The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has announced that 46 areas of the country will share a fund of up to £84 million to help insulate social homes – reducing fuel bills for tenants and cutting carbon emissions

Sir David Cooksey has been appointed as Chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI), the company set up to manage the Government’s stakes in the banks, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced

Minister Sadiq Khan visited the construction site at the Crossrail Canary Wharf Station to see the progress being made on Western Europe's largest infrastructure project

Corner shops nationwide will get help from 'Change4Life' to sell fruit and veg – this will mean more people will get their 5 a day and shops will see an increase in profits, Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham, has said

A significant package of measures to help UK manufacturers seize the opportunities provided by emerging technologies was launched by Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson

NHS organisations will receive a total of £25 million to create 5,000 new NHS apprenticeships by March 2010, Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, has announced

Councils across England and Wales have warned of a funding black hole being created by new flooding laws which will give them responsibility for managing flood risk in their area

One in three Europeans is “very concerned” about losing their job, and even more are worried their spouse or children will find themselves out of work in the months ahead

Three UK-based banks start work with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on a programme to lend up to £1 billion to onshore wind farms over the next 3 years

Housing Minister, John Healey, announced that 270 stalled development projects across the country have been shortlisted for a share of £925 million which could help get building work on 22,400 homes back on track and create 20,000 jobs

Urban allotments, reading groups and computer training for the over 50s are just some of the good practice initiatives featured as part of a new approach to public mental health and well-being, announced by Care Services Minister, Phil Hope

The European Commission has adopted four ecodesign regulations to improve the energy efficiency of industrial motors, circulators, televisions, refrigerators and freezers

Learning from the failings identified at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Health Secretary, Andy Burnham has announced a package of measures to tackle exceptional failures in Foundation Trusts

Communities Secretary, John Denham, has heralded the biggest single transfer of power to local government in a generation