• Health secretary Andy Burnham keen to extend 2007 law• Plan to protect non-smokers and reduce UK smokers to 10%Smokers could be forced to light up away from the entrances to public buildings under government moves aimed at ensuring that no more than one in 10 Britons smoke cigarettes.The health secretary, Andy Burnham, now favours [...]
The Conservatives unveil plans to deliver a “nationwide super-fast broadband”, partly funded by a portion of the BBC licence fee.
A drugs advisory body says the assembly government should not fund the Urdd eisteddfod if it is to sell alcohol.
Staff told of plan to reduce number of workers at Burnaston plant near Derby as Toyota fights to preserve reputation for safety with massive vehicle recallToyota aims to axe up to 750 jobs at its main UK factory, workers have been told. The news comes as the carmaker scrambles to recall millions of vehicles around [...]
Health Minister Michael McGimpsey says there will be “severe consequences” if cuts being proposed by the finance minister are implemented.
Yemen and its foreign partners agree a plan to fight the threat of al-Qaeda at an international conference in London.
A man admits trying to murder a woman in a park amid a plan to abduct and rape her two young granddaughters.
UK cloud computing strategy could save up to £3.2bn a year, says Cabinet OfficeThe government has unveiled a sweeping strategy to create its own internal “cloud computing” system – such as that used by Google, Microsoft and Amazon – as part of a radical plan that it claims could save up to £3.2bn a year [...]
BAE is racing to capture the domestic UK drones market (CCTV in the sky: police plan to use military-style spy drones, 23 January) but is that because an Israeli company, Elbit Systems, seems to have the military market wrapped up? Elbit has sold the UK the Hermes drone system, battle-tested in the West Bank and [...]
Seven-year-old’s plan to raise £500 on sponsored bike ride snowballs on back of worldwide media coverageA seven-year-old boy who hoped to raise £500 for Haiti earthquake relief by cycling five miles around a local park has raised £120,000 in donations and gift aid, with the total still rising.Charlie Simpson’s efforts have touched the hearts of [...]