Better protection for consumers taking out extended warranties will come into force in April. Retailers now have 12 weeks to make the changes necessary to comply with the new laws.   

The Queen has approved that The Right Honourable Sir Mark Potter Kt, a Lord Justice of Appeal, be appointed President of the Family Division, in succession to The Right Honourable Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss GBE...

The Prime Minister has appointed Ms Betty Jackson and Samir Shah OBE to the Board of the Victoria and Albert Museum for a period of four years with effect from 6 December 2004.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Reasonable Force, Licensing Laws, Rawnsley Book, MI6 and the Middle East

The Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, today reaffirmed the Government's support for householders to defend themselves, their families and their homes with reasonable force. He also vowed to make the law ...

The Government has pledged to raise the level of care that mental health patients from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds receive so that it is the same as that of the general population.

Residents of Boscastle are safe to re-build their homes, a new Environment Agency report has announced.

The 'reasonable force' law on defending the home is 'sound' and will not be amended, Home Secretary Charles Clarke has announced.

The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association Ltd's (VBRA) consumer code of practice was launched to consumers today by the OFT.   

The Government today announced plans to launch a compulsory ram genotyping scheme following last Autumn's public consultation on the National Scrapie Plan.   

Defra issued advice today to farmers who may wish to claim the new Single Payment next year but who are uncertain how to treat ex gratia payments when considering calculation of the reference amount.   

Employment Minister Gerry Sutcliffe today urged employees and employers to make the most of groundbreaking legislation that heralds an important move towards better partnership in the workplace.   

Police across England and Wales have launched a new war on heroin and cocaine dealers.

Local class A drug markets across the country are to be targeted in a three-month co-ordinated police campaign launched today.   

£3.1 bn deficit in November

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: the Chancellor, Guantanamo Bay, Dr Paisley, Fox Hunting and Bush's visit to Europe

Commenting on the National Audit Office's report into the regeneration of the Millennium Dome and associated land, the Deputy Prime Minister said: