United Kingdom Department for International Development to Provide Low Cost Malaria Drugs to Five Nigerian States

In a bid to enable affordability of drugs especially for the poor in Nigeria and also reduce the 600,000 yearly children deaths from preventable diseases, the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) has formed an initiative which...

Legislation Published to Fundamentally Transform And Strengthen Financial Regulation in the United Kingdom

The British Government has published legislation which will fundamentally transform and strengthen financial regulation in the United Kingdom, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, has announced.

Parties to the Farce?

The London Telegraph, which is, for the record, a Conservative-leaning newspaper, ran a rather interesting take on The Iron Lady this morning. It was a piece by Arts Correspondent Roya Nikkhah in which she documented the opinions of several of the...

Netflix Launches in The United Kingdom And Ireland

Netflix, Inc. the global internet subscription service for films and TV programs, has launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland, offering instant and unlimited access to a broad range of entertainment for the low monthly price of 5.99 Pounds Sterling...

First Director of Nursing for UK Public Health Announced

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced the top nursing post for public health, which will provide leadership to the workforce and help the public to live healthy lives.

Air Zimbabwe Suspends All Flights to South Africa And the United Kingdom

Zimbabwe’s troubled national carrier has suspended all flights to South Africa and the United Kingdom to avoid its planes from being impounded by increasingly frustrated creditors owed about $140 million by the airline, APA can reveal from Harare on...

Exchequer Secretary, David Gauke Sets Out Vision for a More Transparent, Open, And Easier to Understand Personal Tax System

Exchequer Secretary, David Gauke has set out the Government’s vision for a more transparent, open, and easier to understand personal tax system.

Netflix to Launch Streaming Service for the United Kingdom And Ireland in Early 2012

Netflix, Inc. has announced it will expand to the United Kingdom and Ireland in early 2012, offering unlimited TV shows and movies streaming instantly over the Internet to TVs and computers for one monthly subscription price.

Children with Thinner Parents Three Times More Likely to be Thin Than Children Whose Parents are Overweight

Children with thinner parents are three times more likely to be thin than children whose parents are overweight, according to a new study by UCL researchers.