Tony Blair and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel met on Tuesday to discuss the big issues facing the international community.

Following agreement by the members of the Six Party Talks in Beijing on dismantling of North Korea's nuclear programme, the Foreign Secretary today said:

When the smoking ban comes into force in July 2007, the House of Commons...

Anyone breaking the law should not be able to use the law to gain...

Employers are legally required to give staff 20 days a year holiday but by...

The antiquated leasehold laws date back to the eleventh-century and apply...

Motorcycles are a non-congesting mode of transport. As such, subjecting...

'...take heed of The Sun campaign to make football match tickets more affordable for true fans.' -- The Sun

Local councils appear to be adopting a zero tolerance approach toward...

The current position of the house of Lords is an affront to our democratic...

Their was a 'marvellous' scheme to call up young boys from all over the UK...

We need more regulation for poor builders. Trading Standards should be given...

Drivers who drive more miles sould be taxed more as they produce more...

* Britain's prisons are overcrowded. * Britain's infrastructure is falling...

It has been revealed that Rail Operatore, First Great Western for one,...

Our local (town) council are trying to build on a designated flood plain...

There are several duty free zones within the EU, Andorra and Livigno (Italy...

The hospital in hartlepool is to close and all services be moved to stockton...

Litter created by employees around their workplaces, including discarded cigarette ends, could become the responsibility of businesses to clean up.

Deputy Chief Vet, Fred Landeg today confirmed that the laboratory analysis of the Suffolk and Hungary H5N1 avian influenza viruses is now complete. The Veterinary Laboratory Agency (VLA) analysis has revealed a ...

Drivers were advised to expect wet weather across many parts of England during tonight and Wednesday. However, the heaviest rain will be in the east and south, especially Hampshire, Sussex and Kent where the downpours...

Bring in stricter legislation (utilising financial incentives) to motivate...

The Sick and Disabled are as vulnerable as the elderly and are in as much if...

Gigs and concerts are constantly under threat due to the fact that many...

Without consultation, some councils have started weighing household rubbish...

In honour of the Duke of Wellington's decisive victory over the French on...

Working parents usually have to pay for childcare out of their hard-earned...

Fossil fuel burning power stations are responsible for ~70% of bulk...

With players now earning in excess of £100,000 per week for nothing more...

Mr Michael Haddock has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus in succession to Mr Brian Bennett who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Haddock will take...

Severance payments

9 February - Young people and drugs - HO reports

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has concluded its inquiries into complaints from the occupants of two houses raided by counterterrorist police in Forest Gate, East London last June (2006).

Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett condemned this mornings bombing in Lebanon. She said:

Foreign Office Minister, Dr Kim Howells, will visit Sri Lanka from 13-15 February.

The Home Office announced today the appointment of Graham Robb as interim Chairman of the Youth Justice Board. Mr Robb's appointment follows the resignation of Professor Rod Morgan whose three-year term as Chair...

The MPA notes the IPCC recommendations.

This was an utterly shocking insight and I know people are outraged at this...

Plans by Greendown Community School to demolish its Astroturf pitch and...

Mr Blair and the Environmental Minister, you, as the rest of the world well...

People with assets over £500,000 often have not EARNED that money. It has...

Give these people what they deserve

we believe that the right to veto in the security council leads to the...

Having worked in several public sector jobs I know that there is a massive...

Anyone with an ounce of commonsense, will be aware that our countries...

Many European caravans are over the 2.3 maximum width that you are allowed...

If this Government is sincere in its aims to reduce pollution then they need...

think about the environment!

NHS Trusts are looking at ways of cutting costs around the country and one...

Many religious groups in the UK are using protection of free speech and...

The existence of a potential but difficult to ascertain liability to pay...

public transport in this country is pathetic and with the 2012 games coming...

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Colonel Donald Grant Ross OBE DL as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for the Area of Dunbartonshire upon the retirement of Brigadier Donald D G Hardie KStJ TD FIM.

January: CPI down to 2.7%, RPI at 4.2%

Tony Blair and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel are meeting later today to discuss the big issues facing the international community.

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

The third edition of the Antisocial Behaviour newsletter for the public and practitioners.

The following report is an independent evaluation carried out by University of Abertay, Dundee of the pilot for Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for antisocial behaviour being issued by police officers. The evaluation...

Ending the shortage of doctors and nurses in the world's poorest countries got a double boost today as Hilary Benn and Patricia Hewitt, Secretaries of State for International Development and Health, welcomed the...

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer has appointed Jane Elizabeth Coker to be a Salaried Part-time Immigration Judge of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal with effect from 13 February 2007, based at Stoke.

MN (Non-recognised adoptions: unlawful discrimination?) India [2007] UKAIT 00015 (12 February 2007)