Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France cycling winner who was stripped of his titles for alleged doping, has resigned from the board of the Livestrong Foundation, the charity he began 15 years ago after testicular cancer nearly ended his career.
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The universal credit, due to be introduced next year, could discourage many single parents from working longer hours when childcare and housing costs are taken into account, according to a study commissioned by the charity Gingerbread.
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Scotland's countryside, health and economy are being spoiled by litter, dog fouling, fly-tipping, graffiti and abandoned cars, the conservation charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has warned as it tries to recruit a million people into a clean-up campaign.
Fundraisers have criticised a Dorset hospital for taking more than three years to use the money from the Royal Bournemouth Hospital Jigsaw Appeal they raised for a new cancer and women's centre.
