The IFAB is comprised of FIFA and the four UK-based football associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
His speech talked up Scotland's relatively strong position within the UK, with income per head beaten only by London and south-east England, and employment higher than the UK average.
Which is obviously good news for the UK, since - as our prime minister and Bank of England governor are wont to say - the biggest economic threat to the UK right now would be a disorderly break up of the European currency union.
But it's the first time that I can remember such a polarised investment decision between Wales and England - with the UK Government clearly backing the West Midlands option.
LONDON, England -- The UK Defence Ministry has confirmed its minister Geoff Hoon had spoken to scientist David Kelly but would not give any further details ahead of Lord Hutton's public inquiry.
The changes in England's examinations mark a widening divide between education systems within the UK - with Wales and Northern Ireland so far not following the changes proposed in England.
This starts on 1 April 2013 and will help people who want to buy a new-build property in England only, unlike the mortgage guarantee scheme, which will be UK-wide.
The HSCIC's NHS Immunisation Statistics, England , 2011-12 report shows coverage in England is still below that of other UK nations.
He renewed his calls for the government to change the law governing the UK's DNA databases - particularly the practice in England and Wales of keeping the DNA profiles of thousands of people who have neither been charged nor convicted.
The Bank of England has predicted the UK will "zig-zag" in and out of growth.
This compares to negatives across the rest of the UK. In Scotland it was -20% and in England -16%, although it was only -1% in Northern Ireland.
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With the current foot-and-mouth epidemic sweeping the UK and local elections in England expected to be delayed, voters may not go to the polls for some time to come.
Age UK looked at Department of Health figures - which only cover England - for the number of elderly people using day care provided or arranged by their local council over the past three financial years.
Snow continues to grip parts of the UK with roads in parts of south Wales and south-west England affected.
The report said this was the equivalent of funding anti-tobacco smuggling measures across the UK and smoking cessation services in England twice over.
Over the weekend across the UK more than 800 homes were flooded - mostly in the west of England - and two people died in weather-related incidents.
The South Wales Police force has seen the sharpest fall in recorded crimes in the UK - but new figures show a sharp rise in violent crime throughout England and Wales.
MPs from all parts of the UK would be able to vote at second and third reading on England-only bills, but not amend them.
Age UK said that of the two million older people in England with care-related needs, nearly 800, 000 receive no support from public or private sector agencies.
According to the charity Action on Addiction, about six in 10 people aged 11-15 in England say they drink, and in the UK, about 5, 000 teenagers are admitted to hospital every year for alcohol-related reasons.
So the choice of the Canadian Mark Carney to be the next governor of the Bank of England marks the UK as unusually free from nationalist prejudices and hang-ups.
The Prudential Regulation Authority, which will become the UK's regulator for deposit-taking institutions in April under the Bank of England, would have the power to ensure the ring-fenced bank to carry on with its business.
And because banks hate being beholden to central banks, they are reluctant to lend as much as the economy needs - even when, as is happening in the UK, the Bank of England and Treasury try to chuck unlimited quantities of cheap money at them.
But it also mutated on social media into humorous new variants such as "Romneyshambles" - used to describe gaffes by US presidential candidate Mitt Romney during his visit to the UK - and omnivoreshambles, referring to the row about a planned badger cull in England and Wales.
They say the diet in England is far from perfect - but should be achievable in other UK countries.
In south-east England, it's 74% of the workforce, north-east England is again worst off with 65%, while the UK average is 70%, and Scotland's again doing slightly better at 71%.
Overall the picture across the UK was mixed, with some evidence of a north-south divide re-emerging in England.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats could be under pressure at the polls, in the wake of controversial decisions taken by the UK government, including deficit-reducing spending cuts and backing increases for student tuition fees in England.
South-African born Fourie qualifies to play for England through residency after moving to the UK with Rotherham Titans in 2005.
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