The Charity Commission, the independent regulator for charities in England and Wales, has voiced concerns that proposals in the Housing and Regeneration Bill could have serious implications for charitable housing...

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has changed its travel advice for Tajikistan. Due to the energy crisis we now advise against all travel to the country. The relevant summary point now reads:

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has changed its travel advice for Comoros. Due to increased liklihood of military action we now advise against all travel to the island of Anjouan and all but essential travel...

'...lower the age of smoking back to 16' -- Daniel Beech

The MoD has awarded a £17M makeover contract for Type 42 destroyer, HMS York, to Portsmouth based Fleet Support Ltd (FSL).

A new elite canine squad is joining the fire and rescue service to sniff out people trapped in collapsed buildings.

Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today confirmed nearly £1.6million funding to six authorities across the country, to help get communities back to normal following last summer's floods.

Ofwat has granted Independent Water Networks Limited (IWNL) its second inset appointment to enable it to provide water and sewerage services to a new development in Corby, Northamptonshire.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and Sussex Police are jointly appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in Brighton.

An additional complication with broadband is that it is not a static technology (like water and electricity) what constitutes broadband today will not be 'broadband enough' tomorrow. I've commented on this...

Consultation on the Scottish Agricultural College being added to the list of bodies which may be funded by the Scottish Funding Council and being designated as a higher education institution

Highest rate outside London, 88.4%

January: CPI up to 2.2%, RPI up to 4.1%

The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP was saddened to learn of the death of His Honour Judge Adrian Cooper, who died on 9 February 2008.

The evaluation of the Glasgow Antisocial Behaviour Taskforce analyses the impact and effectiveness of the Taskforce and identifies lessons learned. The Glasgow ASB Taskforce was reorganised in 2006 to become Glasgow...

A national discussion has been launched on future priorities for cancer care in Scotland. This will give patients, carers, healthcare professionals and the public the opportunity to reflect on the progress made ...

The Government is investing almost £400m to transform Birmingham New Street station and make journeys easier for millions of passengers, the Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly, announced today.

Obe village in Chalford in Gloucestershire has come up with an answer - granted maybe not entirely practical but their hearts are in the right place.. A donkey! The village is a maze of old tracks which...

Thanks for your comment - an interesting approach to a transport problem!

- Poll reveals regional gaps in young people's plans and funds for later life -

At 23.55 this evening Forth Coastguard received a 999 call from two winklepickers that had become disorientated in thick fog on a rising tide in North Berwick.

HM The Queen has appointed Peter Ramsay Main QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has assigned...