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New official figures from Companies House show that over half a million new companies have been created under the Coalition Government.

Results published today show that the percentage of students achieving grade A or better at A-level remains unchanged at 27.0 per cent compared with 2010.

The location of eleven new Enterprise Zones, designed to boost local growth and create over 30,000 new jobs by 2015, were announced today.

A review of Government policies has been issued following last week's riots and David Cameron has announced that he is seeking to ensure that they are bold enough to fix a "broken society".

Residents and local firms are in line for financial support, as part of a package of measures from the Government to help communities get back on their feet.

Prime Minister David Cameron has said that every contingency is being looked at to restore law and order and that 'picture by picture' the criminals are being identified and arrested.

The Prime Minister has announced that Parliament will be recalled on Thursday in order to respond to the violence and looting in London and other cities.

Major alterations in maths education are critical or we risk our future economic prosperity, according to an independent report led by Carol Vorderman.

Eric Pickles has said that councils and other public bodies should publish asset lists that will help to identify billions of pounds of potential savings.

International Development Minister Stephen O'Brien MP has praised a new Conservative partnership with a UK charity helping street children in Sierra Leone.