"Either a credible charge should be made, and promptly, against MDC Secretary General Biti or he should be released immediately. Until then we can only assume his arrest is part of the pattern of ongoing harassment...
Universities and colleges working to secure cash donations and extra financial support will choose from one of three funding tiers to win a share of a £200million match funding scheme, the details of which...
Health minister Ivan Lewis today announced the 32 sites who will begin to roll out talking therapies around the country.
The successful first flight of a supersonic fighter jet, the next generation of Navy and RAF jump-jets, took place on 11 June at Lockheed Martin's Texas plant.
The MoD announced today that two British Army buttons and a British matchbox have been found at the site of a World War One grave in Fromelles, France. This suggests that it is highly likely that there are British...
Homelessness Minister Iain Wright today praised the achievements of local authorities as new figures revealed that the numbers of households in temporary accommodation fell by 11% in comparison to the same period...
Cindy Butts, deputy chair of the MPA, and Commander Rod Jarman from the Met will be guests on Choice FM's Richard Blackwood show on Sunday 15 June. Taking questions from listeners, they will discuss the problems...
Commenting on future development of the Metropolitan Police Estate, Aneeta Prem, Metropolitan Police Authority lead for estate issues, said:
This is very very simply. If you are listening to music on your radio, on...
With modern technology, there is no reason why vehicles need to create so...
In this 30th year of the Rainbow flag, we welcome the historic flying of the...
I speak for many football groups who play on Gloucester Green entrance to...
Request to limit or ban ability of groups of Charity Fundraisers from...
troops before the 1990/91 war where injected with the whooping vaccine...
This Petition is designed to bring to the attention of the Prime Minister...
After reading the petition to assist student pilots gain the same access to...
and Councils; in particular pointing out that the rise in RIPA...
Four new prison workshops are being opened today by Justice Secretary Jack Straw as part of the Government's drive to increase prisoner work programmes and partnerships with the private sector.
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Our response to the publication of 'Representing the future', the final report from the Councillors Commission.
Communities interested in finding out more about hosting an underground disposal facility for radioactive waste were invited today to open no-commitment discussions with the Government.
Compulsory training and an overhauled training system to help people get into and on at work
The MoD published today the Board of Inquiry (BOI) report into the tragic loss of two Royal Naval Submariners, and the injury of a third, following an explosion onboard HMS Tireless on 21 March 2007. The two personnel...
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The establishment of a new International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR), to be led by Barbara Ridpath as CEO, was announced today by Economic Secretary and City Minister Kitty Usher and Interim ICFR Chairman...
The Prime Minister has, with the agreement of the Secretary of State for Transport, approved the appointment of Graham Dalton as the next Chief Executive of the Highways Agency.
Residents of Dartford and Thurrock will benefit from discounts at the Dartford Crossing, Transport Minister Rosie Winterton confirmed today.
A Middlesborough woman, along with her partner and a 17 year-old girl are in the custody of the Jamaican authorities, having been arrested at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay on Sunday 8 June suspected...
With ever increasing energy prices, it is time to revisit the pricing model...
Currently, you can avoid paying a speeding fine if you receive notification...
Increasingly, home and mobile phone tariffs include free calls to geographic...
Edexcel is a PROFIT Making company which levies higher fees than any other...
Many companies are using equipment to automatically dial telephone numbers,...
Everyday we hear more and more about the problems of global warming and the...
At the moment the court will not give shared residence, so one parent will...
Whilst we recognise his fraud conviction, we also recognise the offence took...
'...Build another Oil Refinery in the UK' -- B Clarke
Petrol stations accross the country are taking advantage of what is an...
I live in a village in North Shropshire which is typical in that the bus...
In the Government’s White Paper Care Matters: Time for Change the government...
In May 2005 Ofcom insisted on codes of practice then failed to enforce them...
We want liberty under law, not tyranny. We recognise that if there is...
We are 3 Year 12 students who've enjoyed studying politics at A-level and...
Maria Eagle MP, Ministerial Champion for Women in the Criminal Justice System, saw first hand local efforts to better meet the needs of vulnerable female offenders whilst visiting two women's prisons in Surrey today...
New measures making the admissions system easier for parents to navigate have been published today for consultation by Schools Minister Jim Knight.
Visiting Lewisham today to see a number of innovative initiatives and talk to young people, Beverley Hughes Young People's Minister announced the local areas successful in securing funding for Challenge and Support...
The Prime Minister held his monthly press conference with national and international journalists in Downing Street this morning.
The Government is to focus its attention on tackling the rising costs of fuel, food and energy for British families, the PM has said.
Gordon Brown has backed a new scheme aimed at benefit claimants who need to improve their skills in order to get a job.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell today announced the appointment of the first Non-Executive Directors to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. This follows the Child Maintenance...
The City of Cambridge is today playing host to the second in a series of road shows organised by the Government to help tackle honour-based violence.
Ahead of the G8 Finance Ministers meeting in Japan this week, the Treasury is today publishing an analysis of the trend and drivers in the commodity markets that have led to recent price increases: "Global Commodities...
Councils must get tough on protecting people in flood risk areas, Minister for Planning Caroline Flint announced today.
Fifty lives a year could be saved by ground-breaking motorcycle helmet safety ratings revealed today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. Ratings for 56 of the most popular full face helmets on the market were...
the city of edinburgh council are considering closing some primary schools...
UK new nuclear action plan announced
Asked whether the Prime Minister was relaxed about giving compensation to people who have been held by police for 28 to 42 days, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that, as he had said that morning, there...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: 42 days
The Prime Minister will hold his monthly press conference today beginning at 10.30 BST.
Overseas Residents' visits to the UK up 5%
East Midlands fastest growing in England
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Responses to the consultation on the proposal to consolidate most of the current legislation on pesticide approval, sale and use into one set of regulations. Also the introduction of record keeping for all professional...
I am pleased to announce that I have decided to reappoint 12 existing RDA board members who between them serve six of our regional development agencies, listed below:
Regional Development Agency Board Member...
I am today publishing a plan that sets out the Government's approach to managing the impacts of migration.
We believe that migration to the United Kingdom brings substantial benefits to our economy and ...
I have set the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) the following performance targets for 2008-09:
Quality of Service Delivery
Deliver 90 per cent. of contracted research milestones.
Deliver...
I have set the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) the following Performance Targets for 2008-09:
(i) To authorise veterinary medicines against legislative requirements according to published standards...
The written parliamentary statement issued on 3 June on Burma Cyclone Nargis stated that "A total of 20 DFID-funded aid flights have now arrived in Rangoon... All these items have been consigned to the UN, NGOs...
The Ministry of Justice has published the response to the consultation paper "Public Law Family Increases" (CP 32/07).
The consultation paper invited comments concerning specific proposals to increase court...
I will attend the second Transport Council of the Slovenian presidency which takes place in Luxembourg on 13 June.
In road transport, there were progress reports to the April Council on three current legislative...
In 2006, the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (generally known within the rail industry as "ROGS") (S.I. 2006/599) were introduced as the new safety regulatory framework applicable...
Compulsory training and an overhauled training system to help people get into and on at work
The perceived wisdom in planning policy seeks to restrict development in the countryside in favour of focussing it in towns and larger villages. While this is the right general approach, there ...
I'll pass them onto Stuart, and also to our Sustainable Rural Communities team.
UK Regional Trade in Goods estimates are released today, for the first quarter of 2008.
Provide clear guidelines from Government for the minimum age that a person...
Government and Politics needs to be introduced into Key Stages 3 and 4 in...
Many disabled parking bays (DPB) are abused. Supermarkets say they can't...
Midwives tell us that breast is best for our children but how do you keep...
I would like the government to give an income tax reduction to people who...
The uk road haulage sector has a skills shortage of trained lgv drivers of...
The number of spa towns in Britain is evidence of the ease with which geo-...
Surface water and highway drainage charges now applied to charities and...
The key to long-term, cost effective flood prevention could be held in England's National Parks and farmland landscapes, says Natural England today (Thursday 12 June) one year on from last year’s summer floods...
The Government’s latest Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics released today suggest some important changes in recent poverty trends.
The new data shows poverty levels...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, will make a keynote speech to Thirsk Regeneration Initiative's mid summer forum.
The event will provide an ...
A new group aimed at encouraging young people to become active citizens has been launched by Bridget Prentice in London today.