The Foreign Secretary comments on the UN Security Council resolution;

Tony Blair has announced a $50 million dollar EU fund to strengthen peacekeeping efforts by the African Union with an initial UK donation of $10 million.

The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for East Timor. Due to the improvement in the security situation we are no longer advising against all travel. However we continue to advise against all but essential...

The Breathing Places Campaign aims to inspire a million people, currently not active in the environment sector, to get involved and transform or create tens of thousands of wildlife friendly greenspaces across the...

The Competition Commission (CC) has formally decided that the completed acquisition by Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited, part of Thermo Electron Corporation (Thermo), of GV Instruments Limited (GVI) would lead...

Mr Nicholas Kay has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo in succession to Mr Andrew Sparkes, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service Appointment. Mr Kay will...

The latest seasonal forecast from the Met Office, updated today, still indicates that this summer is likely to be warmer than average.

Knowing that there are quite a few petitions about the A14, I want to...

Tony Blair has arrived in Sierra Leone, five years after his last visit, and seven years after British troops were deployed to stabilise the West African state.

Following evaluation of the Darwin at Downe World Heritage nomination by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the World Heritage Committee's advisory body, the Department for Culture, Media...

Carbon Trust and Defra join with BSI British Standards to develop a standard method for measuring the embodied GHG emissions in products and services

Funding of over £1.6 million has been awarded by Defra to projects across the country to help farmers improve farm animal health and welfare.

Press Release

Science and Innovation Minister, Malcolm Wicks, today announced the appointment of Professor David Delpy, FRS FREng, as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (...

Bulletins

Thames Water's board structure has been changed to address regulatory concerns raised by Ofwat.

At half past six yesterday morning, Falmouth Coastguard received a distress call via Inmarsat satellite communications from the tanker Toledo Spirit.

Members of Parliament are employees of the people who voted and pay they...

Ever since duty was introduced on cider and Perry in the 70s there has been...

Many Pensioners or light local Business Users of vehicles are having to pay...

86% of Milton Keynes residents like living in the city; with a figure of 30...

currently the CSA only take non-resident parents income into consideration...

Our current Medical Centre is wholly inadequate for our rapidly expanding...

We the undersigned, petition the prime minister to impose heavy taxes on all...

Why do the laws of mathematics not apply to income tax? 10% of 100 = 10 10...

The facts are more people are passing there driving tests and owning a car...

Southern Water want to build a sewage treatment plant on the South Downs on...

President Putin should allow Falun Gong practitioners to legitimately...

It is outrageous that MP’s have created legislation which exempts them from...

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy and are being run into the...

upon any person who while driving a motor vehicle, knocks down a person and...

I live on a new housing estate in the North were all the houses were a trial...

Prevent large companies unfairly making individuals redundant for a job they...

British people have worked and paid tax and national insurence all their...

Since the 1970s it has been a crime bu EY law to sell seeds (vegetable...

A recent vote in the House of Commons exempted MPs from at least some of the...

The case of Madeleine should have raised the profile of a long history, and...

It is my belief that the people born in of this country should be able to...

A single person gets a 25% discount on council tax. A married couple would...

Spiralling population is by far the biggest problem facing the world today...

as gordon brown is prime minister in waiting he should represent the uk at...

When the laws regarding marriage were put into place hundreds of years ago,...

Soft drinks such as coke, fanta, 7up etc. etc. are usually post-mix drinks...

Since 7/7 the Immigration service has failed to alter it's modus operandi at...

award keith richards a knighthood for his services to music as has his...

We would like to see the 19th Century ship Cutty Sark fully restored...

GM crops have been grown commercially around the world for over a decade,...

This would discourage children from hanging around on street corners at...

it is becoming more common to find children playing in the road these days,...

Public money is being wasted investing in road pricing which will only add...

This proposal provides an opportunity for both more scientifically-...

The fire on The Cutty Sark is both awful news and a wonderful opportunity....

To prevent the shake up (white paper) of the planning laws to 'simplify' the...

The recent widespread coverage of Prince Harry's possible deployment to Iraq...

There have been many campaigns for the pro/anti view of CO emissions...

the current speed limit of 30mph in residential areas is not slow enough....

All the money that the CSA has cost would have provided all the children...

We would like to see more individually built housing in England, and less...

In the light of recent events, I feel that parents put their children at...

I petition for Tax Exemption in relation to "Findmadeleine" Appeal Fund. I...

This stretch of road is not unsafe as has been claimed. Many of the...

It is unbelievable that motorist will have to pay to use the new thames...

100 year old allotments are to be concreted over for a temporary walkway...

Mr Thorburn was entrapped by undercover Council officials. He sold goods in...

All around the country, the safety of young families, the elderly, children...

Since the free travel for Under 16's and Under 18's has been available many...

Part of childhood and growing up is experiencing and exploring the world...

The Prime Minister has promised the Government would do everything possible to help free the five Britons kidnapped by gunmen in Iraq.

The latest monthly House Price Index will be published today at 11:00 on Land Registry's website www.landregistry.gov.uk/houseprices/.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mrs Carol Kinghorn as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Kincardineshire.

Tony Blair will travel to Sierra Leone today, five years after his last visit, and seven years after British troops were deployed to stabilise the West African state.

The Competition Commission (CC) has now started its statutory 30-day period to determine its first appeal under the Energy Act 2004 against certain decisions by Ofgem on modifications to gas and electricity codes...

The quality of life for older people in care homes across England will benefit from a £67m refurbishment fund from the Department of Health, care services Minister Ivan Lewis announced today.

Transport Minister Gillian Merron has given final approval to the proposed London Gateway Port at Shellhaven, Thurrock, in the Thames estuary.

Pitbulls were created by man to be a fighting dog, it has already killed a...

'...visit portugal before he steps down in a few weeks and show the british support for the Mcann family' -- leigh adam

Tony Blair has hailed the renewed strength of British relations with Libya following "positive" talks with Libyan leader Muammar Al Qadhafi.

Revised SHBAI publication

Provisional figures of value of fish landed by Scottish vessels in 2006.

EMBARGO TO 0001 WEDNESDAY 30 MAY

The quality of life for older people in care homes across England will benefit from a £67m refurbishment fund from the Department of Health, care services Minister Ivan Lewis announced today.

Bezant v Rausing & Ors [2007] EWHC 1118 (QB) (14 May 2007)

Malmesbury & Ors v Strutt & Parker (a partnership) & Anor [2007] EWHC 1132 (QB) (15 May 2007)

MRS JUSTICE BARON: This is an�appeal by Barbara Vera Doris Lauder (to whom, for ease of reference, I shall refer to as "the wife") concerning an�order made by District Judge McGregor on the 4 April 2006. On...

Zambia v Meer Care & Desai (a firm) & Ors [2007] EWHC 952 (Ch) (04 May 2007)

LORD JUSTICE GAGE: This is an application for judicial review of a decision made at the Tower Bridge Magistrates' Court. The application proceeds by leave of the single judge. The decision which is challenged...

Summary Report for Highland Performance Inspection

Performance Inspection Report for Highland Council