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  • HMS Tireless returns from lengthy deployment

    Jubilant family members and friends cheered the submariners home to HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth, from a ten-and-a-half-month deployment…

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

  • Injured troops take to the ice

    An ice sledge hockey squad made up of injured Service personnel took to the rink yesterday following a year's worth of preparation to get them ready to compete in the national ice sledge hockey league.

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

  • Afghan Army recruits take oath of allegiance on Helmand training course

    Hundreds of new Afghan National Army (ANA) recruits, or 'warriors', have sworn loyalty and allegiance at their new training centre in Helmand province.

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

  • Royal Gibraltar Regiment trains in UK

    After a delay due to ongoing operations in Libya, soldiers of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) finally made it to the UK for their annual Exercise Jebel Tarik.

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

  • Local growth moves up a gear as Business Minister announces growth package for local enterprise partnerships

    Firstly the partnerships are being invited to submit bids for a share of a £5 million Start-Up Fund. The fund is a one-off pot of money to fund…

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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

    The first road show takes place in Margate, Kent, where Lord Heseltine will speak about the importance of economic growth and the role of the…

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

  • Renewable energy review: statement by The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP - 12 May 2011

    In response to the Committee on Cllimate Change (CCC) review on renewable energy, The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and…

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

  • The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games remain on time and within budget - Anticipated Final Cost of Construction Programme going down

    Figures from the Government’s May 2011 Quarterly Economic Report show that the overall funding package for the Games remains at £9.298bn.

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

  • Ideas sought for new Bank Holiday

    Want to move the May Day Bank Holiday to October? Fancy celebrating a patron saint day with a Bank Holiday earlier in the year?

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

  • 90 per cent of homes and businesses should have superfast broadband by 2015

    New Government broadband aims outlined in Jeremy Hunt speech.

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

  • £10m fund to protect playing fields

    National Lottery fund is part of the Places People Play legacy programme.

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

  • Government aims for superfast broadband to reach 90 per cent of homes and businesses

    Nine out of 10 homes and businesses in every county in the UK should have access superfast broadband by 2015.

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

  • Give us your ideas for a new Bank Holiday

    Want to move the May Day Bank Holiday to October? Fancy celebrating a patron saint day with a Bank Holiday earlier in the year?

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

  • Your questions for Michelle Bachelet

    Next week Michelle Bachelet will make her first visit to the UK since she was appointed Head of UN Women. We’re calling for questions you would like her to answer.

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

  • Aid watchdog publishes three year work plan

    The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published a work plan outlining its intended programme of activity for the next three years.

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

  • Call for more investment in immunisation to save lives

    International Development Minister Alan Duncan today called for additional investment in the GAVI Alliance to fund immunisation programmes in the world's poorest countries and help stop the deaths of millions of children…

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

  • DFID Research: Strategies for eradicating poverty in LDCs: Findings from research

    CPRC partners in Bangladesh, Tanzania, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal presented their research findings at the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, held 7-13 May 2011, in Istanbul, Turkey

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

  • Police and crime commissioners debate will continue

    The government has today made clear its commitment to introducing directly-elected police and crime commissioners.

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

  • Our plan for the next four years

    The business plan, which replaces one published last November, reflects achievements to date and lays out plans for the future.

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

  • Home Office statement on Madeleine McCann

    The Home Office today announced that the Metropolitan Police Service will be bringing their expertise to the case regarding the search for Madeleine McCann.

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