Victims and witnesses of crime in Essex will spend less time waiting around in courts across the county, thanks to a new computer system.   

From 1 March 2005, appellate courts in the United Kingdom will be able to refer cases, which raise issues concerning the interpretation of the 1980 Rome Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual ...

Asked if there was any further information on the North African detainees currently in Belmarsh prison being returned to their countries, the PMOS said discussions were ongoing, but he was not going to provide a...

Asked if the strategy launched today was another example of public servants being displaced from front line carers to "bureaucratic form fillers" instead, the PMOS said it was important to recognise the ...

Asked what the timetable was after the elections to withdraw British troops from Iraq, the PMOS said as people knew already, UK troops, like all coalition troops were stationed in Iraq at the request of the interim...

Asked what the Prime Minister's view was on the release of photographs, the PMOS replied that like Sir General Mike Jackson, he could not risk an ongoing judicial process by commenting on the cases in any way. What...

Asked if there was definitely going to be a levy imposed with regards to 24 hour licensing, as Charles Clarke had said this morning, the PMOS said discussions were continuing with ACPO, the industry, the DCMS and...

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) briefed journalists on the latest update for the victims involved in the tsunami disaster. The figures were 274 in Category 1 (down from 299), with 53 confirmed dead...

The first NHS 'super surgeries' outside London have opened their doors for business.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Tsunami, 24 Hour Licensing, Abuse Photographs, Iraq, Racial Equality and African Detainees.

Tony Blair answered questions about Iraq, poverty in Africa, taxation and licensing laws during his weekly PMQs.

McDermott Bros Contactors Ltd (MBCL), a London-based construction company, was fined £150,000 at Southwark Crown Court yesterday. The prosecution, brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), followed...

JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT BY UK FISHERIES MINISTERS   

Primary Care Trusts that offer a choice of hospital treatment to NHS patients through the electronic Choose and Book system will be rewarded under a new £95 million scheme announced today by Health Secretary...

A Government plan to increase race equality and build a 'strong and cohesive society' was launched today.

The Government's strategy to increase race equality and build a strong and cohesive society was launched today by the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke.   

The Government has today published a radical strategy for transforming the life chances of disabled people. The final report Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People states that, by 2025, disabled...

A £1million boost for science and research aimed at helping to shape a prosperous future for rural England was announced today.   

Two state-of-the-art NHS 'super surgeries' officially open their doors to patients today in Yorkshire. The £3million-plus surgeries at Worsborough and Goldthorpe, to be launched by Health Minister John...

The Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) will be inspecting local authorities that:   

Proposals to counter perceived cronyism in the public appointments system, and improve the investigation of complaints against local government councillors, are put forward in a radical report published...

Minister for Work, Jane Kennedy, has welcomed new statistics showing further improvement in the UK labour market. She said:   

The Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw MP today starts his official visit to Japan and China.   

Pay growth steady in year to November

Up to 74.8% in 3 months to November

The Government today published a comprehensive 20-year vision for the UK's disabled people.

Health Minister John Hutton commented on the National Audit Office's report - Patient Choice at the Point of GP Referral.