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  • Grant Shapps calls on communities to start building their vision for their local area

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today called on communities to start laying the foundations for the future developments they would like to…

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

  • Positive reaction to new powers brings more communities eager to bring growth, jobs and homes to their neighbourhood

    Dozens more communities eager to test radical new rights that will give local people much greater ability to bring growth and shape development…

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

  • Peer to Patent launches in the UK

    New website launched to help improve the patent application process for inventions.

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

  • Land Warfare Conference

    Speech delivered by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy.

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

  • Teabags or travel insurance?

    The Foreign Office urges travellers to reassess their priorities when visiting friends and family overseas as packing items such as teabags are considered before taking out travel insurance.

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

  • Foreign Secretary shocked to hear of the abduction and killing of Pakistani journalist

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the announcement of an investigation into the killing of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shazad.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes the extension of NATO mission in Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the announcement that operations in Libya will be extended for 90 days.

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

  • UK welcomes announcement of a National Dialogue and the lifting of the State of National Safety in Bahrain

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said it is now critical that there is concrete change and genuine political reform, to ensure long term stability in Bahrain.

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

  • RAF helps rescue climbers from Isle of Skye

    Portree Police requested assistance from the SAR team at RAF Lossiemouth after receiving an emergency call relating to a group who were climbing…

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

  • RAF destroys Gaddafi ammunition depot

    RAF Typhoon and Tornado jets struck ten Gaddafi-regime ammunition storage bunkers and a military vehicle yesterday at a site near Waddan in Libya, using Enhanced Paveway II and Paveway IV bombs.

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

  • British welcome new Estonian Company to Helmand

    Colonel Andrew Jackson, the Deputy Commander of Task Force Helmand, welcomed a new Estonian Company to Camp Bastion this week.

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

  • Armed Forces Minister - Responding to Cyber War

    The late J G Ballard once told the Guardian that in cyberspace ‘the entire human experience seems to unveil itself like the surface of a new…

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

  • MOD launches personal online security awareness campaign

    The Ministry of Defence has launched a campaign today aimed at encouraging Service personnel and MOD civilians to "Think Before You Share"

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Ratko Mladic’s transfer to the Hague

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said this is an "important day for all those who suffered and lost loved ones during the terrible conflicts of the 1990s".

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

  • New funding for child protection in Cambodia on International Children's Day

    British Embassy Phnom Penh announces the new funding for protecting Cambodian children and building law enforcement capacity.

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

  • Building business links in East Asia

    Opportunities for British businesses in Korea, Japan and China highlight the importance of the UK’s trade relations with the region.

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

  • Lord Heseltine encourages business to bid for share of funding for jobs and growth

    Lord Heseltine spoke about the importance of economic growth and the role of the Regional Growth Fund. He then took questions about the process…

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

  • Baroness Wilcox launches Peer to Patent in the UK

    During the six month pilot up to 200 applications in the computing field will be gradually uploaded for review on the website. These will include…

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

  • Making travel safer in cyberspace – minister calls for closer partnership with industry and the public

    Francis Maude, minister for cybersecurity, today urged business leaders to help invest in empowering safe travel through cyberspace.

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

  • Inclusive web design principles published

    A list of 10 principles that should be applied by web designers to create beautiful, usable and accessible websites has been published.

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