycle challenge raises £10,000 for charity

Members of the Kingswood community in South Gloucestershire have raised over £10,000 for two charities after completing an eight-hour cycling challenge.

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Hey Girls invites men into the bloody conversation

Hey Girls, a social enterprise set up to tackle period poverty, has launched a UK-wide #Pads4Dads campaign. Aimed at men, the campaign encourages Dads to feel more confident speaking to their daughters about periods.

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Young Scientist and Young Engineers of the year announced

Maeve Stillman, Grace Lord, Aalia Sellar and Brendan Miralles have been awarded the top prizes in The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition.

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Campaign launched to end alleged HS2 exploitation

Unite the union say workers are being denied direct employment and forced to operate via exploitative payroll and umbrella companies.

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Life-saving medication saves opioid overdoses

The Forward Trust prison services have helped prevent fatal overdoses by providing newly released prisoners with life saving medication.

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New £900k project launched to tackle obesity crisis

The Medical Research Council has funded a £900,000 research project led by the University of Reading into the link between diet and genetic make-up. The research will be based on young adults living in Peru.

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Charity Film Awards finalists announced

The Charity Film Awards, has announced the finalists for 2019, recognising the very best charity films within the UK.

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