Full Coverage: United Kingdom

30.04.2004 The government must put in place transitional arrangements for asylum seekers being made homeless this weekend as a result of the accession of 10 new countries into the European Union, the Refugee Council has urged.

30.04.2004 The government looks set to miss one of its key recycling targets after new government figures published reveal that only 14.5 per cent of household waste in England was recycled in 2002/3. The Government's Waste Strategy 2000 for England and Wales set a target to recycle or compost at least 25 per cent of household waste by 2005.

30.04.2004 The government has published details of its amendments to the Asylum and Immigration Bill including the rights to appeal a decision by an immigration tribunal.

29.04.2004 A Home Office minister has revealed that the number of children held in Dungavel and Oakington detention centres has risen from ten at the end of last year to 24.

29.04.2004 More than 280 UK charities – under the umbrella of British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND) – have warned the government it risks falling behind leading EU donors on meeting internationally agreed targets on development aid.

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28.04.2004 Nuclear submarine HMS Trafalgar should be brought back to port and withdrawn for urgent safety checks with all other Trafalgar and Swiftsure class “hunter killer” submarines, Greenpeace has warned the government. HMS Trafalgar is reportedly suffering up to 270 different safety defects.

28.04.2004 Tony Blair's efforts to reassure voters that his government has a firm grip on immigration prompted Conservative complaints that he is in a "blind panic" on an issue that could influence the next general election.

28.04.2004 Tony Blair must do more to show he is serious about tackling climate change Friends of the Earth has said. He should start by ensuring that the government stands firm on setting tough caps on industrial emissions of carbon dioxide.

27.04.2004 Activists from Action for South Africa, the National Union of Students and UNISON will be lobbying parliament today to put pressure on the Treasury to urgently increase funding for the fight against AIDS in Africa.

26.04.2004 A coalition of churches and Christian agencies is reviving an historic practice of public sermons in the City of London to raise awareness of global economic justice in the run-up to May Day. Attend the first sermon outside the Royal Exchange at 1pm on Friday 30 April.

26.04.2004 Take part in the Churches’ Refugee Network conference on Saturday 22 May, 10am-4pm, London. The organisers aim to bring together church groups that work with or for refugees and asylum seekers to examine current developments in asylum law and practice, and to strengthen the Network.

26.04.2004 Take part in the Global Teacher Project national conference in Manchester, 7-9 May. The Project is a national initiative working with university tutors, their students, and mentors in schools to develop a global dimension in the curriculum.

26.04.2004 The National Youth Agency is launching a new good practice guide and CDROM - Justice, Equality, Our World: Supporting young people's role in strengthening communities - for those working on community cohesion with young people, at a free event in east London, 5 May, 10am-2pm. Newham Youth Parliament and stand-up comedian Shazia Mirza will be performing at the event.

26.04.2004 Robin Cook MP, Professor David Held, Professor Mary Kaldor and Will Hutton will be joining the debate on global politics after Iraq at the London School of Economics, London, 27 April, 5.30pm. Get your free ticket in advance.

26.04.2004 Schools across the UK are invited to celebrate 10 years of freedom in South Africa on 27 April. Link Community Development has created a series of citizenship packs for primary and secondary schools to help form the basis of the event. Contact tia@lcd.org.uk for further information.

26.04.2004 The UK government is in talks with its allies about how to cope with the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq - a move which may lead to an expansion of British troop deployment, Aljazeera reports.

26.04.2004 The legislation to introduce the first national identity card scheme for Britain for 50 years is to be introduced to parliament in the autumn and will be on the statute book before the general election, David Blunkett has predicted.

26.04.2004 Tribal peoples around the world are under threat if the UK government’s decision not to recognise collective human rights becomes official policy, Survival International has warned.

23.04.2004 Wiltshire County Council has become the latest local authority in Britain to go GM free. All six county councils in the South West region have now passed policies opposing GM crops. The news coincides with a Friends of the Earth campaign, launched on 22 April in Brussels, calling for new EU rules to allow local and regional authorities to ban GM crops from their areas.