At a Special Session held today in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council has unanimously decided to send the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, Professor Sergio Pinheiro, on an urgent mission to the country...
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Floods Recovery Minister, John Healey, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Kitty Ussher, Defra Minister Jonathan Shaw and BERR Minister Pat McFadden today met representatives from the Association of British ...
Far from adding 'hot air' to the climate change debate, a network of scientists are leading the way on capture and storage of carbon dioxide underground.
The Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) - the form of the disease...
I started this petition because Private Investigators are difficault to...
Means Testing in the Magistrates' Courts - Post Implementation Review
We're urging communities to make their voices heard in the consultation on the future of Post Offices. Starting today, Post Office Ltd are beginning a UK-wide, local consultation process
"You are brave, you are courageous and I am incredibly proud," Gordon Brown told British troops in Basra as he continued his visit to Iraq.
A 20-year vision to help fishing communities and businesses prosper, safeguard fish stocks and protect the marine environment has been unveiled.
A strategy for improving animal welfare in England by building new relationships between Government and its key partners, was published today.
During the industrial action by Royal Mail staff from 04 October 2007 payments to some customers will be affected.
Defence Minister Lord Drayson has awarded the first contract for the new equipment that will be fitted to the 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers MoD has announced it is to order.
ipods and portable music players are part of everyday life. Apple alone has...
it is sad to see that mental health services are getting smaller and smaller...
we pay Value Added Tax on the Duty we already pay, this is not fair VAT...
Our surgery lacks facilities for delivering new services according to the...
St Andrew's Day, St David's Day and St George's Day should all be made...
London City Airport has asked for planning permission to increase the number...
Although the current system theoretically gives those leaving the forces...
As the government introduces more and more taxes and legislation to penalise...
As koi carp and racing pigeon shows and sales are still permitted to take...
Every day, thousands of animals are traded and exploited over the internet...
All organisations that want to cold-call to sell or market products in the...
Asked whether the timings for Lord Darzi's NHS review and the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) had been brought forward, the PMS said that she did not believe that an announcement had been made about the timing...
Put that it had been repeatedly said that the Prime Minister would make an announcement about troop withdrawals from Iraq to Parliament first, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister will...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Iraq and NHS Review/CSR/PBR
The former Royal Navy amphibious assault ship Fearless, which was a key part of the Falklands fleet, is expected to be recycled at a Belgian shipyard, the Ministry of Defence announced today.
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The Prime Minister has welcomed the news that Cornwall has won its bid to host the 2010 Surf Lifesaving World Championships
A new investment agency and development fund for Basra intended to speed up the process of economic regeneration in the south of Iraq was announced by the Prime Minister today.
The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally found that the acquisition by British Sky Broadcasting plc (BSkyB) of a 17.9 per cent share in ITV plc restricts competition and therefore operates against the public...
The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, today commented on the elections in Ukraine. Mr Miliband said:
Credit card issuers will today appear at the House of Lords to appeal the Court of Appeal judgment that section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 applies to overseas transactions.
From today homeowners can ask for a free A-G energy rating for their boiler with advice to help cut fuel bills, when the engineer visits.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has begun a public consultation on its draft guidelines on investigating allegations of discriminatory behaviour.
Schools Minister Andrew Adonis today launched a prospectus encouraging successful private schools to get involved in Academies, on the same day that the Girls' Day School Trust announced that it is applying for ...
Gordon Brown has landed in Bagdhad for a brief visit in which he is expected to meet Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki for talks.
Basra province could be handed over to full Iraqi control within the next two months, the Gordon Brown said on his first visit to Iraq as PM.
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On her first day in office the Health and Safety Commission's (HSC) new Chair, Judith Hackitt CBE, has called for more board level engagement and ownership on health and safety issues. Judith Hackitt, who has been...
Summary Report: The draft Children’s Services (Scotland) Bill, consulted on before the Election, contained 2 Parts. Part 1 proposed new legal provisions to define at a high level the roles and responsibilities...
The draft Children’s Services (Scotland) Bill, consulted on before the Election, contained 2 Parts. Part 1 proposed new legal provisions to define at a high level the roles and responsibilities of all agencies...
Statistics on graduates from higher education courses at Scottish institutions and destinations 6 months after graduating.
ALFRED the Great in 897 created the English Royal Navy. The Norman Kings set...
We were a major influence in the Industrial Revolution; yet look at us today...
It is not only people who have to pay inheritance tax who are not able to...
The new Morley PFI sport centre which is planned by Leeds City Council is...
I do not believe that us tax payers should pay the higher proportion of...
Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons (STTSP) is frequently made aware of culls...
Piecemeal legislation banning particular products such as non-energy saving...
The recent spate of unpublicised contamination of marijuana crops sold in...
Many children have far too much homework to keep up with. In PSHE lessons,...
A lot of perfume makes people genuinely ill, allergic, nauseated. It can...
Despite the fact that it is illegal, live cats and dogs are being used as...
Current immigration rules cause married couples to be forced to live apart...
The October amendment to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 was...
This document is available as a download only Press release calling for communities to make their voices heard in nationwide consultation on future of Post Office network.
We're urging communities to make their voices heard in the consultation on the future of Post Offices. Starting today, Post Office Ltd are beginning a UK-wide, local consultation process
This is an application under s.48 of the Administration Justice Act 1985 for a direction that the trustees of the Philip Greenwold 2003 settlement should administer the assets of the Settlement on the footing: