Yarmouth Coastguard responded to three yachts in need of rescue this afternoon, with Lowestoft All Weather Lifeboat attending to all three.
Four people were rescued from the Solent this afternoon as Solent Coastguard co-ordinated the rescue of two swimmers in Littlehampton and two people from a holed yacht near Southsea.
The head of the Secretariat for Sir John Chilcot’s committee of inquiry into Iraq has been named today.
Work will begin to improve drainage, and thereby safety for drivers, along the London-bound carriageway on the M23 between junctions 9 to 8 near Crawley in West Sussex on Monday 13 July for three weeks. It will...
Work will begin to improve drainage, and thereby safety for drivers, along the London-bound carriageway on the M23 between junctions 9 to 8 near Crawley in West Sussex on Monday 13 July for three weeks. It will...
CAB 047-09 Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell will be joined by Dragons' Den star Peter Jones and the former Olympic Triple Jump champion Jonathan Edwards at Civil Service Live 2009. This is an opportunity...
A new poverty action plan to help the world’s poorest people cope with the economic crisis was announced today by International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander.
A scallop diver who went missing in the Lulworth Cove area has just been found by the range safety craft ‘Smit Frome’ in a search coordinated by Portland Coastguard.
A North London tobacco smuggling gang who evaded £2.6 million in tax have been jailed for a total of ten years today, following a successful undercover operation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Composing a ‘Song for Sandwell’ and martial arts training with the police are just two of the varied activities that Sandwell young people will be taking part in for free on Friday, 10 and Saturday, 11 July as...
The Government’s Planning Portal is aiming to forge greater links with the English local planning authorities (LPAs) by providing them with the tools that will see them save time, money and effort when dealing...
Tap water in the Thames Valley, London and the South East is clean and safe according to the independent drinking water quality regulator’s report which is presented today at a seminar hosted by the Consumer ...
The Government’s Planning Portal is aiming to forge greater links with the English local planning authorities (LPAs) by providing them with the tools that will see them save time, money and effort when dealing...
New centre in Colchester will see patients 8am-10pm, seven days a week
The Serious Fraud Office has today been asked to consider whether there should be a criminal investigation following completion of an inquiry into the collapse of the MG Rover Group owing creditors nearly &...
The Government’s Planning Portal is aiming to forge greater links with the English local planning authorities (LPAs) by providing them with the tools that will see them save time, money and effort when dealing...
A ten-metre scallop dredger 'Freedom' is aground off Loch Scridain (Ross of Mull). Clyde Coastguard were informed at 9.00 pm last night that the vessel was aground and taking water through vents...
Drivers in Cumbria are set to become the first in the region to benefit from new-style road messages as part of a national Highways Agency scheme.
A planned overnight closure on the M62 in West Yorkshire tonight (Saturday 04 July) has been called off.
Shetland Coastguard is asking parents to closely supervise their children near marine radios after a suspected hoax call launched an intensive air and sea search.
Six female students who were out on a walk as part of a Duke of Edinburgh award expedition are in the process of being airlifted from boulder fields at Fair Head near Ballycastle after being reported overdue.
Coastguards are asking people to call them if they are launching Chinese lanterns along the coast at dusk following a spate of false alarms that has led to teams being sent out unnecessarily.
Coastguards are warning people to be careful of fast tides and currents after three men were rescued at St Andrews West Sands on the estuary of the River Eden.
A 19 year old cliff climber was airlifted from the base of cliffs this evening to hospital. He had been out climbing on cliffs at Auchenlaire in south west Scotland with his 16 year old nephew when he slipped...
The Serious Fraud Office has today been asked to consider whether there should be a criminal investigation following completion of an inquiry into the collapse of the MG Rover Group owing creditors nearly &...
The Government’s Planning Portal is aiming to forge greater links with the English local planning authorities (LPAs) by providing them with the tools that will see them save time, money and effort when dealing...
NE/NO/32/09 Road users heading to the Great Yorkshire Show or travelling through the region from Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 July are being advised by the Highways Agency to plan their journey before setting off...
New centre in Colchester will see patients 8am-10pm, seven days a week
Tap water in the Thames Valley, London and the South East is clean and safe according to the independent drinking water quality regulator’s report which is presented today at a seminar hosted by the Consumer ...
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed Alison Grace Clark to be a Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, to exercise the mental...
A 19 year old cliff climber was airlifted from the base of cliffs this evening to hospital. He had been out climbing on cliffs at Auchenlaire in south west Scotland with his 16 year old nephew when he slipped...
A 19 year old cliff climber was airlifted from the base of cliffs this evening to hospital. He had been out climbing on cliffs at Auchenlaire in south west Scotland with his 16 year old nephew when he slipped...