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On 31st July 2006 I handed down judgment in this case. The question of costs and permission to appeal were adjourned to be dealt with on a later occasion. On 3rd October I heard argument on those points and I...

"Just a spliff, man", responded Mr Mondelly, when he was arrested by two police officers at his home at 9.30 p.m. on 16 February 2005. He was unfortunate. The two police officers were investigating a burglary but...

This is an appeal by Christopher Keeley from the order of HHJ Reid QC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, on 14th November 2005, that he was not entitled to an enhanced redundancy payment on his dismissal for...

The Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor was saddened to learn of the death of Her Honour Judge Linda Stern, who died on 7th September 2006.

The Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Derek Twigg, today announced the implementation of a welfare package for Service hospital in-patients with a focus on operational casualties at the Royal Centre for Defence...

Patients with cancer are being diagnosed and treated faster, according to a new report.

Asked what was the Prime Minister's views on prison overcrowding, the PMOS said the Home Office was working alongside the Prison Service to keep the matter under constant review. It would be an operational matter...

Asked if there would be any words from the meeting with Sinn Fein at Chequers, the PMOS said journalists should not expect any more words before the meeting at St Andrew's....

Asked what was the Prime Minister's view on the former British residents at Guantanomo Bay, the PMOS said our position on the former British residents had been set out many times. We had raised these issues with...

Asked if there would be any new initiatives from the Prime Minister on the Middle East, the PMOS said the Prime Minster had said after his last visit that we would visit the region again in the autumn. This remained...

Asked if we could confirm the visit of Condi Rice, the PMOS said journalists should talk to the Foreign Office on any meeting with Foreign Secretaries on Iran, as the situation was still fluid. Asked what was the...

Asked if the Prime Minister was optimistic about NATO's ability to tackle the drug trade in Afghanistan, the PMOS said the journalist seemed to be suggesting that other countries were not involved already. There...

Asked what was discussed at the meeting with the Finnish Prime Minister, the PMOS said the primary focus was on the Informal EU Summit that the Finnish would be hosting later this month at Lahti. They were going...

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the treatment of British troops on the NHS, the PMOS said the journalist should speak to the Ministry of Defence who actually published a letter today's Daily Telegraph...

Asked if the Prime Minister supported the case of the police officer not policing on moral reasons as opposed to compassionate reasons, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said it was not for Downing ...

Tony Blair met his Finnish counterpart in Number 10 for talks ahead of an informal summit of European leaders later this month. You can read the transcript of their press conference on our website.

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Police-Israeli Embassy, Troops treated on the NHS, Finnish Prime Minister, Afghanistan, Condi Rice's visit, Middle East, Guantanomo Bay, Meeting with Sinn Fein...

On a visit to a children's centre in west London, the PM met with parents, staff and youngsters as he declared "this is what a modern welfare state should do."

The L'Oréal Group (of which all three claimants are members) is a manufacturer of high quality perfumes and other beauty products. Among its global brands are L'Oréal itself, Lancôme and Garnier. Many of its ...

This is an appeal by Christopher Keeley from the order of HHJ Reid QC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, on 14th November 2005, that he was not entitled to an enhanced redundancy payment on his dismissal for...

This is an appeal by the Secretary of State for Defence against an order of Newman J dated 13 December 2005 quashing a decision of the Secretary of State made on 12 October 2004 that the steamship STORAA is not ...

This is an appeal by Gustavo Suarez Ocampo, with the permission of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ("AIT"), from its decision on 7th October 2005 refusing his asylum appeal following a "reconsideration" hearing...

Children's Minister Beverley Hughes today announced that the Government's roll out of Sure Start Children's Centre had reached the 1,000 milestone early giving 800,000 small children the opportunity for a better...

Five years on from the launch of the Government's Choice Based Lettings programme, new research highlights the positive impact of the CBL schemes, which are a way of allocating social housing by giving tenants a...

Britain stands ready to help Ukraine in its aspiration to join NATO, UK Armed Forces Minister, Adam Ingram, will say at the NATO Ukraine Defence Ministers' meeting in Lisbon today.

A new network of expert advisors to give victims of sexual violence better care and support at every stage of the criminal justice process was unveiled today by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker.

Six and a half thousand new emergency roadside phones will be installed on motorways and all purpose trunk roads in England over the next three years under a £20m project to replace old phones.

New gaming machine codes of conduct introduced alongside increase in stakes and prizes

Tony Blair has welcomed a report into paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, declaring that the "IRA's campaign is over." You can read his statement in full on our website.

Tony Blair met his Finnish counterpart in Number 10 for talks ahead of an informal summit of European leaders later this month.

"The task of Government is not to lecture about the nature of marriage, but to give practical support."

Government looks to go further on cancer waiting times

Orders in the twelve months to August 2006 rose by ten per cent compared with the previous twelve months, and orders in the three months to August 2006 rose by 10 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier...

Environment Secretary David Miliband today said the second Gleneagles Dialogue had demonstrated real and practical progress but dramatised the need for comprehensive global action to combat climate change.