Tackling homelessness is central to the Scottish Executive’s strategy for providing routes out of poverty and disadvantage and promoting economic inclusion. We have put in place forward-looking and ambitious policies...

A report evaluating the third wave of activity for the care in Scotland campaign. Assesses how perceptions of the care sector have changed since the campaign began.

Forty junior officers and senior non-commissioned officers from across Iraq began instructor training with the Army's Infantry Battle School at Brecon today. Once qualified as military instructors, they will be ...

A London-based waste transfer company, World's End Waste (Investments) Ltd, was fined £100,000 at the Old Bailey last Friday. The prosecution, brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), followed...

Jack Straw has welcomed today's speech by Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari, which set out the Iraqi Transitional Government's programme for a secure, democratic, federal and united Iraq:   

The UK Government announced today that as Presidency of the European Union it will host, with Spain, a Summit in Barcelona on 27-28 November to mark the Tenth Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.   

Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ivan Lewis, today announced that over £2 million has been refunded to the Band Aid Trust, equivalent to the VAT paid on more than 1 million purchases of the Christmas...

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell today pledged her full support to ensure that the Hyde Park site for Live8 will be fit to host what she believes will be the 'biggest and best open-air concert the Capital has ever...

From today consumers will see a new level of clarity on their loan agreements and be given up front information that will help them shop around, as new rules on lending come into force.   

Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson today announced the appointment of inspectors to investigate and report on the affairs of the MG Rover Group, including Phoenix Venture Holdings Ltd and MGR Capital Limited...

COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   

The OFT has published guidance for car dealers on how to comply with distance selling legislation.   

Homeowners will no longer need to suffer the misery caused by high hedges, under new Government legislation which comes into effect on Wednesday 1 June.   

Over a quarter of a million people quit through the NHS in past year   

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: PM Speech on Compensation Culture and Teenage Pregnancy.