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In the UK, the Cabinet is the principle decision-making body of the government. It is comprised of the Prime Minister and 22 other Cabinet Ministers.

The United Kingdom is a Parliamentary Democracy, with the Prime Minsiter acting as Head of the Government. The Parliament is organised into two 'Houses'.

The UK Government is to tackle growing concern over overweight/obese children after research reveals that around 25% of 4-5 year-olds weigh in heavier than they should.

The British Government has sold its share the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent Programme to an American engineering firm based in California.

With Afghanistan becoming more dangerous and morale low will new government promises be enough to placate both the Armed Forces and the public?

The Scottish Parliament created in 1999, is comprised of 129 elected members and has power to pass legislation on certain matters and issues in Scotland.

The idea of a separate Indian Territory came as a direct result of the French and Indian War.

Before the Seven Years' War, the individual colonies were responsible for diplomatic and trade relations with indigenous tribes.

Great Britain had slowly emerged as a country that was dominated by classical liberalism as it evolved during the seventeenth and the eighteenth century.

The devolution of power in India led to the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan and at least 12million refugees and displaced people, a summary of events follows.

In the American Revolution, Native Americans were used by both sides, but in the end they were abandoned.

The inquiry hears that the UK had the possibility to resist the war but something in British diplomacy failed

Anthony Blunt lead a successful life as museum curator and Royal Family insider. Later it was revealed that Blunt was a double agent working for MI5 and the KGB.

America's early policy of viewing Native American tribes as a threat lead to a grave injustice and its longest war.

The British government's decision to colonise a newly discovered land in the south began the transportation to Australia of convicts considered the dregs of society.

Ingatius Timotheus Trebitsch Lincoln, or I.T.T. Lincoln as he was better known, had many faces, British MP, clergyman, German spy, and Buddhist monk to name but a few.

The Egyptian government is similar to many western governments.

Here are a select few foreigners who helped establish the Unites States of America during the Revolutionary War. Some names are recognizable. Several more should be!

During World War I, the British railway network was placed under the command of the Railway Operation Division of the British War Office.

Canada celebrates its 140th birthday on July 1st. But the birth of Confederation in 1867 was not a smooth and painless process. One province fought the BNA Act passage

International students enrolling at UK universities after 2008 will face new safeguards over the quality of their courses and more restrictions on changing courses.

The president of the U.S. unveiled plans to send an extra 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan. Obama promised to keep the strategy under review. So the public opinion will.

After the failure of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 Prince Charles Edward Stuart went on the run.

The history of British railways in the 19th Century saw a major boom in rail construction and the maturation of steam engine technology.

The Battle of Antieham was fought on the 17th of September 1862. The opposing commanders were Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan.

The patented Oliver Typewriter was developed by Canadian-born minister and inventor, Thomas Oliver. A million "Visible Print" machines were sold for business and home use

Ed Milliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has released a white paper providing detail about how the UK Labour government plans to green Britain.

The British House of Commons is an elected chamber that is responsible for six vital areas of political activity.

Thousands of Stop Climate Chaos environmental protestors marched in the UK and Ireland Wave to request strong climate change legislation at the UN Copenhagen Summit.

Some 150 years ago, the greater part of Africa was unknown to Europeans. They called it the Dark Continent because so much of it was still unexplored and undiscovered.

The British Government recognised the terrible state of affairs in Ireland and demanded that the Landlords take measures to correct the problem.

The telegraph, refrigeration, even the humble ute - all prove that at least a page in the history of invention has to be reserved for some ingenious Australian creations.

Rather than allow the individual states to develop their own policies, the Committee on Indian Affairs established a national system of collective bargaining and treaty m

During the inter-war period collective security of the League of Nations was the best means of resolving international disputes before they escalated into war.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has revealed Britain's plans regarding the war in Afghanistan in a speech to NATO in Scotland.

The U.S Treasury has blacklisted businessmen it believes are Mugabe supporters. A move that has embarrassed Britain. The news comes as cholera claims its 1000th victim.

The partition of Bengal under the British created a separate Muslim state, in effect from 1905-1911, and was a major contributor to the rise of sectarianism in India.

The Declaration of Independence set America apart as independent nation. Use the following facts to help you teach your children about this amazing event in U.S. history.

In 1885, General Lord Wolseley led a desperate race across the Sudan, in order to try and save General Gordon and the city of Khartoum.

The Dr. Who spin-off Torchwood returned for its third season. This one was a miniseries shown on five consecutive nights. If you haven't seen it yet, there are spoilers

The definitive biography of the man, his life and work as mathematician, war time code breaker and computer pioneer is Alan Turing, the Enigma by Andrew Hodges.

Taxation without representation and the East India Company trade monopoly were two important causes of the Boston Tea Party.

The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy have an infamous mistrust of one another. Will the latest squabble over finance see the end of one of Britain's military services?

The creation of Peter the Great's Baltic Fleet was achieved with the expertise of English shipbuilders, of whom Joseph Nye was amongst the most revered.

The American Revolution contributed to the French Revolution both indirectly by changing ideas about government and directly by harming the French economy.

European Australians have been deemed incapable of deciding their own destinies in light of a leaked Child Rape Dossier.

As governments pour trillions of dollars into shaky businesses, many economists are saying this might make for good politics but it's damaging in the long run.

Third of the series exploring the life of Chief Joseph Brant. For more information, refer to parts one and two on the life of this remarkable figure.

Eight years on from the 1998 Aboriginal delegation to Britain, and has anything changed? Sure! It's worse!

Love them or hate them- Home Information Packs, or HIPS, are now a legal requirement when selling any house in the United Kingdom.