There are "serious concerns" about the UK dropping a fraud probe into a Saudi arms deal, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD, which drew up an anti-bribery treaty signed by Britain, has been reviewing the Serious Fraud Office decision announced last month, and has said it will take "appropriate action" against the UK.
Commenting on the Labour Group's call for Bedford Borough Council to re-affirm its opposition to the dumping of nuclear waste in the same week that the Labour Government gave the go-ahead for a new wave of nuclear power stations in the UK, Liberal Democrat Group Leader Michael Headley said:
Dundee East Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson Dr Clive Sneddon has today (Friday 19th January) warned that we have little time left in which to bring our carbon emissions under control.
A campaign has begun to bring back passenger services to the Leicester to Burton railway line to help reduce congestion.
Charges to use Saffron Lane Sports Centre grounds for football match day parking have been cut in a move to encourage more people to use it.
Commenting on the Government's announcement of a consultation on the closure of the two HM Revenue and Customs offices in Chesterfield, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield said:
