Defence Secretary Des Browne today offered to host a conference of all five recognised nuclear weapon states to address the difficult technical challenges of verifying nuclear disarmament. He made this offer at a major speech to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Tuesday 5 February. Des Browne, Secretary of Continue Reading

1. HM Revenue & Custom (HMRC) Detection dogs were first introduced 30 years ago in 1978, and have been one of the most successful tools in protecting society from the dangers of illegal drugs reaching the general public. 2. The first dogs were used to find cannabis, but they are Continue Reading

Mr Peter Gooderham CMG has been appointed the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and World Trade Organisation in Geneva. Mr Gooderham will hold the personal rank of Ambassador and will take up his appointment in April 2008.

  "I utterly condemn this morning’s suicide attack in Dimona. There can be no justification for this deliberate attack on civilians. My thoughts are with the families of the victims and those injured. "Today’s attack, the first in Israel for a year, aimed to undermine the peace process. Terrorist atrocities Continue Reading