MINISTERIAL TEAM LISTEN TO MORE THAN 1000 STAFF IN BLACKBURN, BURNLEY, BURY, ROCHDALE, OLDHAM, WIGAN AND BOLTON   

Students who stayed on in education after their GCSEs will receive a New Year bonus of GBP100 this week.

The Cornwall and West Devon mining landscape will be the UK's 2005 nomination to become a World Heritage Site.

First-time buyers struggling to afford a home will be offered new help under plans unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.

More people on low and middle incomes will be able to step onto the home ownership ladder over the next five years, thanks to a programme of opportunities announced by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott...

Key workers and young families in rural areas will be among those to benefit from more affordable housing, under changes to the planning system announced by Housing and Planning Minister Keith Hill today...

The Householder Development Consents Review   

A scheme to regenerate a popular park was praised as a model for others to follow by local environmental quality minister Alun Michael during a visit to West London today.   

* Partha Dasgupta appointed Director of Investment and Finance   

Guidance on reforming prisons to better respect human rights was launched today by Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell.   

Asked if the Prime Minister was against the idea of a quota for immigration numbers, the PMOS said he was not going to get involved in party political matters, but rather, would discuss the subject matter. The Prime...

Asked for any further information regarding the release of the Guantanamo prisoners, the PMOS said he had no information at the moment to give to people. It would be briefed as and when it happened....

Asked if the Prime Minister was relaxed that his Education Secretary sought "spiritual support" from Opus Dei, the PMOS repeated the Education Secretary's words, which were that she had her private religious...

Asked to comment about an article in today's FT that said that the Government was thinking about not pursuing the EU Constitution Bill during our Presidency of the EU but rather leave it until next year instead, ...

Asked what line the Prime Minister was going to take regarding Gerry Adams, the PMOS repeated his words of last week when he said there could be no deal with Republicans unless all criminal and paramilitary activities...

Asked what status Stephen Byers' paper on global warming had, the PMOS replied that what was important was that there was a debate going on, and we welcomed the report as a contribution towards the debate. It would...

Asked about Jack Straw's meeting with Condoleeza Rice in Washington, and whether it would be concentrating mainly on the relationship with Iran, the PMOS said the Foreign Secretary was not travelling to Washington...

The Cornwall and West Devon mining landscape will be the UK's 2005 nomination to become a World Heritage Site.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Jack Straw, Global Warming paper, Northern Ireland, EU Constitution Bill, Ruth Kelly, Guantanamo Prisoners and Immigration.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today urged businesses across Britain to ignore all correspondence from a firm calling itself the "Health and Safety Registration Enforcement Division".   

The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape has been chosen as the UK's 2005 nomination for becoming a World Heritage Site Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell announced today.   

The Gaming Board has announced that Birmingham is the preferred location for the proposed Gambling Commission. This follows the Government's decision that new public bodies should be located outside of...

TOP 25 COALFIELD PAYOUTS PUBLISHED   

Mr Peter Bateman has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Boliva in succession to Mr William Sinton who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Bateman...

Lord Janner is attending a special session of the UN General Assembly to remember the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps.

Sean-Paul Brankin, currently an associate in the EU, Competition and Trade Department at the law firm Lovells, has been appointed as a Director in the OFT's Competition Enforcement Legal Division.   

Pubs and bars would be ordered to pay the cost of policing alcohol-fuelled disorder according to revised licensing proposals.

Students who stayed on in education after their GCSEs will receive a New Year bonus of £100 this week.

The Royal Navy's HMS Scott has been assigned to undertake a survey of the Indian Ocean disaster earthquake epicentre in order to further the understanding of earthquakes and assist prediction of such events...

Total car production stable during 2004

Lord Janner is attending a special session of the UN General Assembly to remember the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps.

Employers will no longer be allowed to sack someone because they have been summoned for jury service.