Pupils from two Flintshire schools who are involved in a pioneering project aimed at helping young people manage their finances will pay a visit to the Senedd today and meet with Dr Brian Gibbons who is the Minister with responsibility

Wales could have a larger fisheries zone, with more of the seas around Wales under the authority of the Welsh Assembly Government, Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones announced today [Tuesday, 22 April].

Programme details for the US-NI Investment Conference were revealed today by the Economy Minister, Nigel Dodds.

A new website for stakeholder involvement in health and social care in Northern Ireland will be launched today.

Scottish GDP growth exceeded the UK growth rate in the last quarter of 2007 but still lags behind over the year, John Swinney said today.

Westminster is being pressed to do more to tackle fuel poverty by Communities Minister Stewart Maxwell who is in London today.

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, will step into the role of Director General for Informatics at the Department of Health, following the departure of Matthew Swindells to Tribal at the end of his secondment to Department of Health.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today that the increasing demand for liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel, the conversion of agricultural land for their production and the increased use of natural resources could be detrimental

Although over 6 million children returned to Afghanistan's classrooms a month ago at the start of a new school year, United Nations agencies said today that half of the war-torn country's young people are excluded from receiving an education, the

It gives me great pleasure to be here tonight to discuss consumer matters, and particularly the Commission's White Paper on antitrust damages actions with you.

The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has welcomed the European Parliament's vote to change his statute. The most important changes guarantee that the Ombudsman will have full access to EU documents during his inquiries. Furthermore, the Ombudsman's co-operation with his

The German government is examining in detail how it can respond to the worldwide food crisis and rising prices. To this end it has put in place a working group that brings together representatives of several ministries.

Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Irish voters to approve the new EU treaties, which she said would bring benefits "even to sceptics". This was the Chancellor's first official visit to the Emerald Isle.

The German Bundestag has voted to amend the 2002 Stem Cell Law. Stem cell research is needed to find ways of treating hitherto incurable diseases such as dementia. Thus Federal Research Minister Annette Schavan welcomed the decision of the Bundestag,

he Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw,today announced the appointment of David Edmonds as the first chair ofthe Legal Services Board, following consultation with the Lord ChiefJustice of England and Wales. "I amdelighted that David Edmonds

For many people approaching the end of their career, the prospect of endlessly pruning the roses fills them with dread. This has given rise to the concept of 'returnment' - taking up work again after retirement

Some £23bn is spent by UK pensioners on rent every year - leaving them more than £133,000 worse off than their home-owning peers, new research shows

As the Chinese ship An Yue Jiang and its cargo of arms intended for the Mugabe regime heads for Namibia, the TUC has today (Wednesday) written to the President of the Southern African country urging him to turn the shipment

Responding to the commitment given today (Wednesday) by the Chancellor to compensate those that have lost out through the abolition of the 10p tax rate, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

Despite being highly critical of the London mayor's regime, the Left List is urging its supporters to give their second preference votes to Ken Livingstone. Read more on Michael White's blog.