Female couples now have the same rights as heterosexual couples when registering the birth of a child conceived as a result of fertility treatment.
Tough new powers to crack down on people responsible for alcohol-fuelled crime and antisocial behaviour have come into force, Home Office Minister Alan Campbell announced today.
Grants totalling £4 million to help improve displays and facilities at 34 museums up and down the country were announced today by Culture Minister Barbara Follett.
A new UK backed campaign to rid Nigeria of malaria and distribute over 63 million lifesaving bednets launched its second phase in the north of the country today.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned of the dangers of working on or maintaining fragile roofs, following the conviction of a Scottish company, TQR Ltd of Dalkeith and a sub-contractor, David O’...
EMBARGOED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST UNTIL 00.01 ON MONDAY 31 AUGUST Female couples now have the same rights as heterosexual couples when registering the birth of a child conceived as a result of fertility...
Strictly embargoed not for publication or broadcast until 00:01 Monday 31 August Tough new powers to crack down on people responsible for alcohol-fuelled crime and antisocial behaviour have come into force, ...
EMBARGO: Not for publication or broadcast before 00.01 on Monday 31 August 2009 Grants totalling £4 million to help improve displays and facilities at 34 museums up and down the country were announced...
Circuit Bench Retirements His Honour Judge Malcolm Cracknell and His Honour Judge Michael Dean QC retire as Circuit Judges on 31 August 2009.
Call for proposals Applications for EU part funding are invited from trade organisations for promotional activities aimed at increasing the information on, and sales of, certain agricultural products in...
A loose overturned 7ft Rib sparked a search for missing persons tonight in Southampton Water involving the Coastguard helicopter, a Coastguard Rescue Team and two RNLI lifeboats.
Safety improvements to a bridge taking the M20 motorway over the A229 near Maidstone in Kent are to be carried out throughout September.
Yorkshire and the humber roadworks update saturday 29 august to friday 4 september
The Highways Agency is spending nearly £850,000 to improve five bridges linking farms and communities across the M6 in Lancashire.
After the disappointment of the weather-cancelled Cumberland Show in July the Highways Agency is trying again – taking its journey planning and roadworker safety ‘roadshow’ south to next month’s Westmorland Show...
NE/NO/61/09 The Highways Agency will begin work to improve safety for drivers using the on the M62 by renewing the central reserve safety barrier between Junctions 22 (Rishworh Moor) and 23 (Outlane). At the...
NE/NO/60/09 A scheme to improve road safety on the M180 near Doncaster starts on Thursday 3 September and is expected to last for 8 weeks.
Ref WM 346/09 WEST MIDLANDS MOTORWAY AND TRUNK ROADS MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME 31 AUGUST - 6 SEPTEMBER 2009
A loose overturned 7ft Rib sparked a search for missing persons tonight in Southampton Water involving the Coastguard helicopter, a Coastguard Rescue Team and two RNLI lifeboats.
Action to prevent criminals abusing new mobile phone technology, which allows them to be used like debit, credit and pre-pay cards, has been agreed by the Government, mobile phone and card payments industries...
Three men were rescued from a perilous cliff last night after setting out in Lydstep Haven near Tenby in rough seas and westerly force 7 winds.
Royal Navy flying training is receiving a significant boost thanks to a £57M service contract with Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and VT Group. This new contract will provide an incremental...
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures, 31 July 2009
A1M Junctions 58 to 59, County Durham Slight delays are expected on the A1M between Junctions 58 and 59 due to bridge repairs. There will be a contraflow with narrow lanes both north and southbound and a 50mph...
The Highways Agency is spending nearly £850,000 to improve five bridges linking farms and communities across the M6 in Lancashire.
The latest figures from Land Registry show that all regions experienced a positive monthly change in their average property values. The July increase of 1.7 per cent in England and Wales is the strongest monthly...
After the disappointment of the weather-cancelled Cumberland Show in July the Highways Agency is trying again – taking its journey planning and roadworker safety ‘roadshow’ south to next month’s Westmorland Show...
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The United Kingdom signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Gibraltar yesterday, which will help to ensure that those liable to tax in the UK pay the right tax on investments in...
At midday on Friday 28th August 2009 General Sir Richard Dannatt GCB CBE MC ADC Gen handed over as Chief of the General Staff to General Sir David Richards KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen after 3 years in post.Â
The Highways Agency will begin work to improve safety for drivers using the on the M62 by renewing the central reserve safety barrier between Junctions 22 (Rishworh Moor) and 23 (Outlane). At the same time, the...
OVERNIGHT FULL MOTORWAY & LINK ROAD CLOSURES 2 - 5 September 2009
A scheme to improve road safety on the M180 near Doncaster starts on Thursday 3 September and is expected to last for 8 weeks.
West Midlands Motorway and Trunk Roads Maintenance Programme 31 Aug - 6 Sept 2009
Local authorities will receive a £7.5m funding boost to tackle Al-Qaeda influenced extremism, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today. The new funding will give them greater flexibility to...
Call for proposals Applications for EU part funding are invited from trade organisations for promotional activities aimed at increasing the information on, and sales of, certain agricultural products in EU...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers that adequate safeguards need to be put in place when dealing with heavy lifting after a worker in Staffordshire suffered a serious foot injury when ...
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in South Lancashire, Merseyside, Gtr Manchester and Cheshire – 7 days beginning Monday, 31 August 2009.
M1, Junction 34 (Tinsley) to Junction 35 (Thorpe Hesley), east and north of Sheffield
Safety improvements to a bridge taking the M20 motorway over the A229 near Maidstone in Kent are to be carried out throughout September.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning companies of the importance of implementing safe systems for lifting loads and using suitable lifting equipment for the job. It follows the prosecution of a Birmingham...
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Work starts to install a new concrete barrier on the central reserve of the M4 between Junctions 15 and 16 on Thursday 3 September.
M5 Avonmouth Bridge - resurfacing
294-09 A loose overturned 7ft Rib sparked a search for missing persons tonight in Southampton Water involving the Coastguard helicopter, a Coastguard Rescue Team and two RNLI lifeboats.
This year’s State of the Countryside conference 2009 was held in Birmingham and was targeted at all those with an interest in rural research and analysis and for non-rural researchers...
The sea search has for anyone onboard the 12 ft angling boat Jimmy has been called off. Enquiries are now continuing on-land.
Two vital schemes to regenerate Kent and tackle congestion by greatly improving transport links in the area through £122.5m of investment were given the go-ahead today by Transport Minister Paul Clark...
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
The Government has today given the green light for a new 60 Mega Watt power plant, fuelled by biomass and waste, to be built on a disused site at Tilbury Docks in Essex.Â
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to re-examine their working from height practices after a firm was fined for the death of an employee.
295-09 Three men were rescued from a perilous cliff tonight after setting out in Lydstep Haven near Tenby in rough seas and westerly force 7 winds.
English drinkers vow to cut back after holiday boozing
STRICTLY EMABARGOED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST UNTIL 00:01 FRIDAY 28 AUGUST Action to prevent criminals abusing new mobile phone technology, which allows them to be used like debit, credit and pre-pay ...
295-09 Three men were rescued from a perilous cliff last night after setting out in Lydstep Haven near Tenby in rough seas and westerly force 7 winds.
294-09 A loose overturned 7ft Rib sparked a search for missing persons tonight in Southampton Water involving the Coastguard helicopter, a Coastguard Rescue Team and two RNLI lifeboats.
Work will soon begin on the M6 between J10 and J10A to install new overhead gantries, signs, signals and emergency refuge areas as the Highways Agency extends the Managed Motorway (previously referred to as Active...
The Government has today given the green light for a new 60 Mega Watt power plant, fuelled by biomass and waste, to be built on a disused site at Tilbury Docks in Essex.Â
Unusual 14th century chapel is saved in essex
The sea search has for anyone onboard the 12 ft angling boat Jimmy has been called off. Enquiries are now continuing on-land.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has selected Mediareach following a three-way pitch handled by the Central Office of Information (COI).
GPs and health professionals working in maternity, obstetrics, gynaecology, and sexual health are today being asked to take part in new study into Female Genital Mutilation in a bid to better ensure that services...
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
New safety ratings for motorcycle helmets were published today by Road Safety Minister, Paul Clark.
Cleantech and renewables are expected to become two of the most important sectors of the economy according to a survey of UK business leaders, commissioned by the department for Business Innovation and Skills...
Two vital schemes to regenerate Kent and tackle congestion by greatly improving transport links in the area through £122.5m of investment were given the go-ahead today by Transport Minister Paul Clark...
Transport minister Sadiq Khan today signalled the Government’s intention to crack down on rogue parking firms with the introduction of tough new rules limiting the access to driver data.
Annual immigration statistics for 2008 and quarterly immigration figures for April to June 2009, covering migration from Eastern Europe, asylum applications and removals and voluntary departures, were published...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies not to ignore enforcement notices after a dental laboratory in Greater Manchester was ordered to pay £4,000.
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
Respect for the law, tolerance and politeness towards others top the list of values people think are important to living in Britain, new figures published today (27 August) show.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning food manufacturing companies in Derbyshire to ensure that risks to staff using knives are managed effectively.
The Government has today given the green light for a new 60 Mega Watt power plant, fuelled by biomass and waste, to be built on a disused site at Tilbury Docks in Essex.Â
A small but significant ancient chapel sited next to the moat of an Essex Manor House has been preserved thanks to help from English Heritage.
Host of traffic and transport updates available at www.direct.gov.uk, online and on mobile
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to re-examine their working from height practices after a firm was fined for the death of an employee.
Today’s businesses are facing tough times and the most successful know what help is available and make use of it. That help is at hand for businesses during September when HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) brings...
This document is available as a download only The slides for a presentation from State of the Countryside 2009, plenary session three: Rural lives – challenges for social policy, given by Lisa...
This document is available as a download only The slides for a presentation from State of the Countryside 2009, workshop 1b: Rural Economies, Dr Jane Atterton and Dr Hilary Talbot, Centre for Rural Economy...
This document is available as a download only The slides for a presentation from State of the Countryside 2009, workshop 1c: Recent research results on the effects of climate change on the natural environment...
This document is available as a download only The transcript notes from State of the Countryside 2009, plenary session one: State of the countryside – looking forward to 2010, given by Dr Stuart ...
This document is available as a download only The transcript notes from State of the Countryside 2009, workshop sessions: Researching Rural Social Capital, Rural Economies, Recent research results on the...
This document is available as a download only The transcript notes from State of the Countryside 2009, seminar sessions: Major Life Events, Minimum income standards , Gathering evidence for the Uplands...
This document is available as a download only The transcript notes from State of the Countryside 2009, debate sessions: Rural Insights, Rural Recession, Rural Housing and Rural Transport. This year&rsquo...
This document is available as a download only The transcript notes from State of the Countryside 2009, master class sessions: Poverty in Wales, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, Crofting...
This document is available as a download only The transcript for a presentation from State of the Countryside 2009, plenary session three: Rural lives – challenges for social policy, given by Lisa...
This document is available as a download only The transcript for a presentation from State of the Countryside 2009, plenary session two: Economic well-being in rural areas, given by Professor Neil...
This document is available as a download only The transcript for the ‘Any Questions’ panel session from State of the Countryside 2009, chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby.
This year’s State of the Countryside conference 2009 was held in Birmingham and was targeted at all those with an interest in rural research and analysis and for non-rural researchers...
I appreciate the download facility, but would rather these documents were posted in html format online as well. It makes it much easier to read them quickly to check their relevance, and as such I think...
Thank you for your comments but no, as this item was posted back in 2007.
Thank you for you comments Chris, we will look into this.
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions.
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions
The growing popularity of Chinese lanterns, especially at weddings and beach BBQs, has prompted the Coastguard to ask the public for advance warnings when releasing them off and along the UK coastline.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today urged employers and construction workers to make sure that they work safely at height following the death of a 31-year-old man.
The sea search has for anyone onboard the 12 ft angling boat Jimmy has been called off. Enquiries are now continuing on-land.
This consultation started on 16th June 2009 and ends on 29th September 2009.
This consultation sets out the Government's legislative approach for addressing the problem of illicit use of Peer-to-Peer (P2P...
Immigration Judge Richard Allen Price retires as an Immigration Judge on 27 August 2009.
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed Catherine Margaret Healy to be a Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, to exercise ...
The sea search has for anyone onboard the 12 ft angling boat Jimmy has been called off. Enquiries are now continuing on-land.
293-09 The sea search has for anyone onboard the 12 ft angling boat Jimmy has been called off. Enquiries are now continuing on-land.
Adjudicator publishes decision to close ludford ce primary school, lincolnshire.
Thousands of litres of what HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) believes to be laundered green diesel were seized by Customs Officers during raids of illegal filling stations in Belfast this morning (Tuesday).
Works to the westbound carriageway of the A14 Claydon Interchange, near Ipswich, begin on 1 September.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning people who hire out inflatable leisure devices that they must ensure all operators are fully trained and that the equipment is properly anchored to the ground ...
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills today announced a seven-day consultation on modifications to draft statutory undertakings to be given by Atlas Elektronik UK in relation to its proposed acquisition...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a request by Lincolnshire Council, to close Ludford CE Primary School. Â
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today urged employers and construction workers to make sure that they work safely at height following the death of a 31-year-old man.
Aspiring North West musicians are being offered expert advice on how to get to the world’s largest music showcase and conference.
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions.
Major resurfacing and waterproofing work will start on the northbound carriageway of the M5 Avonmouth Bridge on Tuesday 1 September and will continue until Christmas.
The Tyne & Wear Metro will receive £14m to improve its ticketing system in the first stage of its modernisation programme, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.Â
With many holiday makers heading south for the August Bank Holiday weekend, Highways Agency Traffic Officers will be providing help and advice to motorists with caravans at Strensham Services[M2] (M5 J7-8 Southbound...
Direct Access Audiology referral to treatment times (RTT) data June 2009
A £3m Highways Agency scheme to resurface parts of the A55 near Chester will get underway next month.
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions
The growing popularity of Chinese lanterns, especially at weddings and beach BBQs, has prompted the Coastguard to ask the public for advance warnings when releasing them off and along the UK coastline.
A busy town centre roundabout in the Lake District is to benefit from an £830,000 Highways Agency scheme to reduce congestion.
Highways Agency Traffic Officers in the North West are heading off the region’s motorway network on a diversion with a difference next week – but it’s all in a good cause!
Today 558 frontline charities and voluntary organisations across the country will receive grants worth up to £40,000 to help them provide vital community services during the recession.
Aspiring North West musicians are being offered expert advice on how to get to the world’s largest music showcase and conference.
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Hit for six – connected companies closed down after government investigation
The Highways Agency and Nottinghamshire Police are warning drivers not to dice with death by running red lights at plant crossings for the A46 Newark to Widmerpool improvement.
Communities Secretary John Denham today announced a review to examine how Town Hall chief officers are being allowed to walk off with big pay-offs after falling out with the council’s political leadership.
New figures reveal that since April the Government has won back over £125,000 in unpaid wages for agency workers.
Employers, payroll agents and accountants in Newbury and the surrounding area are being invited to meet HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for free payroll advice at Newbury Racecourse on Thursday 10 September 2009...
Ministers today announced the Government’s response to the recent consultation exercise on the appointment of a Chief Construction Officer.
Ministers today announced the Government’s response to the recent consultation exercise on the appointment of a Chief Construction Officer.
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All dates and times subject to weather conditions
A Newry man who smuggled six million cigarettes and half a tonne of hand rolling tobacco in lettuce has been jailed for three years.
Major resurfacing and waterproofing work will start on the northbound carriageway of the M5 Avonmouth Bridge on Tuesday 1 September and will continue until Christmas.
All dates and times subject to weather conditions
Employers, payroll agents and accountants in Newbury and the surrounding area are being invited to meet HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for free payroll advice at Newbury Racecourse on Thursday 10 September 2009...
A 12 year old boy fell around 100 feet down a cliff this afternoon after being knocked off the hill side by a boulder.
Man-made chemicals which are sprayed on herbal smoking products such as “Spice†and the chemical solvent GBL are two of the so called “legal highs†to be banned by the end of the year, Home Secretary Alan Johnson...
The Royal Air Force Tornado GR4/4A fleet is to benefit from a £28M Mid-Life Fatigue Programme (MLFP) contract, awarded to Panavia, which is aimed at seeing the fleet through to its planned Out-of-Service...
New ideas to allow for swifter and more flexible measures to tackle unlawful peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing are published today by the Government.
Businesses in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being invited to learn more about how they can improve their health and safety performance at two free events.
Ministers today announced the Government’s response to the recent consultation exercise on the appointment of a Chief Construction Officer.
Anyone with undeclared offshore tax liabilities who fails to come forward under the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) faces an increased risk of prosecution, HMRC’s Permanent Secretary for Tax, Dave Hartnett, ...
SE244-09 All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions.
New rules to revamp the way power plants get connected to the UK’s power grid are proposed today by Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband.
SE245-09 All dates and times subject to weather conditions
A London-based smuggling gang who organised the importation and supply of cigarettes and tobacco by parcel post from China have been jailed for a total of seven years and seven months today.
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Employers, payroll agents and accountants in Newbury and the surrounding area are being invited to meet HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for free payroll advice at Newbury Racecourse on Thursday ...
The Government’s Green Paper, Shaping the Future of Care Together sets out proposals for the reform of the care and support system for adults in England. The Green Paper sets out a vision...
The Government’s Green Paper, Shaping the Future of Care Together sets out proposals for the reform of the care and support system for adults in England. The Green Paper sets out a vision...
The Government wants a National Care Service that is fair, simple and affordable. To set this process in motion they have published a public consultation document, or Green Paper, called Shaping...
As you may expect my response is the usual one.... In order for there to be ubiquitous national care... ... there has to be ubiquitous broadband, as many organisations especially government ones are migrating...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently issued a call for proposals for activities to contribute to the aims and objectives of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social ...
Thank you for you comments and support Chris.
This is very good news. Stuart Burgess has done a fine job and will continue to do so.
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed Mark Hinchliffe to be a Deputy Chamber President of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, with...
STRICT EMBARGO NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST UNTIL: 00.01 TUESDAY 25 AUGUST Man-made chemicals which are sprayed on herbal smoking products such as “Spice†and the chemical solvent GBL are two of the so called...
A pioneering Government programme which supports young victims of crime in Oxfordshire, as well as helping them to keep themselves safe, will be rolled-out nationwide, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced...
A new qualification for all professional lorry drivers - the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) – will be launched on 10 September by the Driving Standards Agency.
A 12 year old boy fell around 100 feet down a cliff this afternoon after being knocked off the hill side by a boulder.
291-09 A 12 year old boy fell around 100 feet down a cliff this afternoon after being knocked off the hill side by a boulder.
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
A new qualification for all professional lorry drivers - the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) – will be launched on 10 September by the Driving Standards Agency.
At Mablethorpe this afternoon, the Coastguard Rescue Team was robbed by some youths of a highly dangerous Orange Smoke Flare.
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
The Highways Agency will help people from the East Midlands make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways...
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
A London-based smuggling gang who organised the importation and supply of cigarettes and tobacco by parcel post from China have been jailed for a total of seven years and seven months today.
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
As students across Greater Manchester gear up to receive their GCSE results, a Salford teacher is backing an education grant that is helping remove the financial barriers for talented teenagers in training to...
Employers, payroll agents and accountants in Exeter and the surrounding area are being invited to meet HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for free advice at the University of Exeter on Tuesday 8 September.Â
Major roadworks on the A1 Eaton Socon Bypass are due to start on Friday 4 September and to be completed, weather permitting, before Christmas.
Fourteen projects costing £2.25 million have been fast tracked by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on behalf of the Department of Health for urgent national swine flu research. The ...
The A19 in North Tyneside will be closed overnight on 5 September to allow for construction of a new bridge at Castle Park to begin.
Blackburn based bridal firm Linzi Jay is launching its products in Japan with the help of a partnership between UK Trade & Investment and British Airways.
A pioneering Government programme which supports young victims of crime in Oxfordshire, as well as helping them to keep themselves safe, will be rolled-out nationwide, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced...
Earlier this morning Yarmouth Coastguard received a call informing them that a man had been reported overdue on a fishing trip on the North Norfolk coast.
The East of England 10th Anniversary Stop Smoking Service Awards, celebrating the work being done by stop smoking service advisors across the region, have been launched today (Monday 24 August) by the Department...
The Highways Agency will help people travelling in the South West make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing all of its road projects on motorways...
The Merlin Helicopter Force has commenced a 4 month training exercise in the United States as the final stage of preparation for its end of year deployment to Afghanistan.
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
West Midlands’ smokers planning a bank holiday road trip are putting their children at risk if they decide to light up en route.
Home Office calls for more nominations before 31 August deadline
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Employers, payroll agents and accountants in Newbury and the surrounding area are being invited to meet HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for free payroll advice at Newbury Racecourse on Thursday ...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a request by Hillingdon Council, on behalf of the Governing Body, to expand Queensmead Secondary School and increase the admission number from...
At 2.19pm Clyde Coastguard received a 999 call reporting that a father and daughter were stranded on a sandbank, surrounded by a fast incoming tide.
Yarmouth Coastguard has dealt with a high number of incidents today, coordinating 30 search and rescue operations on the East coast so far.
At Mablethorpe this afternoon, the Coastguard Rescue Team was robbed by some youths of a highly dangerous Orange Smoke Flare.
At 4.45pm today Stornoway Coastguard received a request from Inverness Police Control for a helicopter search for two missing canoeists on Loch Maree, Wester Ross.
HM The Queen has appointed Ian David Grainger to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England...
Thousands of people with mental health problems will get extra support managing their condition to remain in the workplace, Jim Knight, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform announced today.
At 9.37am Humber Coastguard was contacted on VHF Channel 16 by the skipper of the 30 metre fishing vessel Honeybourne III reporting that the vessel had run hard aground just north of Filey.
The project to improve safety and cut congestion on the A421 between Bedford and the M1 at Junction 13 moves a step forward in September when work to place the beams on the two new bridges at Fields Road, Wootton...
Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson and entrepreneur James Caan today called on the UK’s best innovators to put themselves forward for the iawards -  the first ever Government backed-awards to celebrate...
New best practice guidance published to improve quality and safety of chemotherapy.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a request by Hillingdon Council, on behalf of the Governing Body, to expand Queensmead Secondary School and increase the admission number from...
197/09 On 1 September the EU starts the mandatory phase out of 100W and frosted incandescent (or old fashioned) lightbulbs.
A1M Junctions 58 to 59, County Durham 271870 Slight delays are expected on the A1M between Junctions 58 and 59 due to bridge repairs. There will be a contraflow with narrow lanes both north and southbound and...
Swansea Coastguard is coordinating a search for a 13 year boy last seen being swept away from the Porthcawl Pier at 6.33pm today.