UK secondary school students have slipped down an international league table of reading and maths standards. Based on test results in 2006 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the UK has lost the top 10 positions it held for both subjects seven years ago. This follows figures released last week, which showed that the UK had tumbled down the league table for school science.
Commenting on the newly released Environment Agency review of the handling of this summer's floods, Paul Holmes Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Chesterfield said:
Commenting on proposals outlined in the launch of the Conservatives' Home-Buying Review, Liberal Democrat Shadow Housing Minister, Paul Holmes MP said:
A spot of Christmas shopping in a busy town centre may damage your health as well as your bank balance.
Some black and minority ethnic groups are three times more likely to be admitted to hospital for mental health problems, figures show. The Healthcare Commission said agencies must work together to prevent and better manage mental illness in black and minority ethnic groups.
A row over funding for Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS is to go to the Court of Appeal. The manufacturer of one drug - Aricept - has been fighting a decision to restrict access to patients in the later stages of the disease.