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15 August 2008 12:32
News Distribution Service
National News
Drivers across the country, particularly in the north and south west of England, are being warned that continuing cold weather will affect their journeys overnight tonight (Tuesday) and during Wednesday morning.
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6 January 2009 18:50
Highways Agency
An £18 million deal to provide more affordable housing and help support industry is being announced today, as part of the Government's programme of action to tackle current difficulties in the housing market.
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6 January 2009 17:26
Communities and Local Government
A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority Strategic and Operational Policing Committee will be held in Meeting Room 1, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY on Thursday 8 January 2009 at 2.00 pm.
6 January 2009 16:01
Metropolitan Police Authority
In November 2005 HMRC and EDS signed an agreement involving an aggregate settlement of £71.25 million for issues experienced in 2003 with the IT system developed by EDS to support the 2003 launch and subsequent operation of tax credits.
6 January 2009 15:32
HM Revenue & Customs
The Department for International Development (DFID) will allocate £4 million to help the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to address immediate humanitarian needs in Gaza, Secretary of State Douglas Alexander announced today. This £4m is the first tranche of the $10m (£6.8m) the UK recently announced to meet humanitarian needs in Gaza.
6 January 2009 15:09
Department For International Development
An aircraft engineer who braved intense heat and thick, acrid smoke to rescue his colleague from the wreckage of a vintage aircraft crash, is to be awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
6 January 2009 13:43
Ministry Of Defence
The UK Statistics Authority today publishes the new Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The Authority has statutory responsibility under the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 to prepare and publish this Code after due consultation.
6 January 2009 12:23
UK Statistics Authority
Millions of people across the UK are likely to see additional help with fuel bills as the cold weather continues to affect the country.
6 January 2009 12:22
Met Office
The welfare of children within Britain's immigration system is a number one priority, according to new UK Border Agency guidelines which come into force today.
6 January 2009 11:40
Home Office
Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe today unveiled plans to introduce a statutory levy on the gambling industry to fund the research, education and treatment of problem gambling.
6 January 2009 11:05
Department for Culture, Media And Sport
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today called on supermarkets and food companies to give shoppers clearer information on where their food comes from.
6 January 2009 10:22
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, following new guidance issued today by the Department of Health.
6 January 2009 09:35
Department of Health
A major contract to remove the stern of the container vessel MSC Napoli has been awarded to the newly-established company Global Response Maritime B.V., based in The Netherlands.
6 January 2009 09:30
Maritime And Coastguard Agency
People across England and Wales can now access details of crime trends in the areas where they live at the push of a button, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker announced today.
6 January 2009 09:17
Home Office
