Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has confirmed the appointment of Judith Armitt, currently Chief Executive of Medway Council, as the new Chief Executive of the Thames Gateway.

Radical reforms of the legal aid system were being discussed today by Legal Aid Minister Vera Baird and legal aid practitioners from the east of England.

Asked about the reports suggesting that the armed forces are being asked to make cutbacks, the PMS said that she had not heard a source on where those reports had come from....

Asked which airports the Deputy Prime Minister had visited, the PMS said that he had visited Stansted, Humberside and Doncaster. Put that the person interviewed on the Today Programme had not seemed to share the...

Asked where the Foreign Secretary was, the PMS said her understanding was the she had left New York but that people should speak to the Foreign Office for details. The PMS also informed journalists that Hilary Benn...

The Prime Minister's Spokesman told journalists that the Prime Minister had spoken to President Musharraf of Pakistan on Friday to thank him for his country's contribution and work on the intelligence lead counter...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Middle East, DPM/Airports/Counter-Terror Operation and Armed Forces Cuts

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has today published a decision on an objection by Wandsworth Council to the admission arrangements of Wimbledon College for September 2007.

Her Majesty The Queen has signified Her intention of appointing Deborah Jeanne Helen Wright to be a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) with effect from 14 August 2006. Mrs Wright will be based on the Greater London...

The South African Government is being urged to liberalise its legal services market by removing restrictions on foreign lawyers.

A booklet giving guidance on the Rural Stewardship Scheme.

Tony Blair called for an immediate end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, after the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a new resolution to end hostilities.

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has today published a decision on objections to the admission arrangements of St Ursula's Convent School in Greenwich. The London Boroughs of Lewisham, Bexley and Bromley objected...

* The mix-adjusted average house price in the UK in June 2006 stood at £190,883, up from £190,065 in May 2006 (not seasonally adjusted).

To provide guidance to planning authorities on their role in helping to further the National Waste Plan's objectives in relation to sustainable waste management.

The following statistics were released today by The Information Centre for health and social care

An audit carried out by the Department of Health has found that six of the thirty-one old ambulance trusts in England had not been recording response times data according to official guidance.