Adults with learning disabilities were taught how to juggle today by Care Services Minister Phil Hope as part of his pledge to mark the first national Dignity Action Day.
Being unable to function in daily life without corrective lenses is on a par...
When a mother divorces her child/children's father, she may currently change...
Compulsory age for finishing school and joining the world of work is 16. So...
London will receive £6 million through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
- Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe signs MOU signalling intention to invest up to £100 million in UK wind turbine R&D project
- Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe signs MOU signalling intention to invest up to £100 million in UK wind turbine R&D project.
Eastern Hardware Ltd, a Lowestoft-based company which manufactures metal was today fined £3,000 after a worker fell through a fragile roof.
Work began today at Portsmouth on the first of two new aircraft carriers. As steel cutting commenced on a section of the hull, Portsmouth became the fifth UK shipyard to start construction on the programme. The...
Progress towards the creation of 10,000 new jobs for young people in the cultural and sports sectors is now well past the half way mark, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Ben Bradshaw announced ...
Details of a major scheme to improve safety, reduce congestion and make journey times more reliable on the M1 at Junction 19 Catthorpe Interchange in Leicestershire have been published today for comment.
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 company was today fined for safety offences after a young boy was crushed to death by electrically powered gates.
Adults with learning disabilities were taught how to juggle today by Care Services Minister Phil Hope as part of his pledge to mark the first national Dignity Action Day.
The man who hangs under the glass floor at the top of Blackpool Tower to clean it is backing a national safety campaign.
London will receive £6 million through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
Royal Diary of Engagements, 25th February 2010
Public expenditure outturn update
A £5m investment to introduce charging points for electric vehicles in Milton Keynes will make it one of the first “Plugged-in Places” in the country, under plans announced today by Transport Secretary...
A £5m investment to introduce charging points for electric vehicles in Milton Keynes will make it one of the first “Plugged-in Places” in the country, under plans announced today by Transport Secretary...
This release presents updated estimates of key public spending outturn series against two frameworks. The budgeting framework (used in Tables 1 to 7) deals with spending within central government departmental...
Immigration statistics covering quarter four of 2009 have been released by the Home Office today.
Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on an archive of correspondence addressed to the British political radical Thomas Walker. This will provide a last chance to raise the money...
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People suffering from mesothelioma will be given more financial help, the Government announced today.
A new list of organisations qualified to undertake and scrutinise statutory ballots and elections under trade union law was announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills today.
Promoting healthy eating across South East schools will be top of the agenda on Thursday 25 February when a host of health professionals, professors, nutritionists and doctors will come together to discuss various...
SE047-10 Some 8,000 solar-powered road studs are to be installed on the A20 between Folkestone and Dover in Kent to improve safety for road users. Work is scheduled to start Sunday 28 February and last two weeks...
SE048-10 Road signs to make it easier for drivers to find their way into Dover are to be installed from next week
The health sector has exceeded its aim to recruit 5,000 public sector apprentices, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today.
People across the country are being urged to help make a real difference to the lives of older and disabled people, as the first national Dignity Action Day is held today.
Pioneering motorists will receive up to £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car, and the roll-out of supporting infrastructure will begin in selected regions, the Government announced today.
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Patient Experience PSA scores update based on data up to and including 2009 patient surveys.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
A Greater Manchester company has been fined £24,000 after scaffolding collapsed outside a new gym in Hyde, crushing several cars.
Promoting healthy eating across South East schools will be top of the agenda on Thursday 25 February when a host of health professionals, professors, nutritionists and doctors will come together to discuss various...
- Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe signs MOU signalling intention to invest up to £100 million in UK wind turbine R&D project
- Up to 200 highly skilled jobs to be created by 2014
- Government...
SE047-10 Some 8,000 solar-powered road studs are to be installed on the A20 between Folkestone and Dover in Kent to improve safety for road users. Work is scheduled to start Sunday 28 February and last two weeks...
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department for Children, Schools and Families thank Sir Mark Walport and the Science and Learning Expert Group for their report and will now consider the...
Work has started to install CCTV at five key locations along the A1 between Stamford, Lincolnshire, and Apleyhead in Nottinghamshire.
SE048-10 Road signs to make it easier for drivers to find their way into Dover are to be installed from next week
The health sector has exceeded its aim to recruit 5,000 public sector apprentices, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today.
The Highways Agency is advising drivers of a number of roadworks taking place overnight on the A64. During the first week of March four sets of works will be in progress and will affect drivers travelling at ...
Asked for an explanation of where the apology came from, the PMS said it was announced over the Christmas period by Prime Minster Rudd in Australia and following consultation with families and their representatives...
Asked if there had been any reaction to President Chavez’s attack on The Queen, the PMS said that the Government had long supported the rights of Falkland Islanders to develop their own hydro-carbon sector. The...
Asked if the Prime Minister would agree with the characterisation by Phil Woolas of Christine Pratt, the PMS said he had nothing more to add to what he had already said. original source.
Asked if it was still practice in the Cabinet Office to publish lists and hospitality received by Senior Civil Servants, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the details of hospitality received by senior...
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The Prime Minister has outlined his vision for an education system...
Briefing by the Prime Minister’s spokesman on: Cabinet Office hospitality, bullying, Falklands and child migrants
Cabinet Office hospitalityAsked if it was still practice in the Cabinet Office to...
The Prime Minister has delivered a speech on education at Woodberry Down Community Primary School in Hackney, London, on 23 February 2010.
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Let...
Cancer screening, Greece and the misuse of British passports were on the agenda at PMQs this week.
The Prime Minister also took questions on Northern Ireland, child tax credits and...
An article by the Prime Minister about assisted suicide published in The Telegraph on 24 February 2010.
Read the articleMany times in the past 80 years, Parliament has considered - and rejected - the ...
A transcript of a statement given by the Prime Minister to the House of Commons about child migrants on 24 February 2010.
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An important milestone has been reached in Northern Rock’s return to independent, commercial strength with notice given today for the end of the special guarantee for the bank’s retail deposits.
A £660,000 scheme to improve safety and reduce congestion around a key junction along the M6 in Merseyside has begun.
New Materials Launched to Support Learners and Carers
Continued learning can have an overwhelmingly positive impact on older people’s health, confidence and dramatically improve their quality of life.
Defra calls on the nation’s gardeners to help stop the spread of invasive plants
Gardeners in the East Midlands today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants which are already threatening East Midlands rivers such as the River Soar in a campaign...
Nottingham and Leicester will receive more than £1.6m through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Gardeners in the East of England today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that are already threatening the River Cam and surrounding waterways in a campaign...
West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire will receive more than £3.6m through the Government's Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan...
Over the next few weeks, every primary school in Cyprus will be taking delivery of creative storyboard and role-playing software called Kar2ouche, thanks to a contract secured by Immersive Education.
A roofer has been fined £4,950 after putting himself and two of his employees at risk of falling more than seven metres from a building.
Defra calls on gardeners to save London’s rivers from invasive plants
With work almost completed on Birmingham’s landmark development, The Cube, the developer has been recognised for the way it has worked closely and positively with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to reduce...
Work to repair a14 carriageway near bury st edmunds
The West of England area will receive more than £825,000 through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Defra calls on gardeners to save South East’s waterways from invasive plants Gardeners in the South East today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that are already...
The Competition Commission (CC) has today published recommendations arising from a review of its approach to remedies in market investigations.
The West Midlands conurbation will receive more than £2.3m through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Older people needing care and support will benefit from new and refreshed local housing strategies that promote dignity, respect and choice, Care Services Minister Phil Hope said today.
Leading voices from dementia research will meet for the first time today to drive up the volume, quality and impact of work in the field. The ministerial group which is chaired by Care Services Minister Phil...
Culture Minister Margaret Hodge today announced the final four cities vying to become the UK’s first City of Culture in 2013. They are Birmingham, Derry/Londonderry, Norwich and Sheffield. They were shortlisted...
The Government has accepted all the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today.
Students have a direct line to Whitehall through the National Student Forum, as Minister of State for Higher Education David Lammy and Minister for Students Lord Young, publish the government’s response to their...
A hero war dog that saved soldiers’ lives by sniffing out IEDs in Afghanistan will today be awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
SE044-10 All of the following work is dependent on suitable weather conditions.
SE045-10 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
An Oswestry firm has today been fined after one of its employees almost lost a finger when his hand came into contact with a wood plane.
Staff at Warburton’s bakery in Newcastle today (24 February) backed a campaign to reduce slips, trips and falls in the workplace as they showed off some of the new safety measures at their Newburn bakery.
SE046-10 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
Defra calls on gardeners to save West Midlands’ rivers from invasive plants
Gardeners in the West Midlands today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that...
Over 27,000 counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes have been seized by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in raids of business premises in Derry this morning.
Work to replace the electricity supply to safety bollards at the Harlequin Junction on the A52 at Radcliffe on Trent will start on Saturday 6 March.
An accountant and three accomplices from the West Midlands have been sentenced to a total of seven years for stealing £2.6 million in VAT by creating numerous bogus travel companies to make false repayment...
London will receive £6 million through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
The mate of the passenger vessel ‘Hurlingham’ appeared in court today on the charge of manslaughter by gross negligence after a passenger fell between the vessel and the pier at Westminster Pier in 2008.
DWP/033/10 The next step in a radical shake-up of the way disabled people use state funding took place today, as Jonathan Shaw, Minister for Disabled People, named the Trailblazer areas which will test the Right...
People across the country are being urged to help make a real difference to the lives of older and disabled people, as the first national Dignity Action Day is held today.
Pioneering motorists will receive up to £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car, and the roll-out of supporting infrastructure will begin in selected regions, the Government announced today.
HM The Queen has appointed Hywel Dylan James to be a District 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...
A £5m investment to introduce charging points for electric vehicles in Milton Keynes will make it one of the first “Plugged-in Places” in the country, under plans announced today by Transport Secretary...
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Attorney General's total DEL will be increased by £9,646,000 from £744,966,000 to £754,612,000. Within the total DEL...
The Statement below follows the format guidance as set out in Supply Estimates: a guidance manual, available on the HMT website.
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate...
My right honourable friend the Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills (Pat McFadden) has today made the following Statements.
Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate...
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Transport departmental expenditure limit (DEL) for 2009-10 will be increased by £22,464,000 from £14,137...
My honourable friend the Minister of State, Government Equalities Office (Maria Eagle) has made the following Statement.
Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Government...
Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills' DEL will be increased by £1,240,523,000 from £21,829,701,000 to £23...
My noble Friend the Minister with responsibility for Trade, Investment and Small Business, Lord Davies of Abersoch, has today made the following statement:
The statement below follows the format guidance...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of the spring supplementary estimate 2009-10, the Cabinet Office total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £65,214,000 from £394,149,000 to &#...
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the UK Statistics Authority's total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £630,000 from £212,246,000 to...
Plans to change the Charity Commission's Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) and administration budget for 2009-10 are as follows.
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate...
I would inform the House that the Joint Advisory Committee for Qualifications Approval has published its Annual Summary report for 2008-2009. The Committee is a non-statutory body chaired jointly by the Learning...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Children, Schools and Families Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £696,511,000 from &#...
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Government Actuary's Department total DEL will be increased by £22,000 from £403,000 to £425,000. Within the total...
Subject to parliamentary approval of the Supplementary Estimate, the HM Revenue and Customs total DEL will be increased by £68,529,000 from £4,063,850,000 to £4,132,379,000. Within the total DEL...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of the Spring Supplementary Estimate, HM Treasury's Resource DEL will be increased by £9,401,000 from £230,747,000 to £240,148,000. The Administration Budget will...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, National Savings and Investments DEL will be increased by £150,000 to £183,749. Within DEL change, the impact on resources ...
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Communities and Local Government's Departmental Expenditure Limits for 2009-10 will change as follows:
(1) the...
Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £78,600,000 from £2,060,368,000 to £2,138,968,000...
The "Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2010-11" will be laid before the House on 23 February 2010 as HC 304. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each service in the armed forces...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Ministry of Defence departmental expenditure limits will be increased by £284,565,000 (voted and non-voted) from £39,596...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department of Energy and Climate Change Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will decrease by £2,283,000 from £3,102,677...
I have arranged for copies of DEFRA's new Evidence Investment Strategy (EIS) which provides an agenda to prioritise and manage DEFRA's investment in evidence from 2010 to 2013 and beyond to be placed in the Libraries...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £41,608,000 (1....
The latest report on the implementation of the Sino-British joint declaration on Hong Kong was published today. Copies have been placed in the Library of the House. A copy of the report is also available on the...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £94,354,000 from £2,246,893,000...
I would like to update the House on recent developments in the political and humanitarian situations in Sri Lanka.
Since the end of the fighting last May between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation...
I am publishing today the "Consultation on Services for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in England".
Since 2005 the Department, the National Health Service and other key stakeholders have been working...
Subject to the necessary Supplementary Estimates, the Department of Health's element of the Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will increase by £214,306,000 from £105,349,954,000 to £105,564,...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimates, the Home Office's Departmental expenditure limits for 2009-10 will be increased by £135,354,000 from £10,242,220,000 to &#...
The informal meeting of EU Development Ministers, organised by the Spanish presidency, took place in Segovia, Spain, on 17 and 18 February. I represented the UK.
The items covered were as follows:
Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for International Development's departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be reduced by £33,098,000 from £6,...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Northern Ireland Court Service (NICS) and The National Archives (TNA) Total Departmental Expenditure Limit...
Subject to Parliamentary approval the Northern Ireland Office will be taking a 2009-10 spring supplementary estimate. The effect this will have is to increase the NIO's total DEL by £161,881,000 from £...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, the Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) provision for the administration of the Scotland Office will be increased by £1,200,000...
The Wales Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £456,459,000 from £14,995,229,000 to £15,451,688,000. Within the total DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is set...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Government Equalities Office Departmental Expenditure Limit will increase by £12,000 from £80,182,000 to £80,194,000...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Work and Pensions Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit will increase by £318,266,000 to £9,123,522,000...
The West of England area will receive more than £825,000 through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Gardeners in the East Midlands today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants which are already threatening East Midlands rivers such as the River Soar in a campaign...
Nottingham and Leicester will receive more than £1.6m through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
A roofer has been fined £4,950 after putting himself and two of his employees at risk of falling more than seven metres from a building.
Work to replace the electricity supply to safety bollards at the Harlequin Junction on the A52 at Radcliffe on Trent will start on Saturday 6 March.
With work almost completed on Birmingham’s landmark development, The Cube, the developer has been recognised for the way it has worked closely and positively with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to reduce...
The West Midlands conurbation will receive more than £2.3m through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
An Oswestry firm has today been fined after one of its employees almost lost a finger when his hand came into contact with a wood plane.
Defra calls on gardeners to save West Midlands’ rivers from invasive plants
Gardeners in the West Midlands today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that...
An accountant and three accomplices from the West Midlands have been sentenced to a total of seven years for stealing £2.6 million in VAT by creating numerous bogus travel companies to make false repayment...
Gardeners in the East of England today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that are already threatening the River Cam and surrounding waterways in a campaign...
Work to repair a14 carriageway near bury st edmunds
An important milestone has been reached in Northern Rock’s return to independent, commercial strength with notice given today for the end of the special guarantee for the bank’s retail deposits.
A £660,000 scheme to improve safety and reduce congestion around a key junction along the M6 in Merseyside has begun.
New Materials Launched to Support Learners and Carers
Continued learning can have an overwhelmingly positive impact on older people’s health, confidence and dramatically improve their quality of life.
Defra calls on the nation’s gardeners to help stop the spread of invasive plants
Gardeners in the East Midlands today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants which are already threatening East Midlands rivers such as the River Soar in a campaign...
Nottingham and Leicester will receive more than £1.6m through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Gardeners in the East of England today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that are already threatening the River Cam and surrounding waterways in a campaign...
West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire will receive more than £3.6m through the Government's Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan...
Over the next few weeks, every primary school in Cyprus will be taking delivery of creative storyboard and role-playing software called Kar2ouche, thanks to a contract secured by Immersive Education.
A roofer has been fined £4,950 after putting himself and two of his employees at risk of falling more than seven metres from a building.
Defra calls on gardeners to save London’s rivers from invasive plants
With work almost completed on Birmingham’s landmark development, The Cube, the developer has been recognised for the way it has worked closely and positively with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to reduce...
Work to repair a14 carriageway near bury st edmunds
The West of England area will receive more than £825,000 through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Defra calls on gardeners to save South East’s waterways from invasive plants Gardeners in the South East today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that are already...
The Competition Commission (CC) has today published recommendations arising from a review of its approach to remedies in market investigations.
The West Midlands conurbation will receive more than £2.3m through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Older people needing care and support will benefit from new and refreshed local housing strategies that promote dignity, respect and choice, Care Services Minister Phil Hope said today.
Leading voices from dementia research will meet for the first time today to drive up the volume, quality and impact of work in the field. The ministerial group which is chaired by Care Services Minister Phil...
Culture Minister Margaret Hodge today announced the final four cities vying to become the UK’s first City of Culture in 2013. They are Birmingham, Derry/Londonderry, Norwich and Sheffield. They were shortlisted...
The Government has accepted all the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today.
Students have a direct line to Whitehall through the National Student Forum, as Minister of State for Higher Education David Lammy and Minister for Students Lord Young, publish the government’s response to their...
A hero war dog that saved soldiers’ lives by sniffing out IEDs in Afghanistan will today be awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
SE044-10 All of the following work is dependent on suitable weather conditions.
SE045-10 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
An Oswestry firm has today been fined after one of its employees almost lost a finger when his hand came into contact with a wood plane.
Staff at Warburton’s bakery in Newcastle today (24 February) backed a campaign to reduce slips, trips and falls in the workplace as they showed off some of the new safety measures at their Newburn bakery.
SE046-10 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
Defra calls on gardeners to save West Midlands’ rivers from invasive plants
Gardeners in the West Midlands today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that...
Over 27,000 counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes have been seized by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in raids of business premises in Derry this morning.
Work to replace the electricity supply to safety bollards at the Harlequin Junction on the A52 at Radcliffe on Trent will start on Saturday 6 March.
An accountant and three accomplices from the West Midlands have been sentenced to a total of seven years for stealing £2.6 million in VAT by creating numerous bogus travel companies to make false repayment...
London will receive £6 million through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
The mate of the passenger vessel ‘Hurlingham’ appeared in court today on the charge of manslaughter by gross negligence after a passenger fell between the vessel and the pier at Westminster Pier in 2008.
DWP/033/10 The next step in a radical shake-up of the way disabled people use state funding took place today, as Jonathan Shaw, Minister for Disabled People, named the Trailblazer areas which will test the Right...
People across the country are being urged to help make a real difference to the lives of older and disabled people, as the first national Dignity Action Day is held today.
Pioneering motorists will receive up to £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car, and the roll-out of supporting infrastructure will begin in selected regions, the Government announced today.
HM The Queen has appointed Hywel Dylan James to be a District 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...
A £5m investment to introduce charging points for electric vehicles in Milton Keynes will make it one of the first “Plugged-in Places” in the country, under plans announced today by Transport Secretary...
Staff at Warburton’s bakery in Newcastle today (24 February) backed a campaign to reduce slips, trips and falls in the workplace as they showed off some of the new safety measures at their Newburn bakery.
An important milestone has been reached in Northern Rock’s return to independent, commercial strength with notice given today for the end of the special guarantee for the bank’s retail deposits.
A £660,000 scheme to improve safety and reduce congestion around a key junction along the M6 in Merseyside has begun.
New Materials Launched to Support Learners and Carers
Continued learning can have an overwhelmingly positive impact on older people’s health, confidence and dramatically improve their quality of life.
Defra calls on the nation’s gardeners to help stop the spread of invasive plants
Gardeners in the East Midlands today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants which are already threatening East Midlands rivers such as the River Soar in a campaign...
Nottingham and Leicester will receive more than £1.6m through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Gardeners in the East of England today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that are already threatening the River Cam and surrounding waterways in a campaign...
West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire will receive more than £3.6m through the Government's Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan...
Over the next few weeks, every primary school in Cyprus will be taking delivery of creative storyboard and role-playing software called Kar2ouche, thanks to a contract secured by Immersive Education.
A roofer has been fined £4,950 after putting himself and two of his employees at risk of falling more than seven metres from a building.
Defra calls on gardeners to save London’s rivers from invasive plants
With work almost completed on Birmingham’s landmark development, The Cube, the developer has been recognised for the way it has worked closely and positively with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to reduce...
Work to repair a14 carriageway near bury st edmunds
The West of England area will receive more than £825,000 through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Defra calls on gardeners to save South East’s waterways from invasive plants Gardeners in the South East today (Wednesday 24 February) are urged to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that are already...
The Competition Commission (CC) has today published recommendations arising from a review of its approach to remedies in market investigations.
The West Midlands conurbation will receive more than £2.3m through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced...
Older people needing care and support will benefit from new and refreshed local housing strategies that promote dignity, respect and choice, Care Services Minister Phil Hope said today.
Leading voices from dementia research will meet for the first time today to drive up the volume, quality and impact of work in the field. The ministerial group which is chaired by Care Services Minister Phil...