News story: Next steps for children’s congenital heart surgery
Plans for a workable solution by June 2012 have been set out by NHS England chair Sir Malcolm Grant in a letter to the Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt.The plans aim to ensure that future generations...
View ArticlePress release: Measles cases drop, but MMR still to catch-up
This is down from 193 cases in May, itself a drop from 299 cases in April, and follows the nationwide rollout of the MMR catch-up programme, jointly run by Public Health England (PHE), the Department...
View ArticlePress release: National Probation Service appointments announced
The appointments mark a crucial step forwards in the delivery of our wide ranging reforms to offender rehabilitation services that will help tackle the country’s stubbornly high reoffending rates. Mike...
View ArticleNews story: Government and industry join forces to help get more women and...
Women and Equalities minister Jo Swinson this week hosted a meeting with experts from the academic and business sector to kick start a new focus on getting more women and girls to choose Science,...
View ArticleNews story: Foreign Secretary William Hague announces visit to Sweden
The invitation for the visit was formally offered by Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt in a Twitter conversation with Mr Hague today.In addition to their bilateral discussions, the two Ministers...
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News story: DFID Research: Capturing the stories of sustainable development...
The Equator Initiative is a multi-sector partnership bringing together the United Nations, governments, civil societies and businesses to examine sustainable development solutions for communities and...
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News story: DFID Research: Science-led innovation protects livestock from the...
The tsetse fly continues to have a devastating effect on communities managing livestock on the margins of wildlife reserves. As well as posing a distinct threat to humans, the flies transmit Nagana to...
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News story: DFID Research: Linking insects to forest conservation through...
Improving forest resource management and conserving biodiversity requires a strategic mix of law enforcement and community participation. This case study illustrates how beekeeping and silk worm...
View ArticlePress release: Electric route for Lake District
Electric trains could soon be serving destinations in the heart of the Lake District as Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin unveiled his plans to electrify the Windermere branch line in Cumbria.The...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: AFPRB 2012 report: MOD statement
The Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Philip Hammond): The 2012 report of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has now been published. I wish to express my thanks to the Chairman and...
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News story: Tank commanders tested
Thirteen corporals took part in the last exercise in a demanding 6-week tactics phase which tested participants on every aspect of commanding a Challenger 2 main battle tank. The exercise took place...
View ArticleNews story: New guidance on reducing the risk of illness when open water...
The activity is growing in popularity in the UK but there have been outbreaks of gastrointestinal infections reported associated with open water swimming, the most recent in late 2012 on the River...
View ArticlePress release: Researchers get £124m funding to tackle major health challenges
Health Minister, Lord Howe has today announced how this significant investment from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) will help make sure patients benefit from innovative new treatments...
View ArticleNews story: Personalised registration transaction timings
Updated: Update to the turnaround timesCherished transfer applications are now being processed within 8 working days from the date of receipt at DVLA and Assignments are being processed within 11...
View ArticleNews story: DFID Research: Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises- First...
The Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) programme is now open to Expressions of Interest for its First Call for Proposals via its website.The R2HC programme aims to improve health...
View ArticlePress release: Digital Deal: 12 projects to help social tenants get online
Updated: Tagged to policies and ministers to appear in gov.uk rss feeds and email alerts.Twelve landlord projects providing internet services and training to social housing tenants received funding...
View ArticleSpeech: Helping the people of Syria in their time of need
I know Muslims all over the UK will have spent the month of Ramadan fasting, so I would like to take the chance to wish ‘Eid Mubarak’ to everyone celebrating this weekend. Ramadan is a time of...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Office Minister condemns Israeli settlement announcement
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said:We condemn the recent decisions taken by the Israeli authorities to advance plans for 1096 settlement units in the West Bank, and to approve the construction...
View ArticleGovernment response: Water metering: response to an article in the Telegraph
The mythThe Telegraph has claimed that there will be ‘compulsory water meters for millions of householders’ following a recently published report into water stressed areas.The truthThis week we removed...
View ArticlePress release: Secretary of State responds to violence in Belfast
“Last night’s violence and attacks on police officers were shameful. After success for Northern Ireland this summer as host to both the G8 and the World Police and Fire Games, disorder on the streets...
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