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Minister rallies UK for a new dawn of cheap and reliable energy

West Midlands Police, the second largest police force in the country, has selected ICCM’s Service Desk tool to manage their IT systems in accordance with the ‘The National Policing Improvement Agency’s’ (NPIA) ISS4PS directive.

World Vision launches five-year global campaign, CHILD HEALTH NOW calling for an end to preventable child deaths

Parental engagement increases children’s achievement “Parents and the home environment are the most important factor in shaping children’s well-being, achievement and prospects.”

Dudley Library Service’s RFID self-service library provision with Axiell shortlisted for e-Government National Awards 2009

Cryoserver is an email archiving system for organisations that need: •A way of managing storage of historic email •Powerful search capabilities to carry out email investigations. •A email searches accordance with European privacy legislation.

A business Visa Australia applicant is generally a person wishing to buy or start a business in Australia or business people seeking to invest in the country.

Queen Mary, University of London, London’s only self-contained academic venue, has been awarded a “Good Food on the Public Plate” award for its ecological and ethical efforts towards creating a sustainable campus.

Dwain was invited by the National Youth Council of Gambia and The Permanent Secretary for Youth and Sports to coach a number of the nation’s elite athletes and coaches

West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust has added a new rapid response incident command vehicle to its fleet. It has been equipped with the latest voice, data and video communications systems by Excelerate Technology.

StratusSoft, launch Enterprise Software Manager (ESM), a full end-to-end project management suite that enables organizations to efficiently manage software packaging projects for migration between operating systems and deployment environments.

Berlin, Germany, the city of Berlin, Germany, Europe and the World celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

North East agencies have teamed up to create the country’s first regionally-targeted flood rescue and damage prevention system.

Australia's tough line on immigration has so far been very clear, but are they right?

ICCM Solutions announces that their globally recognised IT Service Management software, e-Service Desk have been awarded the premier ‘Gold’ Level Certification from the United Kingdom’s Office of Government Commerce (OGC) for ITIL® Compliance.

Country Brand Index is a comprehensive study examining how countries are branded and ranked, and identifies emerging global trends in the travel and tourism sectors, which accounted for US$944 billion in international tourism receipts in 2008.

Conservatives today reveal the secret programme of cuts which is being planned by Labour’s Greenwich Council.

Cold Control, the award winning air-conditioning and refrigeration specialists are setting industry presidents with the certification of their highly skilled engineers in the Safe Handling Qualification in F gases.

Tck Tck Tck - Time for Climate Justice’ campaign urges public to “lobby your leader” directly using first of its kind website tool .

Managing Director, Richard Simmons put forward his arguments highlighting the benefits of wind power live on The Politics Show on Sunday, in response to a proximity bill being introduced by MP Peter Luff to the House of Commons today.

RCUK Shared Services Ltd has awarded its e-procurement catalogue and spend management contract to Science Warehouse in a deal that will drive multi-year savings across all seven of the UK’s Research Councils

Language company Prestige Network secured a place in history when it provided two British Sign Language/English interpreters for an historical UK Youth Parliament debate in the House of Commons.

The truth of the Labour immigration strategy is out. Immigration into Britain has risen uncontrollably. The question many are asking is "how exactly has this happened?".

Expert warns of unintended consequences of new proposals that could get in the way of beneficial changes

UK startups and their vulnerability to fee-charging angel groups and financiers have become a recent focus for Doug Richard, original Dragons' Den investor and successful serial entrepreneur. His blog appears at www.schoolforstartups.co.uk.

- Congestion expected as protesters take to the streets - Bikers warn they will ‘not back down’

Is there a safe way of replicating the terrifying ordeal of a house fire in order to teach children how best to react in an emergency?

10th Planet Digital Media used advanced scripting to circumvent the limitations of the DVD spec and manage over 2000 separate assets -creating a technically as well as politically revolutionary DVD for Dom Joly's latest comedy "The Ministry of Truth"

Former businessman Chris Carter faces 47 days in prison if his appeal at the High Court on Friday 30 October to overturn his smoking ban conviction fails.

African Nobel Prize winners and musicians call on Africa to have its voice heard on Climate Justice.

The new Prestwick Academy building in South Ayrshire was officially opened on Thursday 22 October 2009 by the Rt Hon Lord Ian Lang of Monkton.

- Thousands of bikers to descend on the Capital on Halloween - Westminster City Council faces prospect of legal challenge

The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has secured approval of its code of practice under the OFT Consumer Codes Approval Scheme (CCAS).

Doug Richard, Dragons Den investor & founder of School for Startups (S4S), will lecture small businesses and startups on 13 November 2009 at a free Six Rules for Startups" event in Colchester. Entrepreurs can register at www.schoolforstartups.co.uk.

24 libraries sign-up to Axiell Arena, new Web 2.0 public interface

“It is all of our responsibility to combat youth unemployment. Without their contribution the pensions of my generation will suffer” states Graham Hill, co-founder of telephone answering service, Verbatim.

Doug Richard, Dragons' Den investor, serial entrepreneur and founder of School for Startups (S4S), lectured small businesses and startups in Southend on Sea in a programme hosted by the University of Essex Saturday, October 10th.

Steelhenge has successfully delivered an extensive strategic level emergency exercise for senior DFID officials, providing the opportunity to rehearse their response to an emergency event

The first-ever conference to assess the implications of the Corby ruling will take place in London on 25th November 2009. A unique collection of experts will discuss the ramifications of the case and the future of urban land reclamation.

The World Health Organisation’s Professor William Angell, who chairs the International Radon Project, is the keynote speaker at this year’s VOCs and Ground Gases Conference: Sampling, Risk Assessment and Remediation.

The high-profile political debate about how best to deal with rising care costs for the elderly is ‘a major step forward’ in tackling the issue, according to a Coventry law firm.

Companies have been pitching for over £2 million in funding as they aim to develop and expand their operations.

Sister Circle London has answered the call from many professional black women across the UK and launched a free membership organisation specifically designed to meet their needs.

SHADE will ensure that OMM maintains reliable communications throughout the 2009 event

The conclusions of a BBC documentary Conspiracy Files: 7/7, broadcast 30th June 2009, has been challenged in an academic paper. The study claims that the documentary, produced by Mike Rudin, is "incoherent to the point of being implausible".

The leading library RFID vendor in Europe, Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems, is establishing a direct presence in the UK.

A legal change to the way immigrants gain British citizenship will be ‘good for the community’, a Midlands solicitor has said.

www.egetwhy.com to name every single corrupt nigerian alive. From government officials to 419ers and petty fraudstars, nobody to be spared.

A Coventry school is celebrating after receiving a glowing inspection report.

Nursery hired sex offender in temporary role after failing to carry out the required pre-employment screening