Winds blowing up to Gale Force 8 in the Irish Sea have resulted in two yachts requiring assistance from Liverpool Coastguard this afternoon. In the first incident, the 33ft yacht 'Sirius' called for assistance ...

The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began the briefing by informing Lobby of the issues discussed today at Cabinet. Cabinet met for 45 minutes this afternoon and was a serious and businesslike meeting. The Prime...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet

The Queen has approved the appointment of Jim Murphy as Minister for Europe.

John Hutton, the new Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, today welcomed the creation of a department to equip Britain to seize new opportunities in the changing global economy.

Ensuring Britain has a highly-skilled workforce, a dynamic business community which seizes new technology and innovation opportunities and a world-class science base is at the heart of the new Department for Innovation...

Put that the PMS' predecessor had repeated his normal answer of "there was no change" to the question about whether the former Prime Minister had been interviewed by the police, but it now appeared that ...

Asked for a reaction to the deaths of three soldiers in Iraq, the PMS said that whenever any British soldier died, it was a matter of deep regret. Put that at least one of the soldiers who had been killed...

The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) informed assembled journalists about the recent Cabinet reshuffle. The new Prime Minister was Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer was Alastair Darling, Foreign Secretary...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Government Reshuffle, Soldiers Deaths and Police Inquiry

HM The Queen has approved new Ministerial positions for the English Regions.

The Ministry of Defence has agreed to the transfer of ownership of Devonport Management Limited (DML), the submarine and warship maintenance yard in Devonport, to Babcock International Group, subject to satisfactory...

Tax breaks and grants to fund the conversion of derelict buildings into...

It is becoming increasingly common for utility companies, other providers...

Gordon Brown has announced a series of changes to the Government's organisation and structure.

Gordon Brown has announced his full list of Cabinet Ministers following his appointment as Prime Minister yesterday.

Gordon Brown has held his first Cabinet meeting following appointments made earlier today.

Gordon Brown has expressed his sadness at the death of the former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Japan, Kiichi Miyazawa.

Gordon Brown has appointed Richard Caborn as Ambassador for the World Cup 2018.

Revised guidance for local authorities on the licensing laws was published today by the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). The revised and updated Guidance offers advice and clarification for councils...

New and upgraded vehicles which are being used on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan were on show today at the DVD vehicle exhibition at Millbrook proving ground in Bedford.

Review of Scotland's Colleges report of the Strategic Futures Working Group

Review of Scotland's Colleges report of the Differences Colleges Make Working Group

The governing body of St Edmund's Catholic School and Kent County Council referred an objection to the Adjudicator about the admission arrangements of Dover Grammar School for Boys, a foundation grammar school. ...

The price public sector organisations pay for their office stationery, printer cartridges, paper and magnetic media will be cut by up to 62% in a groundbreaking collaborative deal led by the Ministry of Defence (...

The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on road casualties in Great Britain in 2006, which relate to casualties in accidents reported to the police.

Land Registry's monthly House Price Index (HPI) for May is published today, Thursday 28 June, at www.landregistry.gov.uk/houseprices/ London's average house price for May 2007 stands at £335,658 whereas...

Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today, 28 June by the Department of Trade and Industry. Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by ...

Review of Scotland's Colleges Report of the Core Group

Review of Scotland's Colleges report of the Staffing, Learners and Learning Environments workign group

Review of Scotland's Colleges: Report of the Accountability and Governance Working Group

Review of Scotland's Colleges report of the Core Group

The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 12 and 13 June 2007 in Luxembourg. The Minister of State at the Home Office (Baroness Scotland), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Home Office (Joan Ryan...

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Paul Goggins) has made the following Ministerial Statement.

I have received the annual report for 2006-07 of the Chief Constable of the Police...

My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has today authorised the Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. Between Ombudsmen) Order 2007.

The reforms set out in the order have been...

On 15 March 2007, when I announced the new funding provision for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, I said that land values in the Olympic Park were expected to increase considerably as a result of...

I have today placed in the Library of the House a copy of the report of a survey on Service voting conducted by the Defence Analytical Services Agency in 2006.

The MOD has been working with the Electoral...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on the 12-13 June 2007 in Luxembourg. Baroness Scotland, Lord Falconer and I attended on behalf of the UK.

Baroness Scotland attended a Ministerial dinner on...

I have today authorised the Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc Between Ombudsmen) Order 2007.

The reforms set out in the order have been developed in close consultation with the parliamentary ombudsman...

I have received the annual report for 2006-07 of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland which is being presented to Parliament today as a Command Paper.

Copies of the report are available...

In accordance with section 91 of the Police Act 1997, I have agreed to re-appoint the right hon. Lord Coulsfield as a Surveillance Commissioner and, in accordance with section 63 of the Regulation of Investigatory...

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People going to court are motivated by getting justice and a final decision, Government research published today shows.

Institutional net investment £13.1bn

Over 18,000 formed by December 2006

Consultation document for the draft Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bill

Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2006, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.

I would like to make a statement on the future status of the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD).

I can now set out the financial frameworkunder which ECGD will undertake its functions from1 April...

The Department of Transport has today published National Statistics on road casualties in Great Britain in 2006, which relate to casualties in accidents reported to the police. Key results include:

A new comprehensive double taxation convention between the United Kingdom and the Faroes was signed in London on 20 June 2007 by the Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Paymaster General, and Mr Magni Laksafoss, the Faroese...

TOCONO AND PROFESORII PROMETEISTI v. MOLDOVA - 32263/03 [2007] ECHR 528 (26 June 2007)

TOMIC v. SERBIA - 25959/06 [2007] ECHR 529 (26 June 2007)

VEYISOCLU v. TURKEY - 27341/02 [2007] ECHR 525 (26 June 2007)

CARKCI v. TURKEY - 7940/05 [2007] ECHR 526 (26 June 2007)

ULGER v. TURKEY - 25321/02 [2007] ECHR 530 (26 June 2007)

IZMIRLI v. TURKEY - 30316/02 [2007] ECHR 527 (26 June 2007)

FM (FGM) Sudan CG [2007] UKAIT 00060 (27 June 2007)

National Grid Gas Plc, R (on the application of) v The Environment Agency [2007] UKHL 30 (27 June 2007)

Mauvilac Industries Ltd v. Ragoobeer (Mauritius ) [2007] UKPC 43 (25 June 2007)

This issue arises as a result of a dispute between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Co-ordinating Group (CG), representing claimants in the British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation (BCRDL), ...

On 3 April 2007, I handed down my judgment determining the level of costs to be paid to claimants' solicitors for claims settled under the fast track or optional risk offer schemes (OROS) in the British Coal Respiratory...

The purpose of this judgment is briefly to explain the reasoning and purpose behind paragraphs 1 and 2 of the order that I make today. Although in many respects this has simply been a directions hearing, paragraphs...

SIR IGOR JUDGE: Colin Gunn is 39 years old. He made 12 previous court appearances for some 28 offences between March 1981 and June 2001. These offences include a number of offences of dishonesty, assault occasioning...

These are appeals by ZK and YM against decisions of Forbes J dated 5 May 2006. The judge heard applications for permission to apply for judicial review to quash decisions made by the Secretary of State for the ...

Mr and Mrs Shala are refugees from Kosovo: that is to say that their claims for asylum have been accepted as genuine and they have been granted indefinite leave to remain. We do not know the detail of the personal...

The issue in this appeal is whether an agency worker, supplied to do work in a factory, is entitled to statutory sick pay. Thorn Baker Limited is an employment business providing workers to others.

The appellant was the defendant in a personal injury action arising out of a low-velocity motor collision. There were three claimants. The claim was allocated to the multi-track in Manchester and released by the...

This is an appeal (pursuant to permission granted by Longmore LJ on the 12th January 2007) by the appellant Mrs Michelle Gilby ("Mrs Gilby") from the judgment ("the Judgment") of HHJ Knight QC ("the Judge") who ...

There are before the court an appeal by Ms Collete Murphy ("Ms Murphy") and a cross-appeal by Mr Ian Gooch ("Mr Gooch") against parts of the judgment ("the Judgment") dated the 8th August 2006 of His Honour Judge...

This is the judgment of the court, to which each of its members has contributed.