The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today issued a reminder to companies working with radiation on the importance of protection control measures, including basic monitoring. The reminder follows the conclusion...

"Stress is the main cause of sickness absence in the public sector," Geoffrey Podger, Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), will today tell Human Resource Directors in the police service, "but...

A loan shark who admitted nine counts of illegal activity, including blackmail and intimidation, has been sent to prison following his arrest by a Government-funded team of loan shark hunters.

The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for Nepal. We are no longer advising against all but essential travel to Nepal. However you are advised to exercise extreme caution if travelling to Nepal at present...

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with John Reid that media organisations should exercise restraint when reporting about "what our troops got up to", the PMOS it was important to distinguish between what...

Asked if Downing Street, or the Prime Minister and Mrs. Blair planned on taking any action over the photographs of Mrs. Blair and Leo at the Winter Olympics, the PMOS said he was not aware of any such plans. Asked...

Asked if people should be worried about bird flu, the PMOS replied that it was common sense that as the incidences of bird flu on the Continent moved closer to the UK, so the level of concern increased. We recognised...

Asked if the PMOS recognised the front page stories today about council tax, the PMOS said people would not know the position on council tax until the end of next month, and that was the usual pattern of these things...

Asked if the Prime Minister and Silvio Berlusconi had discussed David Mills, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that he was not aware of any discussions....

Guidance notes for local authority offers involved in the delivery of private landlord registration.

Better support and information for patients and relatives, improved co-ordination between services and improved learning from errors

The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of a new Director General for the DTI's Energy Group Willy Rickett will take up the post from 6 March. Previously, he held several Director General posts at the Department...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: David Mills, Council Tax, Bird Flu, Leo/Mrs Blair photos, and Media and Troops

Shoppers in Ipswich are being targeted by the OFT with advice on shoppers' rights as part of a major consumer awareness campaign.

New proposals to slash red tape while continuing to protect human health and the environment have been published by Defra, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Environment Agency today.

January £15.3 billion current budget surplus

Thousands of criminal cases could be prevented from collapsing each year with the help of an information film for witnesses.