A major review to strengthen school governing bodies and make them more effective is launched today by Schools Minister Jim Knight.

President Kufuor, President Kagame, distinguished guests.

Today the most dynamic and far-sighted of the world's business leaders have come together to lead the world in change.

Some of the largest businesses in the world have been asked by the Prime Minister to help meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

A new drive to 'buddy up' young people with positive role models to help prevent youth homelessness is to be announced today by Housing Minister Iain Wright.

A new £10 million package of measures to support home owners who may be facing difficulties with their mortgage, is announced today by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling and Housing Minister Caroline Flint.

 Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today stepped up the Government's commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe's Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The signature coincided with the second anniversary of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).

Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg have today announced a new partnership between the two leading cities.

 Zanzibar, the Government's strategic eMarketplace and Purchase to Pay (P2P) system, has picked up a top prize at the prestigious 2008 MCA Management Awards dinner held in London on April 28.

Program will improve quality of life by restoring water quality, expanding sanitation services and upgrading the urban environment

Experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean show innovation, having a big customer, international exposure and intellectual assets are what makes the difference in most high growth SMEs throughout the region.