Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, will formally launch the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) revised Workers' WebPages on 13 September 2005, in a special event at TUC Congress.   

Avian influenza was one of the issues discussed during a meeting of European Chief Veterinary Officers in Edinburgh this week.   

The sixtieth anniversary of Admiral Mountbatten accepting the surrender of all Japanese forces in South-East Asia, the last significant act of World War Two, will take place on Monday 12 September. Adam Ingram, ...

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented a petition in the High Court to wind-up Adrian Smythe Publishing Limited in the public interest.   

Responses we have received following the consultation of the Draft Crofting Reform Bill.

Europe has proved that it has the defence capabilities and determination to make a genuine contribution to global security, the Defence Secretary John Reid said today on his first visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina since...

People appealing against small claims cases will be protected from having to pay legal costs under proposals published today. A consultation paper, Changes to Civil Appeal Rules, proposes that protection against...

Competitive sport in schools received a further boost today with the first 20 specialist competition managers heading into schools to revitalise school competitions and the announcement of the 400th school sport...

KINSHASA: Governments from 27 nations will today join scientists, environmental organisations, and representatives of business, industry, and communities in signing the world's first Declaration on Great Apes - ...

New draft regulations published today will guarantee members of non money-purchase schemes an annual benefits information statement on their pension said the Minister for Pensions Reform, Stephen Timms.   

This week Tony Blair took part in a four day Asian tour which included trips to the world's two fastest growing economic nations - China and India.

This report assesses the extent to which local plans in Scotland provide a positive planning policy framework to help support delivery of the infrastructure requirements of Scotland's Area Waste Plans. It takes ...

Lord Carter of Coles announced as Chair of independent review on modernisation of pathology services   

The lives of up to ten million children in the world's poorest nations could be saved with the launch of a new immunisation scheme announced today by Gordon Brown.

The Prime Minister has today appointed Professor David Ekserdjian as a Trustee of the National Gallery.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown - with colleagues from France, Spain, Italy and Sweden, Graca Machel and Dr Lee Jong-Wook - today launched a new International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm...

Deficit of £3.4 billion in July 2005

Leading ministers from across Europe will gather in London this weekend for a key meeting that aims to put environmentally-friendly principles into practice.

More than 100 UK service personnel are to be given honours for their role in operations around the world, it was announced today.

On the final day of his Asian tour, Tony Blair has announced a GBP 10 million scholarship fund for academic exchanges between Indian and British universities.

Over 100 UK Service personnel are to be given honours for their role in operations around the world, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, Liberia, the Congo and Sierra Leone. There...