The Bank of England has fulfilled expectations and chosen to keep the base rate of interest at five per cent, much to the detriment of those Britons looking to take a step up the property ladder.
Scotland Yard arrested a man tonight after issuing an urgent appeal to trace "dangerous" Daniel Sonnex in relation to the murders of two French students in London.
Four months after the Leader of B&NES Council promised an 'urgent feasibility report' on support for Post Offices a decision paper has been published proposing that "a feasibility study" should be carried out.
Accenture Global Cities Forum participants see government as a main driver of change toward improved social and economic conditions—but they also want a bigger say in how governments act to improve quality of life in their cities. They feel their
Climate change, reform of the United Nations Security Council and the global food crisis have been top priorities for the General Assembly during its 62nd session, according to its President Srgjan Kerim.
Birmingham University will lead a new Third Sector Research Centre dedicated to analysing the impact of the sector's activities. Working in partnership with the University of Southampton, the centre aims to bring about a step change in the quality and
A new framework for action on social marketing and public health was published today by the Department of Health. Ambitions for Health sets out how we will use evidence of what motivates people to help them lead healthier lives through
During the eighth SA-UK Bilateral Forum on 8 July 2008, at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria, several members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) were awarded commendations for outstanding co-operation on joint investigations by representatives of the UK Government.
Green goods will need to become the normal products on our shelves in the future, while products with a big environmental impact will need to change -- and much of the time consumers won't even notice, Climate Change Minister Joan
Tough new visa regimes could be introduced for 11 countries following the first global review of who needs a visa to come to the UK, the Government announced today.
The Minister of Health Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang signed a Memorundum of Understanding (MoU) to renew the existing agreement for another five years, during the eighth meeting of the South Africa and United Kingdom Bilateral Forum, held in Pretoria yesterday.
Vice-President Barrot, Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security, has welcomed the good level of implementation of Framework Decision 2005/222 in a large majority of the Member States, but at the same time expressed his concern that six Member States
How can we extend the success of Erasmus, the EU's flagship programme in higher education, beyond the confines of the university sector? This was the question put to a Commission-appointed High-Level Expert Forum on Mobility, whose report is published today.
A European Parliament resolution adopted on Thursday "expresses satisfaction at the developments in EU-China relations, the sectoral dialogues and the closer cooperation on various globalised issues." It commends China's reaction to the recent earthquake in Sichuan, but "deplores the fact
The way the devolved institutions are financed in the UK is neither fair nor equitable, and is no longer appropriate for devolution, according to a report published today (Thursday) by ippr north.
