The second phase of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre was opened in Ghana yesterday by UK Armed Forces Minister, Adam Ingram, and the Ghanaian Defence Minister, Dr Kwame Addo-Kufour. The internationally...

Lord Triesman, Foreign Office Minister for Africa, today expressed his concern about the continued fighting in the Darfur region of Sudan. Following an EU statement on the Sudan (www.eu2005.gov.uk), the Minister...

The Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the South African Government to restore and maintain war graves from the Boer War, the Minister for Veterans, Don Touhig MP, announced today.

European Commission Vice President Gunter Verheugen congratulated the UK Presidency on its strong and progressive stance on better regulation, speaking at an EU Presidency conference hosted by the UK Cabinet Office...

Competition Commission invites evidence

The DCA today launched a consultation paper on Civil Court Fees.

Today at Preston Crown Court Mr Robert Hughes was sentenced to six months imprisonment after pleading guilty to 19 offences involving veterinary medicines.

People concerned about friends or family believed to be in the path of Hurricane Rita can call the Foreign Office on 020 7008 0000.

Consultation Paper on the Human Tissue (Scotland) Bill and Issues Relating to Adults with Incapacity

Proposals for integrating the Crown into the planning system were launched for consultation by the Government today.

Culture Minister David Lammy has placed a temporary export bar on seven pieces of hack silver - six off-cuts of silver ingots and a fragment of a stamped arm-ring. This will provide a last chance to raise the money...

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and Licensing Minister James Purnell today spelt out that under new licensing laws there is no presumption that requests for longer hours should take precedence over legitimate residents...

Defra today confirmed proposals for changes to existing waste management licensing exemptions involving hazardous waste, which are now out for full consultation.

The Government has today published its response to the Council for Science and Technology's (CST's) report "Policy Through Dialogue" published in March 2005.

Competition Minister Gerry Sutcliffe today announced that he is proposing to accept statutory undertakings instead of referring to the Competition Commission the proposed acquisition by Lockheed Martin UK of Insys...

Mr Syd Maddicott has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cameroon in succession to Mr Richard Wildash LVO who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Maddicott ...

The Prime Minister has approved the appointments of new permanent secretaries to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Northern Ireland Office.

The OFT today referred the completed acquisition of Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Limited of A3 Cinema Limited (including its subsidiary, Ster Century (UK) Limited) to the Competition Commission (CC).

A new National Guidance Framework has been agreed to co-ordinate traffic information delivery and traffic management by the Highways Agency and local highway authorities.

The study collects data to facilitate an evaluation of the Sexual Offences(Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002. Data was collected on sex offence cases in the 3 years preceding the Act

Total production lower in 3 months to Aug

Details of projects likely to be commissioned in year 2005-2006.