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A hard-hitting THINK! campaign reminding drivers of the potentially fatal consequences of not wearing a seat belt was launched today by Road Safety Minister Paul Clark.

HM The Queen has appointed Simon John James to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Canterbury Crown Court with effect from Tuesday 16 February 2010.

An ambitious new strategy will halve the number of smokers, from 21 to 10 per cent of the population by 2020, Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham announced today.

The government today launched National Apprenticeship Week, celebrating the commitment of employers to recruit apprentices and urging people to look at the benefits to their skills and career of becoming an apprentice.

Feed-in tariff for small scale low carbon electricity finalised for 1 April introduction
Power from solar panel could earn 900, on top of 140 reduction on household energy bill
Blueprint published for world first incentive scheme for renewable heat
Tariff levels index linked
Micro combined heat and power piloted in the scheme to kickstart the industry in the UK

Former Liverpool Football Club chief executive Rick Parry today recommends that a national cross-sports integrity unit be established to best tackle the threat of betting corruption in sport.

The public will be able to report suspected terror-related and violent extremist websites to the police in a new online scheme launched by the Home Office today.

17/02 Pregnant women should avoid close contact with sheep during the lambing season, the Government advised today.

The draft order to renew control orders legislation was today laid before Parliament by the Home Secretary. Control orders are an important tool to deal with suspected terrorists who cannot be prosecuted or deported.

Limits on awards and payment made to workers in certain employment rights cases will be revised from 1st February under the annual index-linked formula.

British troops cloaked themselves in cloud of smoke to install a bridge in Nad-e Ali leaving frustrated Taliban powerless to stop them finishing the job.

A record number of taxpayers filed their Self Assessment tax returns online this year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed today.

Oscar winner musician A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) has been nominated for yet another award—excellence in musical scoring for 2009 by International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA).

He has been nominated in “best original score for a comedy film” category for “Couples Retreat”, his first venture into mainstream Hollywood, along with James Newton Howard (Duplicity), Marvin Hamlisch (The Informant!), Alexandre Desplat (Julie & Julia), and Debbie Wiseman (Lesbian Vampire Killers).

The MOD and Hampshire County Council joined forces today to launch the Armed Forces Community Welfare Pathway initiative in Hampshire to enable serving personnel, their families and veterans to receive the help, advice and support they need from the people best-placed to provide it.

Britains businesses should tap the full potential of a low carbon economy and green society the Environment Secretary Hilary Benn will say tonight.