The Scottish Government is to hold talks with leaders of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) to find a new way forward on the issues of class sizes and teacher numbers.

Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, designated the laureates of the 2009 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Education. They are Alexei Semenov, Rector of the Moscow Institute of

Vibrations from the environments we live and work in could be much more widely harnessed as a clean source of electricity, due to cutting-edge UK research.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and the leader of London Councils, Merrick Cockell, today made an urgent call to government not to disadvantage London in next week's Pre-Budget Report.

The latest figures show Selby District Council continues to make significant savings to offset the financial pressures caused by the economic downturn, whilst continuing to develop services for local residents.

The First Minister, Rhodri Morgan, has reaffirmed the Welsh Assembly Government's commitment to reduce incidence of cardiac disease in Wales.

Do you want to play a part in shaping a new Welsh language strategy? The Welsh Assembly Government is reviewing its Welsh language strategy, 'Iaith Pawb', which was published in 2003.

Farming Connect, the Welsh Assembly Government's flagship support service for farm and forestry businesses in Wales, has today announced that its three subsidised services will be available to all eligible businesses at the increased rate of 80%.

Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it...! (MEND) is a Wales-wide scheme that helps children aged 7 to 13 and their families to lead healthier lives and lose weight in a fun and interactive way.

Sustained progress has been made by the Government in implementing a bold 10-year vision for science and innovation, a new report has revealed.

A new five step process for behaviour change communications planning is at the heart of new guidance from the Central Office of Information (COI). It also recommends a practical behavioural model to be defined at the start of any new

Following the arrival of the first RAF Merlin helicopters in Afghanistan, the initial Merlin force has now passed the extensive pre-flight checks enabling them to take to the Afghan skies one month ahead of schedule, the MoD announced today.

Thales Australia's ground-breaking Hawkei Australian Light Protected Vehicle has passed a significant milestone with the successful completion of the first series of mine blast tests on the passenger compartment.Conducted on a full monocoque hull prototype, the test involved a high

The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has today taken initial delivery of two Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW) aircraft from Boeing.AEW Program Manager, Air Vice Marshal Chris Deeble said the aircraft - known as 'Wedgetail' - is critical to Australia's

The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli re-emphasized details of the Army's Modernization Plan and what is "necessary" in conceiving the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle as he met with more than 200 industry representatives at

Caracas: Venezuela will take delivery in 2010 of the first six of 18 K-8 Karakorum trainer or light attack planes it bought from China, the Air Force's top commander said Friday."A total of 18, K-8 18 aircraft will be delivered,

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today welcomed to the national capital a MRH90 helicopter.The MRH helicopter is replacing the Army's Black Hawk and the Navy's Sea King helicopters."The MRH90 represents a new generation of rotary wing

The Military Air Systems (MAS) Business Unit of EADS Defence Security in Spain recently signed a contract with the Spanish Air Force to provide the ON Aircraft Scheduled Inspections Industrial Service (OASIIS) for the Eurofighter aircraft being operated at Morón

Iran hopes that Russia will fulfill its contract for the supply of S-300 air defense missile systems, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.Russia signed a contract with Iran on the supply of S-300 air defense systems to the