Following reports from Sudan of air raids last night in a village in Darfur, killing some 100 people, the Foreign Secretary has issued a strong statement deeply condemning the action by the Government ...

An innovative UK-developed anti-torpedo system, which will protect our ships from underwater torpedo attack, has entered service with the Royal Navy.   

The age at which people can stand for election will be reduced from 21 to 18 under plans unveiled today by Elections Minister Christopher Leslie.   

1. After the publication of the Budd Report, Sir Alistair Graham, Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life gave notice [PN 165, 22 December 2004] that the Committee would reflect on the Report...

The OFT today referred the anticipated joint venture between LINK Interchange Network Limited and Transaction Network Services (UK) Limited to the Competition Commission (CC).   

Ivor Caplin MP, Minister for Veterans, today announced the publication of the paper "Review of Modelling of the Demolitions at Khamisiyah in March 1991 and Implications for UK Personnel".   

Yasmin Diamond has been appointed Director of Communications in Defra and will take up post in March. She is currently Head of Strategic Marketing at the Department for Education and Skills. Previously...

Minister for Work Jane Kennedy today welcomed new figures showing a large drop in the number of workless households in the UK, with one of the biggest falls amongst lone parent homes.   

Cross-border mass-marketed scams targeted   

Local Authorities in England will receive more than £60 billion in Government grant in 2005/6 - an increase of 6.3%, Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford confirmed today.   

Sixty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Ivor Caplin MP, Minister for Veterans, will unveil a plaque dedicated to the memory of the 38 British prisoners of war killed at Monowice Camp, Auschwitz.   

Measures to ensure the fair, transparent and effective use of police powers to stop and search members of the public were outlined today in a draft manual published by the Home Office.   

England's 2,000 plus museums and galleries are treasure houses of our cultural and national heritage, but too many items within them are hidden from the public, Arts Minister Estelle Morris said today.   

Animal Health and Welfare Minister Ben Bradshaw today announced the publication of a Defra consultation paper on proposals to permit trained and competent non-veterinarians to perform artificial insemination...

Asked what the Prime Minister would be telling Gerry Adams at their meeting tomorrow, and if he would be reading Mr. Adams the "riot act", the PMS said there was a strong message to deliver, and the Prime...

Asked if there had been a decision to move Cabinet forward in the wake of yesterday's voting hours change, the PMS said there had been no discussion of that during today's meeting....

Put to her that the Prime Minister had said earlier that "the new laws would not apply to anything more than a handful of people" and how he was in a position to say that, the PMS said people had...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Incapacity Benefit, MG Rover and Iraq Handover.

A 'robust system' is needed to increase public confidence in doctors' fitness to practise, Health Secretary John Reid has said.

Local authorities are to get new powers to identify appropriate sites for Gypsies.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Anti-Terror Plans, Cabinet Hours and Gerry Adams Meeting.

The Deputy Prime Minister announced today that he has reappointed Margaret Ford as Chairman to the board of English Partnerships (EP) to serve a second term. Margaret Ford was first appointed in April...

Police forces in England and Wales will benefit from one of the best funding settlements in recent years, Home Office Minister Hazel Blears confirmed today. Total funding for law and order will stand at...

Farmers in England made almost £300million from new ventures such as tourism, sports and recreation last year, figures published today show.   

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alan Johnson, has today published a report by the BFI on the processing of claims for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit by Renfrewshire Council.   

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alan Johnson, has today published a report by BFI on the processing of claims for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit by Chelmsford Borough Council.   

Tony Blair gave an update on the tsunami casualty figures during his weekly Prime Minister's Question Time.

A special reception for survivors of the Holocaust will be held at St James' Palace this morning.

Tony Blair called on the international community to renew its efforts to tackle the problems of poverty in Africa and the dangers of climate change.

Local authorities must do more to identify appropriate sites so that Gypsies and Travellers can be more easily moved off problem sites that cause misery for local residents, Minister for Housing Yvette...

The Government today moved to help protect patients from poor medical practice and misconduct. Health Secretary John Reid has tasked Chief Medical Officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, with leading...

The Government has decided to consent to the sale by National Grid Transco (NGT) of four of its eight gas distribution networks, paving the way for consumer savings worth an estimated £225million NPV ...

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alan Johnson, has today published a report by the BFI on the processing of claims to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit by Southampton City Council.   

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alan Johnson, has today published a report by the BFI on the processing of claims to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit by Wyre Borough Council.   

In advance of a meeting with the Cambodian Minister of Justice today, Foreign Office Minister Douglas Alexander has announced an immediate UK contribution of £500,000 for a United Nations-supported Khmer...

Attending the Auschwitz commemoration ceremony in Poland today the Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said: