Following discussions under the chairmanship of Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, the G7 Finance Ministers have agreed to support the suspension of debt payments by countries affected by the tsunami...

A major overhaul in the way health and social care services will treat millions of patients with long-term conditions has been launched.

More than 120,000 patients have been treated in new treatment centres dealing with planned surgery and diagnostic tests.

The OFT has decided today not to refer the acquisition by Terra Firma investments (GP) 2 Ltd of United Cinemas International (UK) Limited and Cinema International Corporation (UK) Limited to the Competition...

At the Schroders London Boat Show Admiral Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord, announced today that in this Trafalgar bicentennial year, the Royal Navy will be at the heart of SeaBritain 2005 and will be marking...

A managing director was today sentenced to a 16-month custodial sentence following a prosecution brought by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The case, heard at Manchester Crown Court, followed a police...

Peter Willes, a director of Willes Farming Ltd, was given a 12 month conditional discharge yesterday after pleading guilty to veterinary medicines offences. He was also ordered to pay costs of £4,000...

The Government will today (Monday, Jan 10) set out a raft of measures to clean up local communities and tackle anti-social behaviour during the Second Reading of its Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment...

A single set of Veterinary Medicines Regulations, consolidating more than 50 previous regulations, has been published for consultation.   

A new measure to ensure that scientific research is properly funded and the UK's research base is put on a secure and sustainable footing was announced today.   

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has confirmed that 49 Britons died in the Indian Ocean tsunami. Another 391 are missing, he announced while on a visit to the seaside resort of Phuket.

A week of events aimed at keeping school kids safe from crime starts on Monday.

Prepared by the Government Statistical Service Main Points This Month   

The first ever week of action to protect schoolchildren from robbery was launched today in Manchester by Home Office Minister Hazel Blears, Crimestoppers and Olympic medal winning boxer Amir Khan.   

Treatment Centre success contributing to lowest ever waiting list since comparable records began - Reid   

Visits abroad up by 4% to 63.5 million

Home Secretary Jack Straw has confirmed that 49 Britons died in the Indian Ocean tsunami.

The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cleared the anticipated acquisition by Arriva plc (Arriva) of the business of Hertfordshire bus operator Sovereign Bus & Coach Company Ltd (Sovereign).   

Read a full transcript from this month's press conference. Tony Blair answered questions on the Indian Ocean disaster, the Middle East peace process and tackling poverty in Africa.