Kitty Ussher, City Minister, today hosted the first meeting of the Islamic Finance Experts Group. The Group was set up to act as an industry sounding board for HM Treasury and the Financial Services Authority (FSA...

Two associated companies, one set up to introduce clients to both regulated and unregulated brokers, and the second, an unregulated broker, have both been closed down by the High Court, following an investigation...

Insolvency Bulletin

The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has been granted a Property Freezing Order over assets worth an estimated gross value of £500,000 belonging to a man convicted for producing cannabis and benefit fraud.

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has announced that 36 local authorities affected by the July floods will receive a share of £6.2 million of Government funding to help the people in their communities...

The Consumer Council for Water today backed Defra's announcement that in future water companies in areas of serious water stress will be able to seek approval to compulsorily meter their customers where there is...

It is, quite rightly, an offence to allow your pet to foul a public area....

there is very few (if eny) places to ride off road with you own motor cycle...

Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett was highly influencial to many musicians,...

Britain is withering under the assault of unfettered immigration, human...

'...ensure that if a general election is called that non-domiciled individuals cannot finance any party's campaign' -- Paul Hopkinson

I have recently been a victim of 2 Crimes, both of which have been commited...

Stop restaurants supplying bread etc. to the table that is not complimentary...

Many inner city gardens (front and rear) are being paved over, either to...

As the law stands now all stillborn babies born before 24 weeks gestation do...

Statement

Water companies in areas of serious water stress will be able to seek compulsory water metering as part of their 25 year forward plans, Environment Minister Phil Woolas announced today.

Report on an exploratory study into the Impact of the Introduction of Fixed Payments into Summary Legal Aid

Ofwat considers there are no significant regulatory issues arising from the sale of Deutsche Bank's stake in Aqueduct Capital UK Ltd (ACUK). ACUK is the parent company of the East Surrey Holdings Limited and the...

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of Ashton Church of England VA Lower School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. The adjudicator, Dr Peter Matthews...

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a proposal by Surrey County Council to discontinue Stoneleigh First School and Sparrow Farm Junior School and establish a new community primary school...

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of Ashton Church of England VA Middle School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. The adjudicator, Dr Peter Matthews...

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a proposal by Surrey County Council to discontinue Barnsbury Infant and Junior Schools and establish a new community primary school in Woking, Surrey...

Reverse the brownfield decision by earlier government regarding garden...

Being an elected Member of Scottish Parliament is a full time (and more)...

All licenced premises should require an approved form of ID when selling...

Research shows that a significant minority of hearing impaired people (...

In the USA and Germany the level of recycling of bottles of the glass and...

The current payments are based on family income alone and take no account of...

People should not be encouraged to increase their debt easily by the...

On enviromental grounds we should scrap Digital switch over for tv and scrap...

Scotland and Wales have their own representatives in the Cabinet; it is time...

I would like to see Upper Heyford Airfield re-opened for civil flights and...

The Current government need to hold a general election before commencing in...

If the UK did not have an armed forces, billions of pounds a year could be...

Why do the Ministers believe that having drinking hours extended, relieve...

This petition seeks to use market forces to reduce the North / South divide...

Those who put themselves at higher risk of developing various ailments, such...

In recent years gaming is becoming more of an art form, where players can...

Smoking is now banned at all railway stations, even on platforms which are...

It seems a peverse and an anomalous situation for a parliamentary democracy...

NHS Registered Dietitians in England and Wales have been offered 2.5% pay...

The BBC was once a British institution, producing high-quality output as a...

Seasoned wood is a carbon neutral product and doesn't do any harm to the...

Veal farming is banned in the UK because it is deemed a cruel form of...

We believe that the unproven theory of evolutionism should not be taught in...

Ball games in the street make thousand upon thousands of peoples lives a...

The British Geological Survey has recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 Mw at 23:40 GMT on the 15th of August 2007. This earthquake is located near the coast of Peru, approximately 150 km SSE of Lima. A...

The Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of 161 state of the art trucks that form the first stage of a £1.3 billion project to replace the MoD's tri-service fleet of four, eight, and fourteen tonne cargo...

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has 'listed' a 1950s Centrifuge, still very much in use and unique in the UK, which is one of only 20 used for human testing in the whole world. The machinery, capable...

Advanced supply contracts to provide the vaccine for a possible flu pandemic were today awarded by the Department of Health to pharmaceutical company GSK and Baxter Healthcare.

"I would personally like to congratulate all those who have worked so hard and done so well in their A'Levels. Going to University or college can help school leavers fulfil their potential and set themselves up...

A discussion document to inform the development of the forthcoming health and wellbeing action plan.

The Chairman of the Housing Corporation, Peter Dixon, has had his second term of appointment extended, by up to two years from 1 October 2007, or until the launch of the new homes agency, if sooner.

This statistical release presents figures on new house building starts and completions in England and its regions up to the quarter ending June 2007. Tables for the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are ...

Firm growth sustained

Mike McTighe appointed as non-executive director Millie Banerjee re-appointed as non-executive director

Maths and Science subjects* now account for nearly a quarter (24%) of all 'A' Levels

Consultation on draft Regulations relating to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 to support changes made to that Act in the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland)Act 2007

Department for Transport Stock Market Statement