http://www.sourceuk.net SourceUK.Net - Public Sector Management Journal 10 17/05/2008 Yorkshire’s only planetarium played host this week, to Dr Guy Consolmagno from the Vatican Observatory in Rome, to discuss how he reconciles his role as an astronomer with his belief in God. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11762/planetarium_plays_host_to_popes_astronomer.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT The largest indigenous gathering in the Brazilian Amazon in nearly twenty years will take place from 19 to 23 May in the town of Altamira, Pará, to protest against a series of huge hydroelectric dams being planned for the Xingu River. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11763/mass_rally_to_oppose_amazon_dam.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Moves to increase the number of people who can gain new skills, become more productive and develop better careers have been announced this week in the Government's draft legislative programme. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11757/legal_right_to_request_time_to_train.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT A pioneering campaign aimed at increasing the number of organ donors in Wales has been launched. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11758/wales_gets_talking_about_organ_donation.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) are urging the general public to put a stop to unqualified driving instructors on our roads. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11759/illegal_driving_instructors_operating_in_your_area.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled a plan to beef up its expertise by recruiting domestic energy consumers to help sharpen its focus on consumer concerns. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11760/ofgem_recruits_advisors_from_among_domestic_customers.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT The OFT has launched a market study into the ‘sale and rent back’ sector. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11761/oft_investigates_potential_pitfalls_of_sale_and_rent_back.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Deputy Minister for Skills, John Griffiths has set out his vision for reducing the number of disengaged young people in the first of a series of themed papers tackling the issues raised in ‘Skills that Work for Wales’. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11751/delivering_skills_that_work_for_wales.html Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT More patients are rating the care provided by NHS hospitals as “excellent”, according to a survey published this week by the Healthcare Commission. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11752/healthcare_commission_survey_of_nhs_hospitals.html Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT The first in a series of UFO files, dating back to the 1970s, have been released on The National Archives' website. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11753/ministry_of_defence_releases_xfiles.html Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Further action to tackle the threat grey squirrels pose to their red cousins (including the deadly squirrelpox carried by the greys) has been outlined recently. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11754/action_to_help_red_squirrels.html Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT New powers allowing councils to financially penalise utility companies which fail to give proper notice that they intend to dig up the roads have come into force, Transport Minister Rosie Winterton has announced. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11755/give_notice_or_face_a_fine.html Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Over 5m hectares of land in England, an area roughly twice the size of Wales, are now covered by schemes which aim to conserve our valuable landscape and its wildlife, according to a report published by Defra and Natural England recently. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11756/progress_on_environmental_stewardship.html Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has published new guidance encouraging local authorities to better map their communities and the people that live there as part of efforts to monitor tensions and promote more cohesive and integrated communities. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11744/new_cohesion_guidance_for_councils.html Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Christian Aid is distributing water purification tablets, blankets and medicines to 100,000 people. Supplies are being sourced from within Burma, but this will become more difficult as time goes by. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11745/burma_update.html Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT This National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (NBAW) [11-17 May 2008] the Department of Health is encouraging young mothers from low-income backgrounds to access support that will help them to breastfeed for longer. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11746/inequalities_in_breastfeeding.html Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Health Secretary Alan Johnson has launched a six month debate about the future shape of care and support services. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11747/who_will_look_after_us_when_we_are_old.html Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT In a unique study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, researchers found British adult children help their elderly parents according to current need (i.e. health) rather than past behaviour. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11748/is_divorce_bad_for_parents.html Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT The safety questions asked by examiners at the start of the practical driving tests are moving up a gear. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11749/safety_questions_move_up_a_gear.html Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT The lives of 1,000 young children a day are being lost to disease and poverty in poor countries because of illegal trade-related tax evasion, says a new report from Christian Aid. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11738/tax_evasion_costs_lives_of_young_children.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Peru's government has dropped plans to open up uncontacted Indians' reserves to oil exploration.  The latest round of concessions, announced this week, do not include any of the uncontacted Indians' reserves. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11739/uncontacted_tribes_get_last_minute_reprieve.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT WorkLight, the Web 2.0 security specialist, has warned companies of the need to secure employee usage of social networking sites, as MySpace has joined Facebook in allowing users to develop and upload their own applications for other users to run on their online accounts. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11740/are_your_employees_uploading_trouble.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker has stepped up the Government's commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe's Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11741/global_protection_of_young_people.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT Tests have confirmed the presence of European Bat Lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2), a strain of bat rabies in a Daubenton's bat that was submitted to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) in Weybridge, Surrey. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11742/bat_rabies_confirmed.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT A £10mmillion package of measures to support home owners who may be facing difficulties with their mortgage, has been announced by the government. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/11/11743/support_for_some_home_owners.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT