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Housing benefit cuts: Boris Johnson vows to fight 'Kosovo-style cleansing'
Child protection staff still failing, Ofsted finds
Genome project stores 'library of life'
Health visitor support rise for poorer families
A healthier school dinner? Step this way
Oliver becomes most popular boy's name in England and Wales
Cuts blog: Allotments debate highlights growing problem of priorities
Deborah Orr: Tackle the housing crisis by building shared flats for the young
Cartoon: Steve Bell on David Cameron and the housing benefit cap
Other news
Nick Clegg will invite bids to win a share of a new £1.4 billion regional growth fund today, in a measure being taken to help areas hit by public spending cuts, The Independent reports.
Many councils are struggling with targets to give individuals their own budgets to spend on social care, according to the Audit Commission, the BBC reports.
Guardian and Observer Christmas Charity Appeal 2010
Nominations are now closed for our Christmas appeal 2010, which will support charities working with vulnerable teenagers and young adults. Many thanks to everyone who applied.
Our Christmas charity 2010 partners New Philanthropy Capital are now sifting through the 300 applications we recieved. A shortlist of projects will be submitted to a selection panel comprising Guardian/Observer and NPC staff at the end of October. Ten projects will be chosen.
We will contact both successful and unsuccessful applicants once the panel has reached it decision in early November. The appeal will launch towards the end of November and run until mid-January.
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Transforming Social Care through IT. Finding your way in a changing service environment 8 December, LondonTake a practical look at social care provision, address the changing face of services and explore the reasons why technology is fundamental to the future of care. Register now and save 30%
Information Security and Identity Management in the Public Sector, 3 November 2010, London. Keeping pace with new threats. Hear from Christopher Graham, Information Commissioner and Belinda Lewis, Ministry of Justice
Capital Ambition Delivering services for London in an age of austerity, 15 November 2010, London. Join leading practitioners across London to rethink, redesign and reassess the way services are delivered
Guardian Social Enterprise 2010, 16 November, London. An interactive conference for anyone delivering public services or supporting social enterprises. Speakers include: minister for civil society Nick Hurd; Peter Holbrook, chief executive of the Social Enterprise Coalition; Allison Ogden-Newton, chief executive, Social Enterprise London; Lord Victor Adebowale, chief executive, Turning Point; Rod Schwartz, chief executive, Clearly So; Dai Powell, chief executive, HCT; Alastair Wilson, chief executive, School for Social Entrepreneurs.
Transforming Blue Light Services Innovating ICT for the emergency services, 24 November 2010, London.
Discover how the innovative use of technology will improve performance and response in difficult financial times.
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