"This is a commercial decision that will affect many staff who had nothing to do the phone hacking scandal.
"The end of the News of the World does not change the situation because the issues go deeper than that.
"We need to find out the full extent of the phone hacking scandal and of the alleged police corruption and see those responsible for these vile actions prosecuted before we can close this dark chapter in British media history."
Government sets out reform of early learning and children's centres
Slimmed down curriculum for 0-5s
Parents to be more involved in running their local children's centre
Free childcare entitlement more flexible for parents
£3million for payment by results trials
Responding to the Tickell Review of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the new framework radically reduces the number of early learning goals from 69 to 17. It also focuses on three prime areas of learning critical to making sure children have the foundations for school, and introduces a progress check for every 2 year old in early education so parents and professionals can be confident children are developing well.
As part of wider reforms to Sure Start children's centres and early learning, the Government is looking at ways to get parents and communities more involved in running children's centres. New plans to be consulted on will also make it easier for parents to plan and balance their working lives by making the free entitlement to 15 hours of early learning and childcare more flexible.
In addition, the Government has made £3million available this year for up to 30 local areas to trial payment by results in children's centres. Local areas will be rewarded on how well they narrow the gap in child development, raise attainment at the end of the Foundation years and improve family health and wellbeing
"These incredibly serious allegations confirm my long standing view that the relationship between the News of the World and the Metropolitan Police has been far too cosy.
"It was simply wrong that the senior Metropolitan Police officer who headed up Scotland Yard's initial inquiry into phone hacking dined with News of the World executives whilst there was a criminal investigation ongoing into the newspaper.
"Nothing short of a public inquiry will satisfy the public that these matters have now been thoroughly investigated."
"If proven, the accusation shows just how rotten and desperate an institution the newspaper had become under the leadership of Rebekah Brooks.
"This practice was not just about gaining information from royals, politicians and others in the public eye. If proved, the allegation suggests that the News of the World was willing to interfere with the lives and emotions of people at their most vulnerable and to interfere with police enquiries.
"The Metropolitan Police Commissioner now has a duty to ensure that no stone is left unturned and every person who has been involved or suspected of involvement in the commissioning or sanctioning of these practices, directly or indirectly, should be investigated with the utmost vigour.
"Journalists and those working for them must now learn once and for all that they, like the rest of us, cannot be above the law. "
"I am delighted to be able to fund these excellent projects.
"All the winning schemes have one thing in common - they will help build strong local economies while addressing the urgent challenge of climate change.
"We have empowered local authorities to create packages of sustainable initiatives that are tailored for their local areas, and this is only the beginning - even more funding will be announced next summer following a second round of bids."
"He has made it clear that this solution comes with a price tag for Government. It's right that we take the time to consider his solution and the trade-offs here, particularly in light of the current economic climate.
"Who pays for care is just one of the questions the Government's reforms of social care must address. There are issues of quality and choice, making sure care and health work together and simplifying our care laws to make it easier for people to get the help they need. That is why we will be working with a wide range of stakeholders as we develop a White Paper to address these wider issues."
"Oliver Napier was possessed of a steely courage, sharp political acumen, unflinching integrity and an absolute commitment to liberal values and the cause of peace in Ireland.
"He was the inspiration for the Alliance Party for a generation and played a key role, not only in the politics of the 1970's and 80's in Northern Ireland, but right up to the signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998.
"I am very sad that he is no longer physically with us, but he lives on in a whole new generation of Alliance activists and representatives.
"In his last public speech at the Stormont Hotel on the 40th anniversary of the Alliance Party Oliver was clearly very ill but he still showed all his old flair and passion and declared himself glad to have lived long enough to see the Good Friday Agreement take root, Naomi Long win East Belfast and the Alliance Party begin to see a better recognition by the people of Northern Ireland.
"He may have thought himself fortunate, but Northern Ireland was fortunate indeed to have had Oliver Napier, especially in the darkest days of the Troubles, when he pointed the way to a better future, and gave real leadership along that difficult road."
"Jeremy Hunt has assiduously followed the rules on media plurality laid down by the last Government. But those rules aren't good enough and are failing to inspire public confidence.
"The last Labour Government originally didn't even want general media plurality rules. Our current, watered down protections were only introduced after a long battle in the House of Lords.
"We need an independent commission to look at plurality and come up with protections that can be trusted."
Greater Manchester, West Mercia and Wiltshire police will run the 12 month trial of Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs), which officers can use to stop perpetrators from contacting victims or returning to their home for up to 28 days.
The scheme is designed to provide protection in the immediate aftermath of a domestic violence incident, before civil proceedings can be progressed. Domestic violence is a widespread problem and comprised 14 per cent of all violent incidences reported in the British Crime Survey last year.
Currently victims of domestic violence only receive immediate protection if the police arrest and charge a perpetrator, and appropriate bail conditions are set or a civil injunction is sought by the victim. If this does not happen, the only option for victims may be to escape to temporary accommodation.
"Every Government preaches localism. This Government will practice it. In terms of real decentralisation, money talks.
"We need to reverse decades of centralisation to make our communities masters of their own economic destinies.
"We have to create the conditions for communities to invest in their own success. That means putting our money where our mouth is to give you proper power over spending as well as more control over the tax you raise and keep so, for example, you can fight for businesses to come to your town.
"You know we'll shortly be publishing detailed proposals for consultation. I can also confirm we will follow that consultation with a Local Government Finance Bill, so that this power shift is set in statute.
