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How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
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Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the International Criminal Court
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Foreign Secretary David Cameron congratulated Dr Lai Ching-te following presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan.
It’s a huge moment in one of the site’s most challenging decommissioning programmes.
Richard Sandall’s journey to becoming the Development Director at the British High Commission Accra is a testament to his experience in the field. He arrived as the Deputy Development Director in August 2020 and officially assumed his new role in...
UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, has announced a further £4.5 million in humanitarian support at a UNHCR conference on Rohingya refugees.
Live firings of the British Army’s highly lethal future tank – the Challenger 3 - have taken place in Germany this week, witnessed by UK Defence Procurement Minister, James Cartlidge.
With all magistrates’ and Crown courts now using the new case management system, HMCTS has achieved another major milestone.
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UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s casualty figures stand at over 300,000, leading to desertion and record numbers of Russians seeking asylum.
Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
A record 8 Dstl awards have been announced in the King's Birthday Honours List and VCDS Awards 2023.
Delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister
England is among the highest performing European and western countries in global education study.
An update on work beginning to find the artist for the landmark Windrush monument.
Two years on, the international community’s support of the principles of democracy and freedom, and the Ukrainian people's bravery and resilience, remain steadfast.
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