Drug hope for cystic fibrosis
An experimental drug is proving effective for treating the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF).
12 Aug 2008
National News
2008: Women and the Vote
2008 marks 90 years since the Representation of the People Act finally gave some women the right to vote. It is also 80 years since women won the right to vote on equal terms with men, and the start of democratic representation as we know it today.
12 Aug 2008
BEADLE WELCOMES PLANS TO TACKLE YOUTH CRIME
Liberal Democrats in Newcastle have welcomed proposals made by the party's Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne MP to tackle youth crime.
11 Aug 2008
GOVERNMENT SLAMMED OVER 'SLAVE LABOUR' HYPOCRISY AT PARTY'S NORTHERN HQ
North East Liberal Democrats have accused their Labour opponents of "rank hypocrisy" after the Government announced plans to introduce a hotline to "crack down on rogue employers who abuse vulnerable workers and undercut competition".
11 Aug 2008
Welcome for plans to tackle youth crime
Liberal Democrats in Wolverhampton have welcomed proposals made by the party's Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne MP to tackle youth crime.
11 Aug 2008
Surrey Fails Vulnerable Children
A Joint Area Review of Surrey and its partners' Children' Services, published by Ofsted this July, highlights shocking failures to keep children safe and to meet the needs of young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
11 Aug 2008