The prime minister made his historic statement in Downing Street after briefing the cabinet on his EU reform deal.


He said he had told ministers he will recommend remaining in a reformed EU.

More ---> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35621079

Buckingham Palace is in need of maintenance work costing £150m. Some rooms haven't been decorated since before the Queen ascended the throne but how have they fared, asks Justin Parkinson.

Labour's Clement Attlee was prime minister. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup. Nato was created....

Has Niddy been advising the Greek government??and Zoi Konstantopolou today she declares the debt illegal,illigitimate and odious!!

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015...te-and-odious/


Onlyme again

Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear host, suspended by BBC after 'fracas'


The corporation said the 54-year-old presenter had been suspended "pending an investigation".


"No one else has been suspended. Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday," it said....

Antibiotic resistance: Cameron warns of medical 'dark ages'

The world could soon be "cast back into the dark ages of medicine" unless action is taken to tackle the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.



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Suspected fragments from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 people have been found off Vietnam.
The Vietnamese navy said objects, one thought to be an aircraft door, were spotted by a rescue plane off the country's south coast.
Security services are investigating whether the...

UK floods: PM says money 'no object' in relief effort

The prime minister has promised that money will be no object in the flood relief effort.
David Cameron warned there was no sign of the threat ending, saying: "Things could get worse before they get better."
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Elderly campaigners hit out after police buy tracking devices to save time and money searching for pensioners who wander off.

Elderly care campaigners have branded a police force's decision to buy tracking devices for dementia...

Speed up Royal Bank of Scotland sell-off, Cameron tells bank bosses

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 19th February 2013 10:30.

David Cameron has called on Royal Bank of Scotland bosses to ‘accelerate’ preparations for the sell-off of the state-owned bank....

Can anyone see a downfall in my policy?

I'd get rid of car tax and put the cost on fuel. That way you wouldn't be able to drive with no tax, gas guzzlers would pay more tax, economical green cars would pay less. Can't see a downside.

Human rights challenge to landlords

Human rights challenge to landlords - Lexology



Malik v Grow Heathrow (reported in The Guardian, 19.07.12)
According to Article 8(2) of the Human Rights Act 1998, public authorities must respect an individual’s...

Well-off elderly could lose benefits including winter fuel allowance in care shake-up

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 20th June 2012 16:08.

pensioners could lose their winter fuel payments and free TV licences to help raise money for long-term elderly care, a...

I'm looking into this at the moment re. my mum who spent her final years in a care home with Altzheimer's. Although Mum passed away several years ago, people can still re-claim....

Around £500 a month from her own money from 2004 (the date from when you can do it apparently.....) until...

The government has ended a contract with welfare-to-work company A4e after deciding that continuing would be "too great a risk", it has said.
Employment minister Chris Grayling said the Mandatory Work Activity contract to help up to 1,000 jobless people in south-east England...