• Eclipses again prove key for Einstein Eclipses in a unique system of two dead stars, called pulsars, has shown that one of the pair is ‘wobbling’ in space - just like a spinning top. The effect, called precession, is precisely as...
• All UK Health Ministers affirm commitment to core principles of NHS All four UK Health Ministers today reaffirmed their commitment to the core principles on which the NHS was founded, by issuing a Statement of Common Principles.
• Commission recommends deadline for correction of excessive deficit in the United Kingdom The European Commission today recommended that EU finance ministers set a deadline of the 2009/10 financial year for the United Kingdom to correct its budget deficit, which is expected to exceed 3%...
• Scotland Crackdown on human trafficking The largest ever UK-wide police crackdown against human trafficking has resulted in 35 suspects being arrested in Scotland.
• Scotland's to take tough measures on rogue property managers Measures to improve standards and help 'weed out the cowboys' in property management were announced in Scotland yesterday.
• Warm Homes scheme is not 'wasting grants' but helping to alleviate fuel poverty The National Insulation Association (NIA) has responded to the publication of a recent Audit Office report on the subject of the Warm Homes energy efficiency programme in Northern Ireland.
• Watchdog calls for smarter use of Energy Programmes to improve household energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption cost taxpayers and householders around £2.6 billion a year.
• Finance Bill approved by MPs The Finance Bill has completed its Commons stages, with an attempt to stop new road tax changes defeated.
• Secretary-General welcomes liberation of 15 Colombian hostages Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warmly welcomed today’s announcement by Colombia regarding the rescue of 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), some of whom had been...
• Challenge yourself and swim for the British Red Cross in the Great North Swim! Do you fancy a new challenge? Would you like to raise funds to help people in crisis situations?
• Blackburn Conservation Volunteers Collect £500 Prize Blackburn Conservation Volunteers, a group of local people concerned about the quality of their environment and supported by Lancashire Wildlife Trust, was awarded the £500 prize in the Environment...
• Golf stars of the future prepare for SWALEC Wales Challenge Golf fans are in for a treat this month with the announcement that Welsh European Tour players Stephen Dodd, Liam Bond and Mark Pilkington are due to join the field for the SWALEC Wales Challenge...
