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  • Extra safeguard to ensure Queen’s head remains on stamps

    This week the Government will bring forward an amendment to its legislation to give Ministers the power to require an image of the Queen to …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secretary of State welcomes China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang to Scotland

    Michael Moore was at Edinburgh Airport this morning to welcome the Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang at the beginning of his four-day to the United…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ‘Bin tax’: myths busted

    Owners of second homes rented out for less than 140 days per year pay council tax and will continue to receive a normal waste collection.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pickles acts to protect the rights of homeowners

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is today bringing an end to heavy handed rules that can mean people who leave their house empty for more …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Embassy welcomes the progress made by Iraq's Army

    Today is Iraq’s national Army Day, the 90th annual celebration of the founding of the Iraqi Army on 6 January 1921.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer in Paris

    Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne visited Paris on 6 January to participate in a seminar on "New World, New Capitalism" organised by the French Industry Minister, Eric Besson.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New podcast on Foreign Office arms control work

    In the new audio series, British Ambassador John Duncan will discuss both his work as British Ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament and the role of social media in diplomacy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK support to the Southern Sudan Referendum

    The UK has announced further support for a rapid response fund in reaction to the fragile humanitarian situation in Sudan. This includes safe water, emergency healthcare and blankets.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Extra funding for schools with Service children

    As part of the Government's commitment to rebuild the Military Covenant, additional funding to state schools in England that have Service children on their rolls has been agreed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Army officer teaches Afghan soldiers English

    An Army education officer or 'schoolie', deployed to Afghanistan to teach British forces, is using her spare time to run special lessons for Afghan troops too.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Officer takes a bite in Helmand for charity

    A novel fundraising idea saw a British officer start his New Year running from the jaws of a deadly attack dog at Camp Bastion in southern Helmand province.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • RAF officer's football charity has most successful year

    The RAF Shawbury-based 'Taking Football to Africa and Beyond' Appeal delivered 13,875 items, including 6,553 football shirts, to 11 countries across the globe during 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • RFA Cardigan Bay returns from three-year deployment

    Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Cardigan Bay returned to Portsmouth today after a three-year deployment to the Gulf in support of coalition operations and the Iraqi Navy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister appoints Competition Appeal Tribunal members

    The new members are: Margot Daly; Joanne Stuart; Timothy Cowen; Brian Landers; Dr Clive Elphick; Stephen Harrison; Bill Allan; Jonathan May;…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP answers questions to Financial Times blog

    In the first weekly readers’ Q&A session of 2011, The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP answered questions put by readers of the Financial Times Energy …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £150 million Big Society 'endowment for the nation' launched

    The new Community First endowment, which aims to raise £150m to help local community projects in England, has been launched.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Drive for efficiency: lottery distributors to cut admin costs

    National Lottery grant distributors will cut administration costs for the money they hand out to just five per cent, Lottery minister John Penrose has announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reform of the National Lottery goes on with distributors to cut administration costs

    English and UK-wide Lottery distributors will cut their grant administration costs to just 5%, Lottery Minister John Penrose announced today

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain to provide emergency aid to Sudan

    The British Government today announced its further support for a rapid response fund in reaction to the fragile humanitarian situation in Sudan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government