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  • Townhall waste and duplication

    In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".

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

  • Safeguarding the future of Royal Mail

    Today the Government laid out plans to protect two cornerstones of British life - the Royal Mail and the Post Office.

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

  • £50 Million funding for research announced

    UK to be at the centre of a revolution in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

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

  • Foreign Secretary in Russia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague says Russia is an "important partner for the UK".

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

  • Foreign Office notes concern at sentencing of human rights defender Abdallah Abu Rahma

    On 11 October Abdallah Abu Rahma was sentenced to 12 months in prison. The Foreign Office has issued a statement commenting on this development.

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

  • Minister for Europe visits Ukraine

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that the UK is a "firm supporter of a strong, free and independent Ukraine and its European aspirations”, ahead of his first official visit to Ukraine on 13-14 October 2010.

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

  • UK exporters upbeat about the future

    New research shows that small and medium-sized businesses in the UK expect increased exports in the next twelve months.

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

  • Flights in Greece to be affected by strike action

    Greek air traffic controllers to strike on 17 October

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

  • Helmand Province sees progress in governance

    Returning from her second tour, Lindy Cameron, who recently served as Head of Mission for the British-led Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team highlighted governance and economic improvements at a NATO media roundtable on …

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

  • Ukraine and the European Union: What next?

    Minister for Europe writes in Ukrainian newspaper "The Den" ahead of his visit to the country.

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

  • Training the engineers who maintain front line equipment

    At the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' 11 Training Battalion, young engineers are trained to ensure that the equipment troops are using in Helmand is maintained to the highest standards

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

  • IN PICTURES: RAF honours its best photographers

    The finest photographers in the Royal Air Force gathered in London yesterday to find out who had won the top awards in this year's photographic competition.

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

  • Frustrations, setbacks, fatigue and successes - mentoring the Afghan Army

    Major Mark Suddaby was one of around 400 soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) who have been in Afghanistan for…

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

  • Landmark reached in construction of new defence intelligence HQ

    A formal "Topping-Out" ceremony has been held to mark the weatherproofing of the new Pathfinder Building at RAF Wyton - a significant milestone in the construction of the new Defence Intelligence facilities.

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

  • Multinational forces take part in Helmand football competition

    Five teams made up of troops from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Denmark, the UK and the US took part in a football challenge on a dusty pitch in Helmand last week.

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

  • HMS Tireless in multinational submarine exercise

    Naval assets from the UK, France, Australia and the US have completed a major international anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Gulf of Oman.

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

  • Small firms consultation database newsletter. September 2010: issue 32

    Better regulation issues of interest to micro and small businesses. Members of the database help Government to embed the ‘think small first’…

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  • Science Minister launches consultation on EU Framework Programme

    The UK’s performance has been strong in the current 2007-2013 iteration of the Framework Programme (known as FP7) - with researchers receiving…

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

  • Post Office could be mutualised

    The announcement was made as the Government put its plans before Parliament to secure vibrant futures for two cornerstones of British life -…

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

  • Safeguarding the future of Royal Mail and the Post Office

    The Government has today put plans before Parliament to protect two cornerstones of British life - the Royal Mail and the Post Office. The …

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