Oxford, UK: Oxford University scientists said they were pleased with the response after 80 people responded to a plea for volunteers to test a new vaccine against the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.  Read article

Charlotte Ashton is spending each month of her gap year with a different UK charity. This month, she helps promote peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.  Read article

London, UK: A major new charity dedicated to revolutionizing youth volunteering was launched today by UK Chancellor Gordon Brown at a ceremony in London, UK. The good cause, which is called "V", has been created to inspire and engage one million new young volunteers ages 16 to 25.  Read article

London, UK: A leading national advice charity, Citizens Advice, today hailed a major new government recruitment drive a success after it attracted hundreds of young volunteers - almost half of those recruited - from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities.   Read article

London, UK: An independent commission on the future of volunteering and how the British government is using volunteers' services will be launched today.  Read article

YouthNet aims to create a socially inclusive environment where young people living in the UK are engaged, informed and inspired to achieve their ambitions and dreams. Their blog provides an insight into youth issues, volunteering trends, charity life. The organization manages two websites: TheSite.org, a guide to life for 16-25 year-olds; and do-it.org.uk, home of the UK's only national volunteering database.  Visit site

YouthNet aims to create a socially inclusive environment where young people living in the UK are engaged, informed and inspired to achieve their ambitions and dreams. Their blog provides an insight into youth issues, volunteering trends, charity life. The organization manages two websites: TheSite.org, a guide to life for 16-25 year-olds; and do-it.org.uk, home of the UK's only national volunteering database.  Visit site

London, UK: The UK government has today unveiled a major £3 million, two-year strategy, "Volunteering for All", which aims to demolish barriers to volunteering and promote new opportunities to potential volunteers.  Read article

Leicester, UK: UK Chancellor Brown announced a new volunteering scheme that will involve 1,000 organizations and 20 of Britain's largest companies, with an initial £100 million budget for the next five years.   Read article

For everyone who has ever wanted to volunteer abroad but never quite found the time comes a new type of holiday: the charity short-break.   Read article