Results of a new RCN survey show that members believe the Care Quality Commission (CQC) needs to improve to become truly effective

Hefty fines that punish people for putting rubbish in the wrong bin will be consigned to the scrap heap under plans set out by Defra today

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne today announced the first 82 local energy projects to win funding from the new £10m Local Energy Assessment Fund

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson today promised to relentlessly pursue extra funding to protect police from cuts and boost police numbers across the capital, as he joined a Safer Neighbourhood Team in Shepherds Bush to mark the launch of the new Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime

Political uncertainty in the Eurozone has paralysed the UK recovery, according to the latest quarterly forecast from the Ernst & Young ITEM Club, with UK GDP expected to flatline for the rest of year

First Minister Alex Salmond has today invited both UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to visit Scotland for an inter-governmental discussion during the upcoming consultation period over a referendum on the constitution

New ambitions have been set for the NHS which build on the progress made on infections last year, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today

Schools will soon find it easier to manage their teachers and help ensure they are performing to the best of their abilities.Ministers today published new arrangements for teacher and head teacher appraisals in maintained schools in England, and for dealing with underperforming teachers

The Treasury Committee has today published a report into the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) containing a number of recommendations for the Government's consideration ahead of the drafting and publication of the Financial Services Bill early in 2012

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the government is looking at ways to make controversial plans to cut child benefit "fairer"

Nearly three quarters of respondents to a poll carried out by the Royal College of General Practitioners think that it is appropriate to seek the withdrawal of the Health and Social Care Bill

Police across the United Kingdom have welcomed the news that Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) can be legally used on land within the United Kingdom from today

The government is to invest over £10 million in new research and development to help demonstrate that wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale, and with lower energy production costs

More than 100 of the biggest hitters in British business have signed the Government’s Business Compact and are opening their doors to people from all walks of life, ending the ‘who you know, not what you know’ culture, the Deputy Prime Minister will announce today