A deceased 16.9 metre whale – species as yet unknown - has now been washed up around the headland at Porthtowan in Cornwall.

Asked if the Government is furious with Kraft’s decision to close the factory in Somerdale, the PMS said, this is a matter for the Board and Shareholders of Kraft who have now concluded their takeover of Cadburys...

Asked if the Prime Minister’s call with President Barosso will discuss the potential bailout of Greece, the PMS said, the Prime Minister routinely speaks with President Barosso before European Summit meetings. ...

Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed with the Court of Appeal judgement in the Binyam Mohamed case, the PMS replied, that the Foreign Secretary has made a statement, which covers the Government’s response...

Asked if the Prime Minister had a reaction to the claim that MI5 knew about the torture of Binyam Mohamed, the PMS said that there was nothing to add to what the Foreign Secretary had already said. ...

Asked about the Prime Minister’s phone call today with President Barroso, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and President Barroso routinely spoke before councils and other meetings...

Asked about the Sunday Times story about a group of economists calling for tougher measures in regard to the UK’s deficit, the PMS replied that the Chancellor was very clear on this in his interview this morning...

Asked if people should expect more TV and radio appearances from the Prime Minister in the run-up to the general election following his interview on Sunday and phone-in today, the PMS said that it was not for him...

Put that the Permanent Secretary at DCLG had asked for written details of the planned unitary councils in Exeter and Norwich from the Communities Secretary John Denham because he was so troubled by the financial...

Asked whether the Prime Minister was aware of Andy Burnham’s cross-party talks on social care, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was aware of the discussions before they took place. original source.

Asked for a view on Secretary of State Clinton’s comments that Iran was becoming a “military dictatorship,” the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had said that Iran...

Ministers are committed to ensuring that banks which have taken Government loans pay back “every last penny to the British tax payer”, the Prime Minister has said.

In a podcast discussing...

Briefing by the Prime Minister’s spokesman on: Iran, social care, unitary councils, PM interview and the economy

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Asked for a view on Secretary of State Clinton’s comments that Iran was...

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The Prime Minister met troops at Wattisham Airfield, the base of...

The Prime Minister has hosted a reception at Downing Street to mark the start of the Chinese New Year.

Guests including television presenter Gok Wan visited Number 10 to celebrate the beginning of the ...

A transcript of a speech given by the Prime Minister at a Downing Street reception for Chinese New Year on 15 February 2010.

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The Prime Minister has said the North East has the “skills...

Gordon Brown and his ministers held the first Cabinet meeting in the North East of England today.

The meeting at Durham Johnston School, on the outskirts of Durham City, was the latest in a series of Cabinet...

The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Baroness Thornton as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.

Unemployment rate at 7.8 per cent

Visits abroad by UK residents down 6%

January: 1.2bn current budget surplus

Weather impacts sales in January

·        £2.4m for Engineering Apprenticeship Programme to help Corus apprentices ·        £1.4m package of support to boost help for business start ups and existing firms in the Tees Valley...

Drivers heading away from Gatwick Airport towards the M23 will benefit from an extra lane to reduce congestion from next month.

New buildings for colleges across England are helping this year’s intake of students get the skills they need, and Further Education Minister Kevin Brennan today hailed the success of the project.

Commenting on today’s (18 February) announcement that Mr Yvo de Boer will resign his position as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as of 1 July 2010, the UK’s Energy...

SE040-10 Improved lighting for road users on part of the A27 and a reduction of energy usage and costs will be a result of work to upgrade 89 sign lights and 459 street lamps on the road from Chichester to Arundel...

Social care employers in the North East will get a £1,000 subsidy if they give a young person the chance of a career in social care, young recruits will also receive free pre-employment training to ...

Building control managers across South Yorkshire, Humberside and the East Midlands are being offered access to expert advice on how to reduce accidents, injury and ill health in the workplace.

The Highways Agency will begin major work to replace Whitechapel Road bridge which carries the B6120 over the M62 near Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, early this summer.

Business leaders in the North East today urged young people to proactively research local industries so they can rise to the challenge of getting a job in tomorrow’s global economy. In return they pledged to ...

An international company that supplies food to all major UK supermarkets has been fined after a worker’s hand was crushed in machinery.

The National Trust received a fine in court this afternoon when they were charged with operating a vessel on Brownsea Island without a valid certificate, as well as failing to implement proper procedures.

Business Minister Lord Young has been in the North West this week and observed how one company in the area is offering Apprenticeship and graduate opportunities.

New cases of pandemic H1N1 (2009) influenza in communities in England remain at around their lowest level since the disease first appeared in the United Kingdom. Patients continue to be hospitalised and admitted...

SE042-10 Gates are to be installed on the M2 in Kent from this weekend to allow the police to turn traffic around when an incident has blocked the motorway.

At 16.30 this afternoon Humber Coastguard received a call from Humberside Police alerting them to a man stuck up to his waist in mud at the bottom of cliffs in Mappleton, Humberside.

On the night of the 17th of August 2008, the Class V passenger vessel ‘Hurlingham’ had been chartered for a party and was carrying 121 passengers on a party cruise on the River Thames.

HM The Queen has appointed Murray Laurence Creed to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.  The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England...

Housing Minister John Healey and Rural Affairs Minister Lord Davies have today named 36 rural councils that will benefit from expert support to help design and plan up to 10,000 new homes. A large proportion ...

Schools across Greater Manchester will benefit from the final phase of a £50 million initiative to improve the quality of education for all children and young people in the city region.

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People off work sick will get the support they need to get back to work earlier, as new guidance is launched today.

Weekly round up of road works in wiltshire, gloucestershire, somerset and bristol

Kate Barker will step down from the Monetary Policy Committee when her current term expires on 31 May 2010. The Chancellor said:

The efforts of six individuals during 2009 are to be recognised by the award of the Chief Coastguards Commendations.

Housing Minister John Healey and Rural Affairs Minister Lord Davies have today named 36 rural councils, including Hambleton and East Riding, that will benefit from expert support to help design and plan up to...

English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) have announced more than £15.7 million to support urgent repair work to 154 Grade I and II* listed places of worship across England – with more than...

Housing Minister John Healey and Rural Affairs Minister Lord Davies have today named 36 councils - including a total of four in Cumbria and Lancashire - that will benefit from expert support to help design...

North east roadworks update – 20th february – 26th february

Housing Minister John Healey and Rural Affairs Minister Lord Davies have today named 36 rural councils, including seven in the West Midlands, that will benefit from expert support to help design and plan up to...

Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 22nd February 2010.

M1, Junction 33 (Catcliffe) to Junction 34 (Tinsley), south and west of Rotherham Slight delays are expected on the M1 between Junction 33 (Catcliffe) and Junction 34 (Tinsley) due to carriageway renewal and ...

The public consultation into plans to reduce congestion and improve safety at the A19 / A1058 Coast Road Junction, North Tyneside which started on 19 November 2009 has been extended until mid-March 2010.

A new website for young people in Halton has been launched into cyberspace.

Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Cumbria and North Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 22nd February 2010.

A group of teenagers took control to save their local youth centre after escalating levels of anti social behaviour led to a knife being brought into the venue. The teens worked closely with youth workers after...

The Russian registered cargo vessel Baltiyskiy 110 has been issued with a Detention Notice due to failure to comply with merchant legislation in Fowey, Cornwall.

West Midlands Motorway and Trunk Roads Maintenance Programme 22 – 28 February 2010

East of england roadworks update: monday 22 to sunday 28 february

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A property developer and a contractor have today been fined a total £25,000 following the death of a worker at a construction site in Essex.

Just before 6.00 pm this evening Milford Haven Coastguard received an emergency 999 call from a mobile phone alerting them to four men in a liferaft off Linney Head, Pembrokeshire. The men had been in the fishing...

On 8 December 2009, Official Report, column 14WS, I informed the House that the Boundary Committee had provided the advice requested on certain matters respectively relating to the unitary proposals (the "original...

The Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court, provides first-class rehabilitation treatment for service personnel, most notably for operational casualties at the present time, but also for a range...

I wish to update the House on recent developments related to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

I announced the start of a review of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on 16 July 2009, Official Report, column ...

The House has recently expressed interest in the financing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The FCO is working to manage the impact on the purchasing power of its budget next year caused by changes in ...

On 20 January 2010 I laid the regulations that set fees for immigration and nationality services that are above the normal administrative cost of providing the service. I am today laying regulations for fees ...

Following the Prime Minster's announcement of a review of tier 4 (the student route under our points-based system for controlling migration) on 12 November 2009, I am today announcing a balanced and targeted ...

I would like to take this opportunity to update the House on the progress of the UK Border Agency pilot to pre-screen entry clearance applicants for active cases of tuberculosis to address the problem of imported...

I am publishing today a consultation document on proposals to improve the tracing of employers' liability insurance policies, and establish a fund of last resort to make payments in cases where employers are ...

Caravan, camping and holiday parks across the South West are being offered expert health and safety advice in the run-up to the summer tourist season, thanks to a series of free events hosted by local authorities...

Thomas Crapper Day (27 January 2010) marks the 100th anniversary of Thomas Crapper’s1 death, and the Consumer Council for Water is calling for consumers to take a minute to reflect on where we might be without...

A Southend-based company has been prosecuted after an aircraft painter was severely injured in a fall – leaving him unable to work for more than two years.

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A 57 year old Gloucestershire events organiser, who failed to tell HM Revenue & Customs the full extent of his income from work in Dubai, has been given a suspended prison sentence and ordered...

Disaster relief charity ShelterBox already has response teams on the ground in Haiti following the devastating earthquake and the first green boxes have arrived on the ground. At the charity's headquarters volunteers...

At a meeting in London today, the Regional Economic Council (REC) picked up the challenge of taking forward the Government's growth agenda, as set out in its ‘Going for Growth’ strategy.

Smokers are costing South West employers up to £161.4m every year through illness absences and smokers taking cigarette breaks, according to a report conducted by the London School of Economics (LSE...

 The Highways Agency will improve safety for road users by removing pine trees alongside the A30 between the Avers and Tolvaddon junctions near Camborne.

The South West Grid for Learning, which supplies broadband connectivity, learning resources and E-Safety help to over 2400 schools in South West England, is launching a campaign to encourage students to think...

A Bristol-based company has been fined for putting its workers at risk of asbestos-related diseases while working on a property in the city.

The Highways Agency is to start a second round of routine inspections to gain a detailed and current understanding of the level of corrosion in the main suspension cables on the M48 Severn Bridge.

Weekly Round-up of Roadworks in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol

People who try to avoid paying court fines across England & Wales will be targeted in a month-long campaign launched by Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) today.

People who try to avoid paying court fines across England & Wales will be targeted in a month-long campaign launched by Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) today.

Earlier today, His Honour Judge Elwen at Truro Crown Court sentenced George Pill Sr, 61, to six months jail for each of the two offences he’d pleaded guilty to and costs of £8,500.

Marine businesses across

Dorset will be among the first companies in the South West to benefit from a joint Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authority (LA) partnership aimed at improving safety...

Only 3 weeks left to have your say on nuclear sites

In an innovative move to enhance services to road users, staff from the Highways Agency’s service provider Balfour Beatty Mott Macdonald (BBMM) are to be based at the Agency’s South West Regional Control Centre...

Twelve communities from across the UK are today celebrating after winning up to £500,000 each to help install new green technologies such as solar panels, hydro turbines and energy saving insulation...

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on statutory proposals by South Gloucestershire Council to close Brockeridge Infant and Highcroft Junior Schools and establish a new 4 to 11 community...

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Rosie Winterton, Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination, will today visit the newly developed Gloucester Docks to see ...

Business Minister Pat McFadden is visiting AgustaWestland today to celebrate the helicopter manufacturer’s commitment to recruit apprentices.

A £1 million programme of works to re-line culverts and clear overgrown vegetation is due to take place duringFebruary.

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on proposals by Plymouth City Council to close John Kitto Community College and Tamarside Community College on 31st August 2010, to enable replacement...

An angler was rescued from a life raft this afternoon, after his boat sank two miles South West of St Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight.

New figures released today (9 February 2010) reveal that an estimated 900,270* adults in the South West still smoke

The M4 will be closed overnight on 20/21 February between Junctions 16 and 17 to allow contractors to demolish Summerlands overbridge near Chippenham.

The Highways Agency, which is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving England’s motorways and major A roads, has appointed Managing Agent Contractor, Enterprise Mouchel, to manage routes in Cornwall...

Gloucestershire is set to benefit from a total of £80.2 million of Government funding to install improved street lighting, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.

_ South Wales named as leading centre in the UK for hydrogen energy with South West as a key partner and with £6.3m of funding through University of Glamorgan _ Successful bidders for £7.2m...

Weekly round up of road works in wiltshire, gloucestershire, somerset and bristol

54,758 vouchers have been snapped up under the Government’s Boiler Scrappage scheme leaving around 70,000 vouchers worth a total of £28 million still up for grabs.

12 percent of the vouchers issued so far under the Government’s Boiler Scrappage scheme have been snapped up by people living in the South West.

More than 900 people visited HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) Business Advice Open Day at Cheltenham Racecourse last Wednesday, making the event a huge success.  A host of organisations joined HMRC to offer free...

Two local nature lovers have been shortlisted for a national photography prize by capturing on film the benefits of mucking in to help the environment.

Two local nature lovers have been shortlisted for a national photography prize by capturing on film the benefits of mucking in to help the environment.

Detailed surveys have confirmed advance works to strengthen the hard shoulders of the M4 and M5 in the Bristol area this Spring in preparation for the introduction of Managed Motorways are no longer needed.

Drivers in South West England and the East and West Midlands are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel on Thursday 18 February, as rain moving across those regions...

The National Trust received a fine in court this afternoon when they were charged with operating a vessel on Brownsea Island without a valid certificate, as well as failing to implement proper procedures.

Weekly round up of road works in wiltshire, gloucestershire, somerset and bristol

At a meeting in London today, the Regional Economic Council (REC) picked up the challenge of taking forward the Government's growth agenda, as set out in its ‘Going for Growth’ strategy.

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ONGOING - JUNCTION 25 TO JUNCTION 26

The north and southbound carriageways continue to be reduced to three narrow lanes with no hard shoulder and a 50mph speed...

- Two out of three adults agree, poll reveals -

- New publications celebrate historic schools -

Refurbishing old school buildings is often the best use of resources and the most sustainable...

- Leicester school leads the way with refurbishment programme -

Work will start on Monday, 1 February to improve almost four miles of road surface on the northbound A1 between Bloody Oaks and Stretton in Rutland.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has today announced details of the new National Victims’ Service as the next stage of reforms aimed at ensuring the justice system is firmly on the side of the law abiding citizen...

On the day when sentencing statistics were published for Leicestershire, Justice Minister Claire Ward and a group of students took park in a mock sentencing event at The Galleries of Justice Museum (Nottingham...

On the day when sentencing statistics were published for Derbyshire, Justice Minister Claire Ward and a group of students took park in a mock sentencing event at The Galleries of Justice Museum (Nottingham), ...

On the day when sentencing statistics were published for Lincolnshire, Justice Minister Claire Ward and a group of students took park in a mock sentencing event at The Galleries of Justice Museum (Nottingham), ...

On the day when sentencing statistics were published for Northamptonshire, Justice Minister Claire Ward and a group of students took park in a mock sentencing event at The Galleries of Justice Museum (Nottingham...

Punishments given to criminals are tough and sentencing is a complicated task. That is what Justice Minister Claire Ward and a group of Nottingham students discovered yesterday when they took part in a mock court...

M1 JUNCTION 25 TO JUNCTION 28 WIDENING

People who try to avoid paying court fines across England & Wales will be targeted in a month-long campaign launched by Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) today.

Slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace caused injuries to 1,117 workers and cost a worker’s life in the East Midlands last year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned today as it launched a hard...

Today’s businesses are facing tough times and the most successful know what help is available and make use of it.   That help is at hand for businesses in Nottinghamshire next month when HM Revenue & Customs...

The Highways Agency is giving road users advance warning of forthcoming road closures on the M1 in Northamptonshire.

Essential footway reconstruction will be taking place on the A52 between the Bingham Petrol Station and the New Lane, Whatton junction from Monday 15 February until Friday 12 March.

A York-based construction company has today been fined £20,000 after one of its mobile elevating work platforms overturned, seriously injuring a worker and putting the public at risk.

Plans to improve road safety and help reduce congestion on the M1 in the East Midlands have been published today (4 February 2010) for consultation.

Train to Gain fuels education for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service

M1 Junction 25 to Junction 28 widening.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an urgent alert to employers in the East Midlands – important PAYE changes are coming this spring, so make sure you’re prepared for them.

The Muck In4Life campaign from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) aims to get families and individuals outdoors and involved in conservation volunteering through events such as this...

International food manufacturing company Moy Park has been prosecuted after an employee’s arm was crushed in an industrial conveyor.

Having worked in the gas industry since a teenager, Tony Glover, 59, from Sinfin, Derby, was shell shocked after being made redundant last year.

Work will start on Monday 15 February to renew high friction road surfacing and install new markings on the slip roads from the A38 to the B600 at Somercotes in Derbyshire.

M1 JUNCTION 25 TO JUNCTION 28 WIDENING

54,758 vouchers have been snapped up under the Government’s Boiler Scrappage scheme leaving around 70,000 vouchers worth a total of £28 million still up for grabs.

10 percent of the vouchers issued so far under the Government’s Boiler Scrappage scheme have been snapped up by people living in the East Midlands.

Work to repair fire-damaged drains on the A1 at Blyth in north Nottinghamshire is due to take place on the weekend of Friday 26 to Sunday 28 February.

Drivers in South West England and the East and West Midlands are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel on Thursday 18 February, as rain moving across those regions...

Improvement works on the A45 roundabout at junction 15 of the M1 will start on Friday 19 February and continue overnight for two weekends.

A Nottingham man who fled the UK and avoided standing trial was jailed this week for two years and eight months for his part in a criminal organisation which smuggled over seven million counterfeit cigarettes...

English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) today (Thursday 18 February) announced more than £750k to support urgent repair work to nine Grade I and II* listed places of worship in Lincolnshire...

English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) today (Thursday 18 February) announced more than £270,000 to support urgent repair work to two Grade I and II* listed places of worship in Northamptonshire...

English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) today (Thursday 18 February) announced more than £1.6 million to support urgent repair work to twenty Grade I and II* listed places of worship in...

English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) today (Thursday 18 February) announced £135,000 to support urgent repair work to two Grade I and II* listed places of worship in Derbyshire. The ...

A farm worker in Derbyshire has today been fined after he reversed a tractor over his 73-year old employer, leaving him dead.  

An international company that supplies food to all major UK supermarkets has been fined after a worker’s hand was crushed in machinery.

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Construction managers in Scotland are being reminded to secure their sites to reduce the risks of accidents during the Christmas shut-down.

With Christmas fast approaching, Britain’s safety watchdog has moved to quell the expected avalanche of ridiculous health and safety myths.

A Glasgow bus company has been fined £3,300 by the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland Ms Joan Aitken for failing to run their services to time.

A Stirling bus company has been fined £1,100 by the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland Ms Joan Aitken for failing to run their services to time.

A  Borders bus company has had its licence suspended by the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland after a public Inquiry heard of serious defects to buses used on school runs.

An Ayrshire bus company has been fined £990 by the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland Ms Joan Aitken for failing to run their services to time.

New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local areas

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.

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 heavy snow that affected parts of the country overnight as forecast will slowly die out, with severe frost and ice becoming the main hazards for most areas.

After the recent heavy snow, icy conditions and severe frosts, strengthening easterly winds will make it feel bitterly cold as we head through the weekend.

The search for a rock angler who was reported missing off rocks near Aberdeen has now been stood down.

Consumer minister Kevin Brennan has today announced that he has accepted the Competition Commission’s recommendation for a body to enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP).

Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson will be among the British delegation meeting the Indian Minister for Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal, this week for discussions about the broad range of UK-India cooperation...

At 8:15am today, Stornoway Coastguard received a call from the Irish registered fishing vessel 'Niamh Edghan', 20 miles West of South Uist, who had a 45 year old crewman on board who had sustained a serious head...

Aberdeen Coastguard is coordinating the safe return of the fishing vessel Lead Us, which was taking in water 35 miles off Fraserburgh this afternoon.

Following seven days of tragedy in the North East, Coastguards are urging anglers to stay safe on the coast. On average, 7 anglers lose their lives on the UK coast every year but in the past week her majesty’...

Three fishermen have been winched to safety after the fishing vessel they were on ran aground at Innellan, River Clyde this evening.

A kayaker was rescued from the water 1 mile off Orkney this afternoon and has been taken to hospital in Kirkwall.

EDINBURGH - LONDON IN UNDER 4 HRS BETTER STATIONS, BETTER CATERING

Passengers using the busy East Coast Main Line (ECML) are set to benefit from faster and more frequent journeys as well as better stations...

Passengers using the busy East Coast Main Line (ECML) are set to benefit from faster and more frequent journeys as well as better stations and catering, Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis announced today after...

At a meeting in London today, the Regional Economic Council (REC) picked up the challenge of taking forward the Government's growth agenda, as set out in its ‘Going for Growth’ strategy.

Oil companies operating in the most difficult to exploit areas of the UK Continental Shelf are to receive a boost under planned legislation from the Government. The measure could provide up to £160 ...

On 21st May 2008 the trawler ‘Adoration CN78’ was fishing for prawns in upper Loch Fyne. The trawler was seen from the shore to have contact with buoys marking a fleet of creels which lay about 200 yards off ...

General Advice: Please note that all operators called to Public inquiry have the opportunity to offer evidence and therefore issues to be considered may or may not result in action taken against them.

Slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace cost five Scottish workers their lives last year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned today as it launched a hard-hitting campaign.

At quarter to three this afternoon, Aberdeen Coastguard received a VHF call from the skipper of a fishing vessel called Falcon.

Issued on behalf of the Selection Panel for the Independently Funded News Consortia pilots What do you think of your regional television news? Is there enough information about what’s happening where you live...

Businesses in the Life Sciences industry are invited to attend a series of free events across the country to find out more about the Government’s year of action to transform the industry and the support available...

- Sister comes forward to provide confirmation of Reginald Earnshaw's birthday.

- Public appeal allows family to choose personal inscription for Reggie's headstone.

- Family to visit grave in Edinburgh...

A Glasgow-registered recycling company and a director have been fined a total of £145,000 for exposing workers to toxic mercury fumes at a site in West Yorkshire.

At 9.40am Clyde Coastguard received a report from Caledonian MacBrayne ferries stating that the MV Isle of Arran had been in collision with the pier at Kennacraig, West Loch Tarbert in Argyll.

A Borders minister is urging farmers in his parish and throughout Scotland to come home safely from their fields as he lends his support to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) ‘Make the Promise’ campaign.

An Aberdeenshire bus company, Keirs Coaches (Kintore) Ltd, Inverurie, has had its operator licence revoked, following a Public Inquiry held by the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken.  The inquiry ...

The National Construction College Scotland today backed a major Health and Safety Executive (HSE) campaign to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by slips, trips and falls in the workplace.

An event in Stornoway tomorrow to get Scottish Fish Farmers to thinking about whether they could be doing more to protect themselves has proved so popular that it is fully subscribed.

At 09.20 this morning Aberdeen Coastguard received a 999 call from 2 wildfowlers in Munlochy Bay, Black Isle, stating they were stuck in the mud in a rising tide.

The people of Dumfries have been praised for their generosity as Minister of State for International Development Gareth Thomas visited the town’s newly refurbished Oxfam shop.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an urgent alert to employers in Scotland – important PAYE changes are coming this spring, so make sure you’re prepared for them.

43/10 At eleven minutes past four this afternoon, Clyde Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public who could see something floating in the water.

Issued on behalf of National Fraud Authority Fraud has been described as a ‘silent crime’. But it is not a victimless crime. It knows no boundaries and deeply affects tens of thousands of people in the UK each...

People who try to avoid paying court fines across England & Wales will be targeted in a month-long campaign launched by Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) today.

Slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace impacted on more than 4,000 lives across the West Midlands last year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned today as it launched a hard-hitting campaign.

Visitors to the Boat and Caravan Show at the NEC, Birmingham, later this month will be able to check out the latest counterfeit designer goods at the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) stand – and find out why parents...

An ambitious new strategy will halve the number of smokers, from 21 to 10 per cent of the population by 2020, Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham announced today.

Communities are being given a powerful new way to fix local problems under new proposals to strengthen the ability of councils to scrutinise all local public services, announced Communities Secretary John Denham...

Young explorers will be able to experience an exciting new bug house and mini-beast trail in the Wilderness garden at Witley Court and Gardens in Worcestershire this half term, along with a range of other family...

An unregistered gas fitter has been fined after admitting putting more than 700 seasonal workers in danger.

An established Staffordshire designer and supplier of giftware is reaching global markets - with help from UK Trade & Investment.