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  • British diplomatic staff in Syria withdrawn

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that all diplomatic staff have been withdrawn from Damascus, and Embassy services suspended.

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

  • Welsh soldiers celebrate St David's Day in Helmand

    Welsh soldiers deployed to Afghanistan have celebrated St David's Day in the traditional way by munching their way through whole, raw leeks.

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

  • Prince Charles presents leeks to Welsh Guards

    The Prince of Wales presented soldiers from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards with ceremonial leeks today to mark St David's Day.

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

  • Daring joins allied navies for her first major operation

    Britain's most advanced warship has joined allied navies in a sweep of troubled waters for her first major operation east of Suez.

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

  • Commercial partner announced to help improve MOD business services

    The award of a contract to a commercial partner to help improve the MOD's business services has been announced today.

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

  • Royal Welsh soldiers visit mosque ahead of Helmand deployment

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh recently visited a mosque in Bolton as part of preparations for their deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Patent Prosecution Highway with Germany opens today

    The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) allows applicants who have been successful in obtaining a patent from either the UK Intellectual Property…

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

  • Reappointment of Industrial Development Advisory Board Members

    The IDAB provides independent advice to the Government on large investment decisions and public investment in major projects in England. The…

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

  • Offshore wind co-ordination could save up to £3.5 BN

    1 March 2012 Coordination in the way links to offshore wind farms are developed could reduce the cost of offshore connections by between…

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

  • Reappointment of the members of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board

    Members of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB) today took up their three-year re-appointments. The role of the NLFAB …

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

  • UK issues its first free EU ETS allowances to aircraft operators

    01 March 2012 The UK was the first country out of all the Member States to start issuing its aviation allowances. The first free allowances…

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

  • Cabinet Office and DWP procure digital services for Universal Credit

    The Cabinet Office and the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have joined forces to formally seek the services of specialist providers.

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

  • Shake-up of civil service training

    Reforms are now underway to make civil service training more modern, efficient and cost-effective.

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

  • World Book Day 2012

    Authors, illustrators, books and reading celebrated across the globe

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

  • Body Confidence on United Nations agenda

    Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone held a world-first United Nations event into the portrayal of women in the media on Wednesday 29 February.

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

  • New Border Force begins work

    The Border Force and the UK Border Agency now operate separately.

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

  • Syria: UK calls for immediate humanitarian access

    Britain backs international calls to allow aid agencies into Syria

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

  • DFID research: IDS Hosts Roundtable on Radio Convergence and Development in Africa

    RDCA and the IDS are hosting a roundtable to discuss 'Putting Communication for Development Research into Use'.

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

  • Circuses to be banned from using performing wild animals

    Wild animals will no longer be made to perform in travelling circuses under proposals being developed by Defra.

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

  • Home secretary sees police collaboration in action

    Police forces working together to better serve the public were praised by the home secretary Theresa May during a visit to Suffolk today.

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