Press release: UK partners at the 6th FICCI Global Skills Summit
It offers a platform for people to converge, aggregate and implement the skills development story. The UK has experience in developing localised training programmes in over 130 countries around the...
View ArticlePress release: Department of Health invests additional £30 million into...
Cancer patients are set to benefit from the very latest cancer treatment technology thanks to a £30 million deal to purchase 20 new radiotherapy machines, the Department of Health announced today.The...
View ArticlePress release: Overcrowded trains to get red (and amber and green) light
All rail companies have been told to do more to tell their passengers how crowded their train services really are so they can make an informed choice over when they travel.Rail Minister Norman Baker...
View ArticlePress release: Eric Pickles calls for more town centre parking spaces
New planning guidance to be published this week will push for more town centre parking spaces and tackle the blight of ugly street clutter and aggressive ‘anti-car’ traffic calming measures like road...
View ArticleNews story: Syria: PM phone call with President Putin
A Downing Street spokesperson said:The Prime Minister called President Putin this afternoon to discuss how the international community responds to the chemical weapons attack in Damascus last...
View ArticleNews story: Badger cull - piloting controls on bovine TB
On 27 August the National Farmers Union announced that pilot badger culls have started to help bring bovine TB under control.These culls are being carried out in Gloucestershire and Somerset, which are...
View ArticlePress release: Government hails surge in older workers as 'key' to...
The number of people aged between 50 and 64 in employment in the UK has rocketed by nearly 2 million over the past 15 years, official statistics show. And, unlike other age groups, their employment...
View ArticleGovernment response: Response to a Daily Mail report that weekly rubbish...
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis said in a letter to the Daily Mail, on 20 August 2013:Contrary to your report (Daily Mail, 17 August 2013), it is not the case that weekly rubbish collections...
View ArticlePress release: Support for working carers needed to help businesses and boost...
The Supporting Working Carers Report is warning that as well as losing money, businesses risk losing valuable, experienced employees if action is not urgently taken to enable people with caring...
View ArticleNews story: Internships making politics more accessible for disabled people
Women and Equalities Minister Helen Grant announced that another three paid internships are being offered to disabled people as part of plans to tackle the low levels of disabled people in public...
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News story: Stirling to host Armed Forces Day 2014
Plans will soon be underway to create a spectacular national event on 28 June 2014 in the historic city, enabling the local community to lead the nation in honouring UK Armed Forces personnel past and...
View ArticleGovernment response: DH’s response to campaign on compulsory training for...
The government wants patients to have the safest, most effective and compassionate care, so the NHS must ensure that the staff carrying out this most personal and fundamental support have the right...
View ArticlePress release: Cyber attack leads to arrests for suspected tax fraud
HMRC investigators worked in close cooperation with their Italian counterparts the Polizia di Stato, Polizia Postale e delle comunicazioni (State Police responsible for investigating cybercrime) to...
View ArticleSpeech: British Ambassador speaks at Steppe Eagle-2013 Closing Ceremony
Colonel General Zhasuzakov, distinguished guests,I am delighted to be here today at the close of this year’s “Steppe Eagle” exercise. And I am delighted that the armies of Kazakhstan and Great Britain...
View ArticlePress release: Burnley named most enterprising place in Britain
Burnley is celebrating after being named the most enterprising place in Britain. The Lancashire town received the accolade for its ongoing commitment to support small and medium sized businesses and...
View ArticlePress release: Ash disease found in Leicestershire
Leicestershire is the 14th county in England where Chalara has been discovered in the wider environment (forests and woodland); the other counties are Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Kent,...
View ArticleNews story: Syria: Nick Clegg's call with Vice President Biden
A spokesperson for the Deputy Prime Minister said:The Deputy Prime Minister and the Vice President spoke today [27 August] by phone to discuss their grave concern about the reported use of chemical...
View ArticleNews story: A day of discovery for Scottish Secretary
The independence referendum, tax relief for Scotland’s video games industry and a bid to become the 2017 City of Culture were among the items on the agenda for the Secretary of State for Scotland as he...
View ArticleNews story: Syria: PM phone call with Prime Minister Rudd
A Downing Street spokesperson said:The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Rudd this morning to discuss how the international community should respond to the chemical weapons attack in Syria last...
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News story: Nominate now for the Millies 2013
The Millies have become a key fixture of the military calendar, offering the British public the chance to pay tribute to the men and women of our Armed Forces and highlighting specific brave deeds.As...
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