There's another story on the BBC about the NHS in Wales. It's the usual complaints from staff and bluster from the assembly. Apparently, Dr Gibbons was emailed by a nurse, expressing her concerns. After the...

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The Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw MP today announced that the British Ambassador in Kathmandu, Keith Bloomfield would be recalled to London following recent political developments in Nepal.   

On hearing the news of ex-Prime Minister Hariri's death, the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw said:   

Asked of the Prime Minister had any reaction to the results of the election in Iraq, the PMOS said that the results of the election in Iraq first of all underlined that this was a genuine election. It had resulted...

Asked if he would characterise the meetings between the Prime Minister and leaders of the two main opposition parties this week as a negotiation, the PMOS said he would not characterise it in that way. No one was...

Asked whose responsibility it was to decide whether sanctions should be imposed on the IRA, the PMOS said that the IMC made recommendations which the two government's then took forward or not depending on their...

Asked why Charles Clarke had said that Britain needs more immigration, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman said that he hadn't seen the precise comments but people should look at what the Prime Minister had...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Immigration, Northern Ireland, terror and Iraq.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Paul Boateng, today presented a full signature Memorandum of Understanding in Mali with Minister for Investment Promotion Ousame Thiam in Bamako. This will provide $45....

Forty Green Goddess fire engines are up for sale, Fire and Rescue Service Minister Nick Raynsford announced today.   

Action taken to get 100,000 public bodies ready for the Freedom of Information Act will transform the culture of information, Constitutional Affairs Minister Catherine Ashton said today.   

What's the real story behind the South Asian plants that have transformed British life? Plant Cultures aims to find out what curry leaf, henna, indigo, marigold and tea mean to us.   

Environment Minister Elliot Morley has announced that four local authorities are to share a £2m payout to help residents and local businesses cut waste and recycle more.   

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Families who cause misery to those living nearby are being offered a 'last-chance' to turn around their behaviour.

Statistics on social worker posts and vacancies

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

Towns and cities across the Midlands will be urged to get into the Olympic spirit today (Monday) when Cabinet Minister Tessa Jowell boards a blue London 2012-branded double-decker bus to promote public...

All potatoes imported from the Netherlands will in future have to be pre-notified to Defra in a move to strengthen protection against the risk of potato ring rot.   

The Government's plan to protect patients from under qualified acupuncturists and herbal medicine practitioners received significant backing today. A new Government report suggests that more than nine...

An influential forum to promote successful partnership working was today announced by Minister for Community Stephen Ladyman.   

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Factory gate inflation falls to 2.6 %

Just a quick announcement: today mySociety is launching the first of five projects we're building during 2005: WriteToThem is a new and extended version of the well-known FaxYourMP.com service. Type in your UK postcode...

Towns and cities across the Midlands are being urged to get into the Olympic spirit today by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell.

A new computer system has been designed to keep victims of crime up-to-date with the progress of their court case.