Carol Kirkwood has been named the UK's best TV weather presenter by the prestigious Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC).
PETA reports that cows are transported in suffocating lorries. Those too...
The recent 2008 budget reveals ridiculous tax bands with very high...
currently divorcees have no right to a pension based on their ex husbands...
I think that public transport should be subsidised for 3 reasons, 1)It is no...
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Gordon Brown faced tough questioning from a group of 11 to 14-year-old would-be journalists today.
The Prime Minister has stressed his determination to "protect all passengers and all staff" using British airports following a security breach at Heathrow today.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a proposal by Hampshire County Council to close Meadowlands Infant and Junior Schools and establish a new Community Primary School from 1 April 2009...
Local Council has decided to withdraw all free bus services to children who...
We need the Prime Minister to make Supermarkets charge the same for their...
We feel it is grossly unfair that VAT at the full rate is payable by elderly...
This petition calls for a sign to be erected on the southbound bend of...
John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, spent an hour answering your questions on science and technology today.
All central Government departments will be included in a pioneering emissions trading scheme that will also target emissions from large businesses including supermarkets, banks, hotel chains and department stores...
There have been real improvements in the health of disadvantaged groups and areas, according to the latest status report on health inequalities published today.
Report of the judges.
New rules to allow homeowners to install solar panels, ground source heat pumps and other microgeneration technologies to help cut carbon emissions were given the green light today by Planning Minister Caroline ...
Late Tuesday and early Wednesday morning the stranded Ro-Ro ferry `Riverdance' was hit by 78 knot winds, and as a consequence sustained heavy damage resulting in a 100 degree list. She is also partly sinking into...
Be that by education, media campaigns or further coverage of what we should...
The budget speech should be vetted for misleading and ambiguous comments as...
The building of a new school on Victoria Avenue East Manchester will destroy...
We the undersigned, would like to strongly object to the proposed...
At the moment any armed forces personnel injured in conflicts either...
The internet gives university students access to the largest library of...
Please reduce the amount that those who are on a low income, get taxed, (eg...
The cost of fuel has risen by 50% in years but the tax allowance has not...
These kings have served our nation well so they deserve to be honoured....
This is an unfair stealth tax that many people just cannot afford to pay....
Currently some old vehicles are excluded from car tax because they are...
Many British and French admirals who have served their two nations admirably...
The current laws governing the level of fares employed in Hackney carriages...
The national anthem is a stale dirge, it needs to be brought into the 21st...
Deborah, thanks for highlighting your experience. As part of our review of rural proofing, we are looking at the relative balance of rural proofing nationally, regionally and locally and where and how to...
Technology Strategy Board to play a key role in accelerating innovation for the benefit of business; will publish strategy soon.
New Blue Badge passes are to be issued in a tamper-proof laminated casing as part of the drive to combat abuse of the parking concession for people with disabilities.
Finding a reliable business in your area can sometimes be tricky, but there are ways of increasing your chances of success, advises Consumer Direct.
Universal testing for the opiate substitute buprenorphine is to be introduced into all prisons in England and Wales from 1 April, Justice Minister David Hanson announced today.
John Denham launches White Paper to make the UK the best place in the world for innovation
John Denham, Science and Technology Secretary, will take questions on science and technology from 13:30 GMT today.
STATISTICAL RELEASE
The "Debt and Reserves Management Report 2008-09" is being published today. Copies have been deposited in the Library of the House.
The armed forces pension scheme, administered by MOD, is responsible for payments of pensions to former members of the armed forces. The scheme is funded partly by the MOD, and partly by a separate MOD vote. ...
People who live in rural areas sometimes need to own a 4x4. Without a 4x4...
Many teachers are concerned about the increasing use of cover supervisors in...
"Opting out" but paying considerable sums into the system. Unable to benefit...
The Government clearly is milking the green issue to maximise revenue from...
I would like the government to accurately present the cost of smoking to the...
Our Post Office is under threat. The claim that we can easily reach another...
I am a mature adult who has not smoked since 2002, but I enjoy a couple of...
At present disabled people can claim VAT exemption on various aids etc. This...
During the budget when cameron highlighted how much the honest decent...
The price of Diesel bunker oil for the UK's Fishing fleet is currently at a...
At present, commercial websites (that is, websites run by companies to...
The government wants to cut child poverty but as far as I can see the only...
Dramatic new stamps released today by the Royal Mail celebrate the vital work of the people undertaking search and rescue at sea. The stamps highlight the actions of the crews of the Coastguard Rescue Helicopters...