Coastguard stations all around the coast have been inundated by requests for help by other emergency services as snowy conditions cause chaos across the UK.

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Charles Gutteridge has been appointed as the first national clinical director for informatics, the Department of Health announced today.

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The Met Office is predicting that the current cold spell will continue across the county with heavy snowfall expected across parts of central and southern England later today and on Wednesday. Cold weather warnings...

A Staffordshire man who had absconded while on bail, in a bid to avoid appearing in court on charges of smuggling over three million cigarettes, was jailed for three years and three months today, following a ...

An extra bank holiday will be part of the celebrations to mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Lord Mandelson, President of the Privy Council, announced today.

New ways to stop people from entering the hidden economy and to help people out of it will be examined by a newly formed group of experts. 

Heavy snowfall is expected across southern areas of England that have not seen snow so far during this cold spell, as freezing conditions persist across the country.

The Met Office is predicting that the current cold spell will continue across the county with heavy snowfall expected across parts of central and southern England later today and on Wednesday. Cold weather warnings...

CEN 04/10

A Staffordshire man who had absconded while on bail, in a bid to avoid appearing in court on charges of smuggling over three million cigarettes, was jailed for three years and three months today...

Our former Commissioner Alison McLean has received an OBE in the 2010 New Year Honours List.

A consultant specialising in rural policy and programmes, Alison received the OBE for services to rural...

We are pleased that rural households with LPG and oil fired boilers will now be eligible for the boiler scrappage scheme as announced by the government today (http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms...

This consultation started around the 5th November 2009 and ends on 27th January 2010.

We were unable to obtain a summary of this consultation. For more details, visit its website.

The following documents...

This consultation started around the 1st December 2009 and ends on 1st March 2010.

We were unable to obtain a summary of this consultation. For more details, visit its website.

NAT 03/10

New ways to stop people from entering the hidden economy and to help people out of it will be examined by a newly formed group of experts. 

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site today to mark the start of work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site today to mark the start of work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.

To improve traffic flows at peak times where the M2 meets the A2 and A299 near Faversham in Kent, new traffic signals will be installed at the Brenley Corner roundabout at the junction of the three roads.

Work to upgrade Tullock Farm Bridge, which runs over the M4 between junctions 13 and 14 near Hungerford, continues this week and is scheduled to be completed by early February.

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site today to mark the start of work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.

Drivers are being advised to consider whether their journeys are essential before travelling for the rest of today (Tuesday) and overnight into Wednesday as continuing snow and freezing temperatures are forecast...

The Highways Agency is planning to resurface a short section of the A49 (Kimbolton to Eaton Hill carriageway) to improve safety for motorists.

Today’s businesses are facing tough times and the most successful know when to make use of the available help.  That help is at hand for businesses during January when HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ...

The value of goods that travellers can personally bring into the UK from a non-EU country, or receive through the post without needing to pay customs duty, has increased.

Bob Atkins has today (4 January 2010) taken up post as Treasurer of the Metropolitan Police Authority. He will play the lead role in managing an annual budget of over £3.5 billion and scrutinising the...

To improve traffic flows at peak times where the M2 meets the A2 and A299 near Faversham in Kent, new traffic signals will be installed at the Brenley Corner roundabout at the junction of the three roads.

Work to upgrade Tullock Farm Bridge, which runs over the M4 between junctions 13 and 14 near Hungerford, continues this week and is scheduled to be completed by early February.

Ensuring food security is just as important to Britain’s future as energy supply, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hilary Benn told delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference today as...

Drinking water can help with resolutions to keep fit and lose weight, but it’s not always easy to remember to drink the widely promoted two litres of water per day, which is why the Consumer Council for Water...

Drivers are being advised to consider whether their journeys are essential before travelling for the rest of today (Tuesday) and overnight into Wednesday as continuing snow and freezing temperatures are forecast...

A new science strategy to help improve the security and sustainability of our food system has been launched today by the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser Professor John Beddington.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband will today kick start a national scheme to upgrade household heating systems to cut carbon, save money on fuel bills and sustain...

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site today to mark the start of work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site today to mark the start of work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site today to mark the start of work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.

A consultation on the use of small electric personal vehicles was today launched by Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis.

Proposals that would allow the dispensing of generic medicines instead of branded medicines in primary care, resulting in long term savings for the NHS, were set out today by the Department of Health.

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site today to mark the start of work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.

01/10 Ensuring food security is just as important to Britain’s future as energy supply, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hilary Benn told delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference today...

Since 1948, Britain has supported the principle that state pensions, health...

Billions of pounds of public money will be subject to increased scrutiny by citizens and councils, Communities Secretary John Denham has announced.

Housing Minister John Healey will today urge struggling homeowners to make it their New Year’s resolution to seek early help, take control of their finances and avoid repossession – and pledged extra Government...

Billions of pounds of public money will be subject to increased scrutiny by citizens and councils, Communities Secretary John Denham has announced.

SE001-10 To improve traffic flows at peak times where the M2 meets the A2 and A299 near Faversham in Kent, new traffic signals will be installed at the Brenley Corner roundabout at the junction of the three roads...

Housing Minister John Healey will today urge struggling homeowners to make it their New Year’s resolution to seek early help, take control of their finances and avoid repossession – and pledged extra Government...

Work to replace parapets and the safety barrier on a bridge over the M23 on Crab Hill Lane at South Nutfield in Surrey starts this week.

SE001-10 Work to upgrade Tullock Farm Bridge, which runs over the M4 between junctions 13 and 14 near Hungerford, continues this week and is scheduled to be completed by early February.