30,000 jobs could be created if the construction of a new high speed rail line from London to Birmingham goes ahead, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, said today. More than 8,000 of these jobs are ...
Updated figures on this winter’s flu situation released today show that the number of reported cases of people with ‘flu-like symptoms continues to fall.
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The Highways Agency will resurface a 1 mile section of the A1 between Haggerston Castle and Beal, Northumberland, next week.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
The Government has today announced the next steps in its comprehensive review of employment laws.
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
England’s best known historic forests will be protected for future generations under proposals announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today. The transfer of heritage forests such as the New Forest...
A new offence to stop under 18s gaining unauthorised access to airguns has been introduced by the Government today. From 10 February, owners will be liable for a fine of up to £1000 if they do not take...
Over 84 per cent of girls aged 13-14 have helped protect themselves against cervical cancer by getting all three doses of the HPV vaccine and more than four million doses of the vaccine have been given in the...
A man severed two of his fingers while operating unsafe machinery at a London bagel bakery city magistrates have heard.
The central member of a gang who stole more than £3m of tax credits has been jailed at the Old Bailey today for five years, following a complex international investigation by HM Revenue & Customs...
Work on two schemes to improve journeys on the A31 in Dorset and Hampshire is due to start next week.
Skills Minister John Hayes and Employment Minister Chris Grayling visited Brighton today to see the help people who are unemployed are getting to return back to work by increasing their skills.
The Government is to review the current licensing regime for cormorants, Environment Minister Richard Benyon announced at a summit for key members of England’s angling and fisheries communities today.
Commenting on the release of the Association of Graduate Recruiters Survey, David Willetts Minister for Universities and Science said:
Two of the UK’s most important growth industries received a boost today as Skills Minister John Hayes announced a new National Skills Academy (NSA) for Composites and Biotechnology.
Factory doors open week to promote careers in manufacturing The UK’s leading advanced manufacturers and Government met today to discuss how to work together to promote manufacturing excellence, challenge perceptions...
An elderly lady died when she fell through an access hole in her hallway floor which had been left uncovered by council employees working on her property.
Motorway lighting along three carefully-selected sections of motorway in the North West, West Midlands and East Midlands will be switched off between midnight and 5am in a move to reduce carbon emissions and ...
The Highways Agency will carry out repairs to a joint on Ouse Bridge which carries the M62 between Junction 36 and 37 over the River Ouse, near Goole.
Employers highly value graduates who gained their qualification while studying and working part time, research published today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Higher Education...
John Hayes, Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (BIS), and Chris Grayling, Minister for Employment (DWP), today demonstrated their joint commitment to a new approach, providing the training...
Work on two schemes to improve journeys on the A31 in Dorset and Hampshire is due to start next week.
Skills Minister John Hayes and Employment Minister Chris Grayling visited Brighton today to see the help people who are unemployed are getting to return back to work by increasing their skills.
A £490,000 Highways Agency scheme to add a second lane to the westbound exit slip at Junction 5 of the M65 at Blackburn is underway.
False jobs advertiser lands a big fine
Please note, all planned roadworks are subject to weather conditions
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has received nearly 450 bids in the first round of the Regional Growth Fund.
A man severed two of his fingers while operating unsafe machinery at a London bagel bakery city magistrates have heard.
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, today announced a package of measures intended to enhance consumer protection in the mortgage market. These measures will:
Changes to the Science Advisory Council (SAC) for Defra have been announced to help the department achieve better and more co-ordinated scientific advice.
In a clear expression of the momentum gathering behind our health reforms, over 4,000 GP practices across the country are already engaged in pathfinder GP groups.
The M5 near Bristol will be closed from 20.00hrs Saturday, February 5 to 10.00hrs Sunday, February 6 to allow the Highways Agency to install a new pedestrian and cycle overbridge at Lawrence Weston.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, today published the Independent Commission on Equitable Life Payments’ report.
Leeds will be host to a group of the country’s top international trade specialists – both home-grown and from across the UK - to highlight the financial and professional business opportunities available in China...
New measures to rebalance Britain’s counter-terrorism powers and restore British freedoms whilst protecting the public were outlined by the Home Secretary, Theresa May today.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Gerard Adams to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.
West Midlands firms are being invited to find out more about how they can better protect their intellectual property at a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) event in Birmingham.
The central member of a gang who stole more than £3m of tax credits has been jailed at the Old Bailey today for five years, following a complex international investigation by HM Revenue & Customs...
Work being carried out by the Highways Agency on two miles of the M42 near Tamworth, which includes laying a quieter road surface, drainage upgrades, and installing a safer concrete barrier, is progressing well...
The Highways Agency will be carrying out work to upgrade the street lighting to the M6 and M69 slip roads and link roads at the M6 Junction 2, north-east of Coventry. The work will improve safety both for road...