Special school closures 'absurd'
The closure of special schools is "disastrous", the leader of the Conservatives, David Cameron, has said. Mr Cameron called for a moratorium on special school closures.
30 Nov 2006
The future with cystic fibrosis
Fraser, the four month old son of Chancellor Gordon Brown, has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. He is one of 7,500 people in the UK with the genetic disease.
30 Nov 2006
Social care improvement 'slows'
For the first time since star ratings were introduced, no council in England has been zero-star-rated for adult social services this year.
30 Nov 2006
Cornish Lib Dem MPs Meet Health Secretary To Discuss Crisis In NHS
Following the meeting in the Commons today with the Health Secretary, Rt. Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, Cornish MPs, Andrew George, Julia Goldsworthy and Dan Rogerson reported that the current strategic review of hospital services in Cornwall would need to be closely monitored.
30 Nov 2006
Operation Stack continues to blight Folkestone and Hythe
The M20 between junctions 11 and 12 was still closed for Operation Stack on Thursday morning. Operation Stack was put in place on Tuesday in response to ferry crossings from Dover to Calais being blockaded by a strike at Calais, and at its peak yesterday the M20 was closed back as far as junction 8 towards Maidstone.
30 Nov 2006
Hertfordshire: Council Agrees To Protest About Failure To Build New Superhospital
A majority of the county council backed a Lib Dem motion yesterday condemning the decision not to proceed with a superhospital in the Welwyn Hatfield area.
30 Nov 2006