11 June 2007
Bradshaw calls for urgent action on drift net "scandal"
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Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national
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Britain has called on the European Commission to take urgent action to stop the use of illegal fishing nets in the Mediterranean that are decimating endangered bluefin tuna and responsible for indiscriminate slaughter...
Search for missing man called off
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Maritime And Coastguard Agency News - national
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The Coastguard search for the man missing from an inflatable dingy has now been called off. An intensive search involving Coastguard rescue teams, Coastguard helicopters, RNLI lifeboats and vessels transiting the...
'...Reject the current 2012 Olympic logo' -- Chris Dew
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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The current 2012 logo is an appalling reflection on British culture and the...
PM hails "breakthrough" of G8 summit
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The Prime Minister has told MPs that the G8 summit in Germany last week brought a "real breakthrough" on climate change.
Traffic arrangements announced for formula 1(tm) santander british grand prix at silverstone, northamptonshire
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Highways Agency News - national
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Traffic access arrangements for the 2007 Formula 1(tm) Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone in Northamptonshire have been announced.
'...Make McDonald's encourage people to recycle' -- Ayesha Stone
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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As a Team member of McDonalds I have seen no recycling happen in the store I...
'...Ban greyhound racing' -- Donna Ross
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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we the undersigned call upon the prime minister to ban greyhound racing in...
'...Abolish All taxation except on Purchases' -- Adrian Peirson
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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Such a system would Vastly simplify our current system saving billions of...
Probation services celebrates 100 years
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Ministry of Justice News - national
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Probation staff from all over England and Wales will be celebrating the Probation Service's centenary today (Monday 11 June) in Westminster Abbey.
BAE
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Downing Street Says
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Asked to comment about BAE appointing Lord Woolf, the PMOS replied that that was entirely a matter for BAE....
Libya MOU
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Downing Street Says
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Asked by the Herald if the Prime Minister would be writing to the Scottish Executive with regards to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and also, that the Government had tried to get through to the Scottish ...
Iraq
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Asked about the current thinking on an Iraq inquiry, the PMOS replied that first and foremost, there had been four inquiries on Iraq. Secondly, what mattered now was what happened on the ground in terms of the military...
Sarkozy Meeting/EU
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Downing Street Says
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Asked for further information about a proposed meeting this week between the Prime Minister, President Sarkozy and the Chancellor, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told journalists that there was a...
Morning press briefing from 11 June 2007
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Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Sarkozy Meeting/EU, Iraq, Libya MOU and BAE
New initiative to increase employment opportunities for disabled people
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Department for Work and Pensions News - national
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Employers should make use of the wide pool of resources and skills that disabled employees have to offer according to John Hutton, Secretary of State for the Department for Work & Pensions. He today announced a...
Free mental health assessment for falklands and afghanistan veterans launched
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Ministry of Defence News - national
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A Medical Assessment Programme set up to help Gulf War Veterans to seek advice on injuries that may be related to military service has been vastly expanded to allow a wide range of service veterans to benefit from...
Troops see their tax free operational allowance increase by 3.6%
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Ministry of Defence News - national
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British troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan are quids in after Defence Secretary Des Browne and Chancellor Gordon Brown announced a 3.6% increase to their new tax free Operational Allowance.
£500,000 boost for action to reduce youth homelessness
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Department for Communities and Local Government News - national
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A £500,000 fund is today being awarded to innovative schemes to tackle youth homelessness, ranging from crash pads for teenagers to supported lodgings and a text message service offering housing options...
Statutory homelessness: 1st quarter 2007, england
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Department for Communities and Local Government News - national
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For the full version of this release go to: http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1002882&PressNoticeID=2438
£12m road upgrade to regenerate former coal sites in west yorkshire gets final go-ahead
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Department for Transport News - national
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A new road scheme which will accelerate the regeneration of former coalfield areas in Castleford and Normanton is to benefit from £6.5M of Government funding, Transport Minister Gillian Merron announced...
£14.8m leicestershire bypass to ease traffic and improve safety gets green light
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Department for Transport News - national
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A new bypass which will tackle congestion and enhance safety in Earl Shilton in Leicestershire has been given the go-ahead with £14.8M of Government funding, Transport Minister Gillian Merron announced...
A year of high impact as uk centre for tackling child sex abuse delivers step change in protecting children
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Child Exploitation And Online Protection Centre (CEOP) News - national
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* 76 CHILDREN RESCUED FROM ABUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS * 83 CHILD SEX OFFENDERS ARRESTED * 12 OF THE UK'S HIGHEST RISK CHILD SEX OFFENDERS LOCATED * OVER 750,000 CHILDREN ATTENDED THINKUKNOW EDUCATION SESSIONS IN UK SCHOOLS...
'...Abolish all student debt' -- Oliver Newport
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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Student debt keeps graduates poor. Why should we go into debt just so that...
'...STOP GOING TO WAR....' -- steve wilson
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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we are all sickened with war, let's make it illegal to go to war with any...
'...Make immigration tougher in the UK' -- luke prescott
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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"it is our seldom duty to protect the UK against immigration and stop...
'...Abolish all Traffic Light Cameras' -- Roy Fidge
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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To abolish all cameras set up at traffic lights to record motorists who are...
'...Abolish all MINIMUM tax rates' -- Adrian Godfrey
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Set a maximum rate and ensure that the level is below (ideally a long way...
'...Abolish ALL congestion charges' -- Adrian Godfrey
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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It is immoral to create the problem of congestion (not enough / bad quality...
'...Make Institutionalised Racism a CRIME' -- Joe Joseph
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Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions
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To enforce equal treatment by all Police Forces, when practising PACE 1987...
Low-carbon car review issues call for evidence
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Treasury News - national
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The King Review of low-carbon cars, announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown in the Budget, today issued a call for evidence, inviting views from all interested parties on how best to achieve substantial reductions ...
House price index april 2007
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Department for Communities and Local Government News - national
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* The mix-adjusted average house price in the UK in April 2007 stood at £209,454, up from £206,890 in March 2007 (not seasonally adjusted).
Economy: Producer Prices
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Latest UK National Statistics releases
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Factory gate inflation unchanged at 2.5%
Johnson: £160 million boost for schools in three regions
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Department for Education And Skills News - national
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Schools in some of the most deprived areas of Greater Manchester, the Black Country and London will receive a £160 million boost to raise standards, Education and Skills Secretary Alan Johnson announced...