CYBER SICKNESS
The NSPCC, in conjunction with the Royal College of GPs (RCGPs) has issued guidelines to doctors to help them spot signs of cyber-bullying, as well as trafficking …

FLAWED POLITICIANS
World Animal Protection have launched a campaign to end bear baiting in Pakistan. This illegal entertainment involves tethering a bear that has had its teeth and claws removed…

GIVE MONEY FOR MURDER?
The Aid Convoy charity, based in London’s East End, has boasted of raising more than £1 million of aid amidst fears that it, and others, is a cover for foreign fighters to enter Syria …

TRIUMPHS FOR CHARITY
Greenpeace has won two major lobbying campaigns.
o They persuaded LEGO not to renew its contract with Arctic oil driller Shell whereby …

TICKING BOMB?
The Howard League for Penal Reform has warned that prisons in England and Wales are in crisis after losing 9,830 (41%) of their officers due to cuts in the last four years …

HOW MUCH?
More pensioners are risking their health by drinking too much, usually in their homes. According to Alcohol Concern a worrying and increasing number regularly exceed …

GIVE US YER MONEY
A new app that recognises charity logos and makes it easy for donors to donate to their chosen cause without fee has been launched…

GET TRAINED
Six one-day courses in charity governance are now offered by the Civil Society, covering the understanding of governance, finance for trustees, board leadership and chairs …

CUT TO THE CHASE
Visitor registration has just opened for the 2015 charities and association event CHASE, being held February 17 and 18 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London.