Workers' Memorial Day is commemorated to "remember the dead: fight for the living" and this year the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) officially marked the day by planting a tree in memory of those who have lost... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

New legislation comes into force today which provides protection from sexual orientation discrimination and discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief that is on a par with protection already provided on... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

"The Army Prosecuting Authority (APA) who made the decision to prosecute soldiers of the Queens Lancashire Regiment and Intelligence Corps, welcomes the fact that Cpl Payne has been sentenced for the inhuman treatment... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Ministry of Defence has today launched a new initiative to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to win more defence contracts. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The determination and courage of British troops has made an immense contribution to security in Basra, the Defence Secretary Des Browne said today on a visit to the Southern Iraqi city. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Core data to be collected on the social services workforce in Scotland. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

26 April - Crime update to December 2006 - HO report Read more Comment (0), Email this.

26 April - Health care waiting times: international experience - CPRN conference presentations Read more Comment (0), Email this.

OGCbuying.solutions, trading arm of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has announced that its eSourcing Managed Service has been recognised at a recent Government Innovation Awards ceremony. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A system of selecting members of the lords that works in a similar way to... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Privatisation has resulted in a rail system that in many places performs... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

England and Russia have been historic allies from the early 18th century... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Most people will agree that there are more and more people using mobile... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

It appears that the main UK broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Five are... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) can be emitted from faulty cooking or heating... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

in addition to destroying all stockpiles of DU munitions already in service... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

It is common practice for businesses selling on-line to inflate the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The chancellor is planning to scrap the building allowance and other capital... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Plans are in place to raise the cost of military housing rent, to equal that... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

I believe that at the moment the vast majority of music is illegally... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Salaried class is presently taxed quite heavily; sometimes as much as 40% of... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Thousands of Victorian terraces in Liverpool are going to be demolished to... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The DWP currently discriminates against any person who has the need to apply... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The prime minister has recently stated that "every minute of every day a... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Get 12 points on your driving licence and you're banned. I propose a LIFE... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

One of this country's truly great eccentrics, Timmy Mallet is probably best... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Explain the use and purpose of sexual aids in Sex Education. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

To reduce congestion and carbon emissions ban the use of vans with the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Stop children playing football in the street as it is a) noisy and... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

To allow responsible British based online retailers the option to offer... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Jack Simpson Kirkpatrick was born in South Shields on 6th July 1892 and who... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Bringing your dog to work is becoming quite common place in American... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

With voter participation among young people being comparatively low compared... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

� Health visitors are overwhelmingly popular and trusted by parents - yet... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The cost of car tax has risen for many and more commonly are we seeing... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

London Underground Ltd. has announced that it plans to close 40 ticket... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked if the Government would be responding to the Foreign Affairs Committee findings over the Attorney General's decision not to pursue a prosecution, the PMOS said the reasons behind the decision were precisely... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked if Wolfowitz case had had an impact on world aid, the PMOS said, as had been said before, it was a matter for the World Bank and the World Bank are dealing with the matter.... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked how the Taoiseach was proposed to address both Houses, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister recommended it to the Speaker, it was then for the Speaker of both Houses to decide. The Speaker has agreed in recognition... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked if this week the PMOS could give an indication of when the Prime Minister would be announcing his departure as last week the PMOS had said last week that the Prime Minister would not be making an announcement... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked if there was any comment on the events in Nigeria, the PMOS said that as indicated previously the overall conduct of the polls were disappointing but it was important to stress that in terms of the aftermath... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked if the events in Turkey would put their bid to join the EU under threat, the PMOS said that it was an internal matter for Turkey and it was not for us to comment. We would watch developments but... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked what the Prime Minister would be doing to mark the celebrations, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister would be in Scotland and other departments would announce what other Ministers would be doing. Put to ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Put to the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) that the Prime Minister, in his speech this morning, had poured cold water on the Chancellor's idea of a independent NHS board, the PMOS said that he had not... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: NHS, Act of Union/1707, Turkey, Nigerian Elections, Prime Minister, Taoiseach, World Bank and BAe Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Dr Rosalind Marsden CMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of the Sudan in succession to Mr Ian Cliff OBE, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Dr Marsden... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The 2007 edition of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) is published today as a Command Paper (Cm 7091). PESA is an annual compendium of statistical data on public expenditure, covering both outturns ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

There are children as young as 8 caring for a parent. They wash, change and... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The law at present requires inquests of returning dead service personnel to... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

In the 1990's all tenants in social housing were able to apply for a tenants... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Government response to the public's views on proposed fees for the new Court of Protection and the Office of the Public Guardian was published today. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Leading clinical experts map progress made by NHS Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Ed Balls, Economic Secretary, today published the Treasury-commissioned National Audit Office (NAO) report on economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the FSA. The report was presented to the City High-Level Group... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

If the government is unable or unwilling to do anything about the cost of... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Prime Minister has re-appointed Paul Myners Esq CBE as a Trustee of the Tate Gallery for a period of four years from 29 April 2007. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The creation of the new Vetting and Barring Scheme took an important step forward today with the appointment of Sir Roger Singleton as chair of the new Independent Barring Board (IBB). He will oversee the development... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, John Healey MP, today presented to the House of Commons the Main Supply Estimates for 2007-08. Supply Estimates seek parliamentary authority for departmental spending plans... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

There is a movement to phase out the traditional Bobbies Helmet and we feel... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

These vehicles are environmentally unfriendly. They add to traffic... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Tony Blair lent his support to a day of action on Darfur. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Tony Blair looked back on 10 years of progress in the NHS. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Highest rate of 90.1% in South Northants Read more Comment (0), Email this.

I am announcing today the findings of a Board of Inquiry (BOI) into the tragic incident in Basra, Iraq on 6 May 2006 when a Lynx helicopter based at Basra Air Station crashed, killing all five of its occupants... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

I have set the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) the following Performance Targets for 2007-08.

1. To authorise veterinary medicines according to legislative requirements and published standards and... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Department has been made aware of an incident on 25 April, whereby personal data held on the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) was made available through unauthorised channels.

The security... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The 10th Annual Review of the Government Chemist has been received. The Review will be laid before the Scottish Parliament and copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses plus those of the devolved ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

His Honour Judge James Ian Morris will retire from the Circuit Bench on the Midland Circuit on 30 April 2007. Read more Comment (0), Email this.