A 26 metre beam trawler is currently on fire 35 miles south of the Isles of Scilly with four people aboard.
A 26 metre beam trawler is currently on fire 35 miles south of the Isles of Scilly with four people aboard.
Solent Coastguard has been requested to assist the Police this afternoon (1:40pm) with the search for a missing man. The man was last seen at approximately 2:00am this morning when leaving his friend’s boat which...
A surprise Christmas Day visit from ISAF Commander General Stanley McChrystal brightened up festive celebrations for the soldiers in a remote corner of Afghanistan as patrol base SANDFORD welcomed one of world...
The Highways Agency is reminding drivers that major bridge refurbishments will begin in the New Year on the A184 Whitemare Pool interchange, Gateshead.
Drivers are advised to begin planning their journeys...
A £9 million scheme to improve safety on the A14 near Ipswich is being delivered a year early thanks to the Government’s fiscal stimulus package.
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M11 JUNCTIONS 10-11 RESURFACING SCHEME
A £5.4m scheme to resurface the M11 between Duxford (junction 10) and Hauxton (junction 11) will start on Friday 8 January. A stretch...
With many older people living alone and more than 180,000 saying they have gone for a whole week without speaking to friends, family or neighbours, Care Service Minister Phil Hope is asking the public to make...
SE345-09 Work to improve safety for road users and upgrade an existing lay-by on the coastbound carriageway of the A20 near Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone is due to start Monday 4 January and be completed in ...
Work will start on Monday evening to add new traffic signs, lights and a high friction road surface to the Birchwood Lane slip roads on the A38 at South Normanton, Derbyshire.
SE345-09 Work to improve safety for road users and upgrade an existing lay-by on the coastbound carriageway of the A20 near Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone is due to start Monday 4 January and be completed in ...
Please note amendment to the fourth paragraph. At 5.00 this morning Dover Coastguard received a mayday call from the 40ft yacht ‘Justice’, who was on passage from Ramsgate to the Thames with two people on board...
SE342-09 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
SE343-09 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
SE344-09 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
A key figure in the Road Haulage Association experienced the frontline operation of the Highways Agency by going on patrol with Highways Agency Traffic Officers in Kent, as well as visiting the Highways Agency...
The Highways Agency is riding to the rescue of drivers stuck in long queues behind serious incidents across the North West.
Billions of pounds of public money will be subject to increased scrutiny by citizens and councils, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today.
The Highways Agency is riding to the rescue of drivers stuck in long queues behind serious incidents across the North West.
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The New Year will see a new team taking up the fight against rogue employers who refuse to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage.
Live music performances for 100 people or less will no longer need to be licensed, under proposals announced today by licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe.
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Guy Richard Newey, Esq., Q.C., to be an additional High Court Judge with effect from 12 January 2010.
The Lord Chief Justice will assign Mr. Newey...
The majority of commuters will benefit from cheaper tickets from Saturday as most regulated rail fares drop in price.
A £2.2 million lighting refurbishment scheme on the A5 near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, is being delivered nearly two years early thanks to the Government’s fiscal stimulus package.
DWP078/09 Next year there will be 12,000 people aged 100 or over in the UK. In 10 years time this will have nearly doubled to 22,000.
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Please note amendment to the fourth paragraph. At 5.00 this morning Dover Coastguard received a mayday call from the 40ft yacht ‘Justice’, who was on passage from Ramsgate to the Thames with two people on board...
SE342-09 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
SE343-09 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
Billions of pounds of public money will be subject to increased scrutiny by citizens and councils, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today
SE344-09 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
Under current guidelines only children aged 3 or over can only qualify for...
Clause 11 of the Digital Economy Bill will allow for: "Obligations to limit...
Because we have signed up to the EU and are now effectively governed by them...
There should be authentic licence payer voting on all important matters to...
A new local government Task Force will drive value for money efficiencies and protect frontline services, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today.
With many older people living alone and more than 180,000 saying they have gone for a whole week without speaking to friends, family or neighbours, Care Service Minister Phil Hope is asking the public to make...
Average drinker thinks a unit of wine is twice what it actually is.
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The 2010 New Year Honours List is published today recognising outstanding achievement and service...
Kids in Wyndcliffe School in Small Heath, Birmingham, have got their healthy eating lifestyles sussed, thanks to a fun cooking scheme for children and their parents.
At half past three this afternoon Humber Coastguard received several calls into the Operations Room reporting that two young males had gone out in an inflatable dinghy from Scarborough Harbour, and that one of...
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A Droitwich mum who stopped smoking with the help of her local NHS Stop Smoking Service is urging other smokers to make it their New Year’s resolution to quit as well.
A Coventry man who has been smoking for 43 years is planning to quit the habit for good at New Year with the help of Coventry NHS Stop Smoking Service.
Highways Agency engineers and contractors in Greater Manchester have won an award for innovation after delivering improvements along the M61 at the same time as reducing inconvenience to drivers.
The Highways Agency, which manages England’s motorways and major A roads, is advising people to plan their journeys if they are heading back to work after the Christmas and New Year break.
Smart traffic lights that can tell how busy a section of the A12 is are to be installed at the Gapton Hall roundabout in Great Yarmouth.
A new local government Task Force will drive value-for-money efficiencies and protect frontline services, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today. Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese will...
A new local government Task Force will drive value for money efficiencies and protect frontline services, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today.
Housing Minister John Healey today said Government funding for housebuilding has hit £2billion since June as he announced a further £278m for an extra 5,000 affordable homes across the country...
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A Birmingham nurse is hoping it will be fourth time lucky when she tries to quit her smoking habit in the New Year. She’s previously quit on her own but this time she’s making a fresh attempt ...
A Dundee bus company has been fined £12,650 – the maximum penalty - and had several of their services cancelled by the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.
WM/523/09 A Droitwich mum who stopped smoking with the help of her local NHS Stop Smoking Service is urging other smokers to make it their New Year’s resolution to quit as well.
A new local government Task Force will drive value for money efficiencies and protect frontline services, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today.
Birmingham’s historic markets have received a boost following an overhaul of the planning system that will provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets published by Housing and Planning Minister ...
The Black Country’s historic markets have received a boost following an overhaul of the planning system that will provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets published by Housing and Planning Minister...
Coventry’s historic markets have received a boost following an overhaul of the planning system that will provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets published by Housing and Planning Minister John...
WM/526/09 A Bilston woman is urging smokers across Wolverhampton to call their local NHS Stop Smoking Service and make it their New Year’s resolution to quit the habit – just as she did last year
Hereford’s historic open market has received a boost following an overhaul of the planning system that will provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets published by Housing and Planning Minister...
Shropshire’s historic markets have received a boost following an overhaul of the planning system that will provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets published by Housing and Planning Minister ...
A new local government Task Force will drive value for money efficiencies and protect frontline services, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today.
A major scheme to resurface almost 11 miles of the M11 between Duxford and Hauxton will start on Friday 8 January, two years early, thanks to £5.4 million of Government fiscal stimulus funding.
A new local government Task Force will drive value for money efficiencies and protect frontline services, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today.
A new local government Task Force will drive value for money efficiencies and protect frontline services, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today.
Radical reforms set out this month in Putting...
Highways Agency engineers and contractors in Greater Manchester have won an award for innovation after delivering improvements along the M61 at the same time as reducing inconvenience to drivers.
Historic North East markets such as Newcastle’s Grainger Market and Darlington’s covered Victorian market hall have received a boost following an overhaul of the planning system that will provide new safeguards...
The November data from Land Registry’s flagship House Price Index shows a positive monthly house price change of 0.9 per cent, which is the sixth month in a row in which the movement has been above nought per...
As the New Year approaches, people who are worried about debt, housing and employment will get practical and emotional support from a new NHS helpline launched today by Phil Hope, Care Services Minister.
Local NHS organisations across the North West are leading the way in prompt payment to ensure vital support for local small business, the Trade, Investment and Small Business Minister Lord Davies said today. ...
A pioneering new vaccine that provides more effective protection against the two remaining strains of polio is being used for the first time in the world in Southern Afghanistan, International Development Minister...
Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has predicted 2010 will be the year of high-speed rail in the UK on the day he received what could prove to be a landmark report for the future of transport in this country.
Dear Prime Minister, Having heard of the governments' recent recognition of...
I am sure that my situation is not unique. Despite dozens of medical...
There are around 800,000 self-employed builders and over 100,000 building...
Uncounted numbers of people with sickle cell aneamia, thalassemia and lupus...
"Times change, but as other civilised nations recognise, the universal...
Merseytravel currently have mobile phone coverage installed in both the...
It is becoming a regular occurance that people that have not gone through...
We, the undersigned, petition the Prime Minister to remove all powers held...
Periodically, claimants of Jobseekers Allowance are required to attend...
This soldier was falsely accused of showing off to French school children(on...
my husband has been a victim of being falsely accused and the cps does not...
The goverment trust us to decide via jury service if a person is guilty of a...
If any more evidence were needed to prove how out of touch with reality our...
A Stringent Law to Force all companies and food provides to list everything...
This proposed 'classification' of Israeli produced goods in this region will...
The reason people don't cycle, is because "normal bikes" are inherintely...
Since the tragic, untimely death of Steven Pamon (26) in a car crash along...
Companies who make marketing calls to TPS-listed numbers or unsolicited pre-...
Many people are atheist or agnostic as a deliberate and considered choice....
Whether these individuals be members of British or foriegn govenments. The...
Since FCC commenced their franchise of the Thameslink and WAGN routes, I am...
The World Cup is the peak of the football World. It seems fair that the...
Citing the case of Munir Hussain amongst others, most public opinion would...
We petition the Prime Minister to do his utmost to stop the nuclear arms...
London s Borough Leaders are committed to the Freedom Pass, a concessionary...
A child was knocked down and killed outside a school in Stockton. If they...
There is virtually no argument to defend that an individual A buying his...
Milton Keynes has been included as a host town in the FA's bid to bring the...
Forcing break-up on a successful business would be a radical step with few...
Rajaa Aidan Al Khazraji mother of 5 children arrested and taken from her...
if the government of uganda passes the law to execute homosexuals we should...
Many religious groups have, to some extent, a requirement that members...
If this bill is accepted & allowed to go through, it will result in farmers...
The amendment to the Financial Services Act would provide for the...
The government is proposing a monthly tax on every fixed land-line to fund...
As we pay taxes for using the roads, we need to use this money to fix and...
The ongoing disruption to the First Capital Connect service travelling into...
Petition to the Prime Minister to please Help Free Gao Zhisheng, a innocent...
Band planes, cars and anything which is causes global warming. Auto mobiles...
In the light of the recent conviction of Mr Munir Hussain & Mr Tookeer...
Pass a law to prosecute all prostitutes selling illegal sex as we do people...
the lack of regulation on clampers enables these firms to charge...
The Government should not make any agreement that involves international...
Clause 11 of the digital economy bill gives the Secretary of State the power...
I have recently been told that I do not qualify for ESA on the basis of my...
Saharawi human rights defender Aminatou Haidar was expelled for refusing to...
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND THE ZAMBONI PROCEDURE New research conducted by Dr...
We the undersigned petition the PM to provide the A(H1N1) vaccine to Her...
The Queen gave the Aga the title in 1957 as a new religious leader - but...
to raise the minimum sentence for being in possesion of a knife and for...
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas.
Renewal and improvement work to three bridges on the M6 in Cumbria - accelerated for delivery as part of the Department for Transport’s £700 million fiscal stimulus package – will begin next week.
This consultation started on 3rd November 2009 and ends on 15th January 2010.
1.1 This document is a final regulatory statement on changes to the Broadcasting Code rules on Premium Rate Services (10.9...
This consultation started on 5th October 2009 and ends on 8th January 2010.
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1. The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 ("the Act") provides the legal...
Housing Minister John Healey today said Government funding for housebuilding has hit £2 billion since June as he announced a further £278 million for an extra 5,000 affordable homes across...
Housing Minister John Healey today said Government funding for housebuilding has hit £2 billion since June as he announced a further £18.6m for an extra 385 affordable homes across the East...
More cash and more homes in the east of england says healey
Local NHS organisations across the North West are leading the way in prompt payment to ensure vital support for local small business, the Trade, Investment and Small Business Minister Lord Davies said today. ...
“The North East is illustrating how businesses, local and central government can work together to ensure our firms benefit from the support available now and to help them come through the downturn stronger,†...
As the New Year approaches, people who are worried about debt, housing and employment will get practical and emotional support from a new NHS helpline launched today by Phil Hope, Care Services Minister.
A pioneering new vaccine that provides more effective protection against the two remaining strains of polio is being used for the first time in the world in Southern Afghanistan, International Development Minister...
Renewal and improvement work to three bridges on the M6 in Cumbria - accelerated for delivery as part of the Department for Transport’s £700 million fiscal stimulus package – will begin next week.
Renewal and improvement work to three bridges on the M6 in Cumbria - accelerated for delivery as part of the Department for Transport’s £700 million fiscal stimulus package – will begin next week.
The Highways Agency is warning road users to expect difficult driving conditions in the next 24 hours, as the Met Office forecasts more snowfall for some areas of the West Midlands during the course of today (...
The Highways Agency is planning to resurface the A5 Whittington Roundabout (near Oswestry) to improve safety for motorists.
The works, which will take place on the roundabout as well as the approach and...
Employers need to work harder at keeping their workers safe in 2010, as Britain’s safety watchdog urges improvement on last year.
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas
A major scheme to resurface approximately 15 miles of the M1 in Northamptonshire will start on Tuesday 5 January, thanks to £10 million Government fiscal stimulus funding.
New regulations for a 50 mph speed limit along a short section of the M60 in Greater Manchester came into effect yesterday (Monday, December 28).
Renewal and improvement work to three bridges on the M6 in Cumbria - accelerated for delivery as part of the Department for Transport’s £700 million fiscal stimulus package – will begin next week.
Employers across the South East are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain’s safety watchdog urges improvement on last year.
Scientists in Norwich have developed the world’s first accurate model of how the human stomach works to break down the food we eat.
Now they plan to market it globally with the help of export expertise ...
New legislation, designed to ensure that all waste industrial and automotive batteries are recycled in the future, will come into effect on 1 January 2010.
Helen Gray, NHS Stop Smoking Support Service Manager for Central Essex says:
When the clock strikes twelve on New Year’s Eve many smokers will decide to quit. In my job as a NHS Stop Smoking Advisor, I ...
The Highways Agency in the East Midlands has been praised for supporting the Volunteer Reserve Forces.
Employers across the East of England are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain’s safety watchdog urges improvement on last year.
According to the Health and Safety Executive...
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas.
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The Highways Agency will carry out remedial works from 4 January 2010 to the M6 where it crosses over the A453 College Road (Perry Barr), to ensure the continued integrity of the structure.
Employers across the East of England are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain’s safety watchdog urges improvement on last year.
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The Highways Agency will begin works on a short section of the A500 near Stoke-on-Trent on 4 January 2010 and work is expected to take 25 weeks to complete.
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas
Employers across the North East are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain’s safety watchdog urges improvement...
The Highways Agency will carry out remedial works from 4 January 2010 to the M6 where it crosses over the A453 College Road (Perry Barr), to ensure the continued integrity of the structure.
Employers across the East of England are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain’s safety watchdog urges improvement on last year.
According to the Health and Safety Executive...
New Quit Kit helps smokers in the East of England
give up for good in 2010
Harwich man looking forward to his third smoke-free New Year
An innovative free Quit Kit which gives...
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The Highways Agency is planning to resurface the A5 Whittington Roundabout (near Oswestry) to improve safety for motorists.
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The works, which will take place on the roundabout as ...
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas
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The Highways Agency is planning to resurface the A5 Whittington Roundabout (near Oswestry) to improve safety for motorists.
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The works, which will take place on the roundabout as...
Employers across the South East are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain’s safety watchdog urges improvement on last year.
A consultation to provide fairer hospital car parking to patients was launched today by the Department of Health.
WM 535/09
The Highways Agency will begin works on a short section of the A500 near Stoke-on-Trent on 4 January 2010 and work is expected to take 25 weeks to complete.
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas
The Highways Agency is warning road users to expect difficult driving conditions in the next 24 hours, as the Met Office forecasts more snowfall for some areas of the West Midlands during the course of...
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Nearly three and a half thousand families have been able to celebrate the Christmas holidays having been helped by the Government’s Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes to avoid eviction from their homes.
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
A new guide for parents of recent graduates written by award winning career coach Denise Taylor was launched today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The guide aims to help parents support...
An overhaul of the planning system that will give Town Halls the tools they need to boost business growth and provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets was published today by Housing and Planning...
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas
Employers across the West Midlands are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain’s safety watchdog urges...
Nearly three and a half thousand families have been able to celebrate the Christmas holidays having been helped by the Government’s Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes to avoid eviction from their homes.
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Thousands of local families have been able to celebrate the Christmas holidays having been helped by the Government’s Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes to avoid eviction from their homes. The latest figures...
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
Homeowners to be offered even greater legal protection under plans released today
An overhaul of the planning system that will give Town Halls the tools they need to boost business growth and provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets was published today by Housing and Planning...
An overhaul of the planning system that will give Town Halls the tools they need to boost business growth and provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets was published today by Housing and Planning...
An overhaul of the planning system that will give Town Halls the tools they need to boost business growth and provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets was published today by Housing and Planning...
STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 29.12.09 A new guide for parents of recent graduates written by award winning career coach Denise Taylor was launched today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
EMBARGOED UNTIL 29 DECEMBER 00:01
An overhaul of the planning system that will give Town Halls the tools they need to boost business growth and provide new safeguards for town centres and local markets ...
Taxpayers with undisclosed offshore investments have just one more week to come forward under the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO).
A new campaign reminding people not to leave their homes or belongings exposed to criminals was launched today by Home Office Minister Alan Campbell.
UK consumers will be able to shop for services in Europe with renewed confidence as Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan launched a new free service informing them of their rights.