General News

Flanders soil arrives in Britain
 
Mayor and TfL give energy efficiency boost with huge investment in street lighting
 
NHS winter update
 
CQC unveils new approach to inspecting specialist mental health services
 
CIPD - Shared parental leave is just one way in which employers can keep up with the changing nature of work, says CIPD
 
UNICEF: More than 850,000 infants saved from HIV since 2005, but alarming trends seen among adolescents – (2013 Stocktaking Report on Children & AIDS)
 
Two years & counting for organ donation changes in Wales – (Organ Donation Wales)
 
Child protection training delivered to professionals in Poland for the first time
 
Multimillion boost to UK economy as healthcare trade deals with China sealed – (New cultural agreement leads to closer co-operation between Britain and China)
 
Water companies submit business plans to Ofwat – (Company has made a good start, says water watchdog ~ Good start for water customers but still work to be done, says watchdog)
 
New anti-tax abuse rule will allow 99% of tax avoidance to continue, says the TUC
 
NHS medicines pricing deal with pharmaceutical industry
 
NHS Confederation - Are the NHS reforms working?
 
International Day of Disabled People – Tuesday 3 December 2013 – (TfL announce winners of accessible app competition)
 
Paralympic Champion encourages breaking down barriers
 
LGA - Customer-led transformation projects benefit taxpayer by £330m
 
THINK! highlights ‘snowball effect’ of drink-driving
 
London Underground calls on Tube staff to reject ballot over 24 hour Tube and future staffing – (TfL Business Plan sets out how every penny raised is reinvested in improving services and modernising transport network)
 
Government urged to remove borrowing cap so councils can build new homes
 
The Swiss Cottage Project
 
Cyber-safety summit held – (Online safety plan)
 
RAF’s top female officer interviewed
 
Progress on clearer pricing in supermarkets
 
New rules for MOT to test for diesel particulate filter
 
Next generation of ePassport gates opened at Gatwick
 
Payments update for customers of Keydata Investment Services
 
Scotland’s place names revealed
 
Almost Lost: London's Buildings Loved & Loathed
Spotlight on women at Serco – Anita’s story