Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne hosted a top level meeting by health campaign groups and experts in Brussels today to discuss sharing the best aspects of national cancer control plans for a Europe-wide assault on the killer disease.
The right to request flexible working is to be extended to parents of children under 18 from next year, benefiting an estimated 300,000 people, the Government announced today.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today received a photographic petition made up of more than five thousand photographs of Amnesty activists, politicians and famous faces.
The Transport Secretary has announced the network option the Government prefers for taking high-speed rail north of Birmingham. The Government will consult early next year on building a 'Y' shaped high-speed rail network with separate legs from the West Midlands to each of Manchester and Leeds.
The Chancellor today outlined proposals to reform the welfare budget. He indicated that child benefit will be cut for those paying the top rate of tax as part of "tough but fair" welfare reforms.
