New measures to protect the public, increase police accountability and tackle crime and disorder were welcomed today by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson after the Policing and Crime Bill received Royal Assent.

A new law that will help to protect children and young people from the harms of tobacco received Royal Assent today.

Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) who pose a significant threat to the safety of the public will face immediate suspension under new legislation which gained Royal Assent today.

* Legislation receives Royal Assent

* Closes loophole in existing law

* Immediate suspension possible

What:             Rail services on the East Coast main line, which runs between London’s King’s Cross station and York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, transfer to East Coast, the new operator of the service at 23:59 on Friday 13 November.

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, today unveiled its historic 2010 line-up at Royal Air Force Scampton, its home base near Lincoln. The 2010 team includes the first-ever female pilot, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore (Red 3), as well as new Officer Commanding and Team Leader, Squadron Leader Ben Murphy (Red 1), and fellow newcomer Flight Lieutenant Ben Plank (Red 2).

Grandparents and their representative organisations will today attend a cross-Government summit to explore the changing role of grandparents in society and talk to Ministers about how the Government can support them.

Two further Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) have been relicensed, Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today, on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.

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Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality, today welcomed the narrowing of the overall gender pay gap1 by half a percentage point down to 22 per cent, but expressed disappointment at the gap worsening in the private sector.

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today that the Government is setting up a new Automotive Council to address the long term strategic challenges facing the UK car industry.

Every migrant who enters the UK will require 'permission' to stay under new draft proposals published in Parliament today.

The use of Tasers by specially-trained units slowed in the last quarter, according to new figures published today.

A new Charter setting out what individuals, businesses and other groups dealing with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) can expect from the department, as well as what it expects from them, was launched today.

During a visit to Ditchling, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today signed the Order to confirm the South Downs as England’s ninth National Park.

A tough new action plan to tackle the over prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to people with dementia was today announced by Care Services Minister Phil Hope.

The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:

Degree level education will raise quality of patient care

His Honour Judge Thomas Cowling retires as a Circuit Judge on 12 November 2009.

The Government has today announced new action to crackdown on the ugly face of the modelling and entertainment industry.

Aberdeen Coastguard is coordinating an air and sea search in the Moray Firth for a fisherman who went overboard at 6.50pm this evening.

Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to approve, under the Bank of England Act 1998, as amended by the Banking Act 2009, the appointment of John Morrison Stewart as a new Director of the Court of the Bank of England. This appointment is for a period of three years, starting on 1st December 2009.

Royal Diary of Engagements, 11th November 2009

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today set out an ambitious vision for giving people and businesses the skills they need to help drive economic growth.

A series of proposals designed to ensure the right people are on the National DNA Database, as well as defining when people should come off was announced by Home Secretary Alan Johnson today.

Business Minister Pat McFadden today announced the appointment of Philip Sturrock to the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB).

One Platform2 volunteer’s time on his 10 week trip to South Africa has given him the chance to start his own business.