A Devon company under investigation by the Gambling Commission is applying to be registered as a charity.

An at-a-glance look at all the bills outlined in the 2008 Queen's Speech.

Sir Hugh Orde confirms he has applied to succeed Sir Ian Blair as the next head of the Metropolitan Police.

The Gulf emirate of Sharjah is to ban people in certain, mainly menial, jobs from applying for driving licenses, a report says.

The government plans to spend an extra £50million on it's Warm Front Programme. But it seems unlikely that many people will benefit from this extra cash before winter. Have you applied for extra help to heat your home?

Clickable guide to the countries waiting in the wings to join the European Union club.

Staffordshire estate agents Heywoods says it has applied to be put into administration because of a slump in business.

In effect, the term applied to people elected to the House of Commons.

Public bill committees, formerly known as standing committees, are given the task of applying detailed, clause-by-clause scrutiny to legislation at committee stage.

A funeral director complains of a complex benefit system for families applying for help with burial expenses.

The Ulster Bank has applied to join the Irish government's scheme to guarantee all the deposits in Irish banks.

Pupils who have studied vocational A-levels are less likely to go to leading universities and more likely to drop out, a study says.

As figures show student allowance delays worsened in the past month, the applications deadline is extended.

A school leaders' organisation says that fewer teachers are applying for jobs as school principals in Northern Ireland.

A college is making emergency payments to students - after delivery problems with a government allowance.

Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines suspends all operations after applying to go into administration.

The BBC's Christian Fraser meets a young artist in Pisa, northern Italy, who is using old techniques to make a modern masterpiece.

Downham retain their Norfolk Alliance title but decide against applying for promotion to the East Anglian Premier League.

Two elderly Chinese women who tried to hold a public protest are threatened with a year in a labour camp, a relative says.

Pilgrims who travelled to Australia to see the Pope on his July visit, are now applying for political asylum there.