Kind-hearted kids have been getting their creative juices flowing by taking part in a campaign to help the world's poorest children. You can see some of their efforts in our special gallery.

Twelve months after world leaders met in Gleneagles, a new government booklet has been produced to show how much progress has been made in key areas of international policy.

A new panel of world leaders is being set up to help keep the Gleneagles promises on tackling poverty, Tony Blair has announced one year on from the G8 summit.

At a seminar in Ilford tomorrow, the Charity Commission joins forces with Muslim charities in the South East to discuss charity effectiveness in faith communities. The event aims to help the charity regulator develop...

The extended £10,000 payment scheme for former Far East prisoners of war and civilian internees (FEPOW) was launched today by Veterans Minister Tom Watson.

The Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) levy rates payable by cereal and oilseed growers and cereal dealers and processors will remain the same as last year, Defra announced today.

The first round of testing for the VHS virus on fish farms within the Yorkshire Ouse designated area has proved negative.

UK Agriculture Ministers have appointed one new member and re-appointed two existing members to the Board of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).

Asked if the Prime Minister had any business in Germany on Saturday, the PMOS said not that he was aware of. Asked if there was any suggestion that the German police might have over-reacted at the weekend to the...

Asked what the Government's position was on the Human Rights Act, and would it stay, etc, the PMOS replied that he wanted to take a step back of only 50 years, to say that we had been members of the...

Asked that in the spirit of looking forward, not back, what was happening with the Northern Ireland visit later in the week, the PMOS said that we had set up a Committee for Preparing for Government to try and meet...

Put to the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) that Charles Clarke's letter to the Select Committee made clear that he knew nothing about the foreign prisoners being deported in March 2005, and had the Prime...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Charles Clarke, Northern Ireland, Human Rights Act and Football

The Ministry of Defence has appointed its first Defence Commercial Director, Amyas Morse. He will lead the Department's relationship with industry and will have a key role in the agreement of strategic commercial...

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) publishes its Annual Report and Accounts 2005-2006 today. The Report describes Cefas' major achievements for the year. In addition, as an executive...

Two new Enterprise Capital Funds (ECFs), backed by over £40 million of Government funding, are to be created to help innovative SMEs get the finance they need to grow, Small Business Minister Margaret ...

The appointment of a new independent adviser to the Department for Work and Pensions on child poverty was announced today by Minister for Welfare Reform Jim Murphy.

Foreign Office Minister Ian McCartney today launched a new human rights handbook, "Medical Investigation and Documentation of Torture". The handbook, designed for doctors and healthworkers, advises them on how to...

The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer has appointed Frank Robin Lewis to be a Salaried full-time Chairman of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) with effect...

On a visit to Waltham Forest today, the Home Secretary, John Reid launched the new national 'Respect Squad'. This squad of trouble-shooters can be called in to tackle incidents of persistent anti-social behaviour...

Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has condemned today's incursion into Israel by Palestinian militants in which two Israeli soldiers were killed.

Scottish Survey of Achievement: Report: 2005 Scottish Survey of Achievement (SSA) English Language and Core Skills. The SSA is the annual national survey of pupils' attainment in the Scottish 5-14 curriculum at...

On a visit to Waltham Forest today, the Home Secretary, John Reid launched the new national 'Respect Squad'. This squad of trouble-shooters can be called in to tackle incidents of persistent anti-social behaviour...